CO129-013 - Sir John Davis - 1845 [8-12] — Page 53

Government and to whom sent - reference to the Voucher to which the Report and

Estimate is attached in the D. Book -

subject of the Report and remarks" The latter or Contract Book shows "Office number number of Contract-reference

to Report and Estimate - date of Contract-

-

date when received - amount of contract_ period allowed for completion-penalty.

completion date of Surveyor

mame.

Generant certificate of completion - of Contractor - specification of Contract and remarks"

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L. Book . _ For registering Bonds and beurities M. Book. _ For entering Boards of Survey and

registering Governor's authorities a thoses of other persont, such as Powers of Attorney. for payment and receipt of money.

Besides keeping these books the

duplicates of every

Account and Vouchers, a

are

registered and numbered in

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as well

my Office as Caths of Office and other Documents which may be cons.

be considered of importance -

I would call Your Esscellency's attention.

casually to the fact that at Montreal I believe there are six, Clerks in the Accountant General's

Office = throughout India a vast number of

blacks besides Sectioners are allowed and

in those Offices which have

ad generally

anything to do with Accounts it will be found that the greatest

number of blerks

are

allowed. In this climate

it is not advisable to impose too continuous

Qum

application to figures upon any one.

With reference to the seventh - paragraph of the bystracts from the Report of Commissioners I would observe that if the Schedules of Establishments never changed,

they need only then be entered once, but the Offices and Appointments in this,

new bolony perpetually changing - the absence on three

are

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registered.

months