CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 11

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time to it in.

person

production of the required documents,

you

will.

represent the same to the Governor and annex a copy of your representation, and of any directions thereon, to the other copies you may receive thereon, to the other correspondence accompanying your report on the annual account.

You

are

to

compare

the accounts current of the several Collectors with their Day books and certify the amount of the collections under each head of Revenue and the payments into the Treasury or other authorized applications of them.

Hi

Article is in connection with the preceding Instruction and it is most important to the due collection and appropriation of the revenue of this new Colony that no exertion should be spared by the Auditor to see the Instructions it contains fully carried out by going to the several Offices of the Collectors and devoting a sufficient time, and by sending a clerk for the purpose also.

It is certainly not advisable that the several Collectors should have no other check upon their receipts and payments than the Auditor's computations and castings on receipt of their Quarterly accounts; but, the examination of their Day books after receipt of the Quarterly account will necessarily create delay in passing accounts, in some instances perhaps the succeeding Quarter, and at all times render it improbable that he could forward the Treasurer's account audited by the first Despatch after each Quarter. This, however, is, it appears, a matter of secondary importance compared with the evil which is likely to result from delay.

The districts of the Island will be made to contribute towards the Revenue which they do not, in any way, and by personal inspection and by acquaintance with the different rural Collectors now good.

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9 time to it in. person production of the required documents, you will. represent the same to the Governor and annex a copy of your representation, and of any directions thereon, to the other copies you may receive thereon, to the other correspondence accompanying your report on the annual account. You are to compare the accounts current of the several Collectors with their Day books and certify the amount of the collections under each head of Revenue and the payments into the Treasury or other authorized applications of them. Hi Article is in connection with the preceding Instruction and it is most important to the due collection and appropriation of the revenue of this new Colony that no exertion should be spared by the Auditor to see the Instructions it contains fully carried out by going to the several Offices of the Collectors and devoting a sufficient time, and by sending a clerk for the purpose also. It is certainly not advisable that the several Collectors should have no other check upon their receipts and payments than the Auditor's computations and castings on receipt of their Quarterly accounts; but, the examination of their Day books after receipt of the Quarterly account will necessarily create delay in passing accounts, in some instances perhaps the succeeding Quarter, and at all times render it improbable that he could forward the Treasurer's account audited by the first Despatch after each Quarter. This, however, is, it appears, a matter of secondary importance compared with the evil which is likely to result from delay. The districts of the Island will be made to contribute towards the Revenue which they do not, in any way, and by personal inspection and by acquaintance with the different rural Collectors now good.
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9 time to it in. person production of the required. Documents, you will. represent the same to the Governor and annex a lopy of your representation. and of any directions thereon, to the other copies of you may receive thereon, to the other correspondence accompanying your report on the annual account. You are to compare the accounts current- of the several follectors with their Day fash- books and certify the amount of the follections under each. Head of Revenue and the payments into the Treasury or other authorized_applications of them." Hi Article is in connection with the- preeding Instruction and it is most- important to the due collection and- appropriation of the revenue enue of this new felony that no exertion should be epared by the auditor to Lee the Instructions it contains fully carried to the several Offices of the follectors out by going and and devoting a sufficient. and by sending a flerk for the purpose also It is is certainly not advisable that the several follectors should have no other cheek ироп. their. those even into receipts and payments that the Auditor's computations and castings on receipt of their. Quarterly accounts; but, the xamination of their fack books after receipt of the Quarterly avemant- will necessarily create delay create delay in passing accounts in some instances perhaps the succeeding. Quarter and at all times render it improbable that he could forward the Treasurer's account- audited by the first Despatch after each Quarter. This however is, it appears a matter of secondary importance compared with the which is likely to result from delay. The districts of the Island will be made to contribute towards the. Revenue which they do not, in any way and by personal. Inspection and by acquaintance with the different. the good rural now follectors
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time to it in.

person

production of the required. Documents,

you

will.

represent the same to the Governor and annex

a lopy of your representation. and of any directions

thereon, to the other copies of you may receive thereon, to the other

correspondence accompanying your report on the

annual account.

You

are

to

compare

the accounts current-

of the several follectors with their Day fash- books and certify the amount of the follections under each. Head of Revenue and the payments into the Treasury or other authorized_applications of them."

Hi

Article is in connection with the-

preeding Instruction and it is most-

important to the due collection and-

appropriation of

the

revenue

enue of this new felony

that no exertion should be epared by the auditor

to

Lee

the Instructions it contains fully carried to the several Offices of the follectors

out by going

and

and devoting a sufficient.

and by sending a flerk for the purpose also

It is

is certainly not advisable that the several follectors should have

no

other cheek

ироп.

their.

those

even into

receipts and payments that the Auditor's computations and castings on receipt of their. Quarterly accounts; but, the

xamination of their fack books after receipt of the Quarterly avemant- will necessarily create delay

create delay in passing accounts in some instances perhaps the succeeding. Quarter and at all times render it improbable that he could forward the Treasurer's account- audited by the first Despatch after each Quarter. This however is, it appears a matter of secondary importance compared with the which is likely to result from delay.

The districts of the Island will be made to contribute towards the. Revenue which they do not, in any way and by personal. Inspection and by acquaintance with the different.

the good

rural

now

follectors

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