CO129-022 - Public Offices - 1847 — Page 242

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upon the same period

stated in

your

ал

Predecessor's

Despatches of the 13th of

January, 12th of Jehuary, and 19th of July - all

1847.

the a

This variation in

recounts appears.

to

have commenced a considerable

: time back, for the Board

" of Audit, assign to the 1th

1 of April 1845 a

deficit of

£38, 315, whereas in the £38,3151

Enclosure to Sir John Davis':

Despatch of the 19th of Feb:

1847, there is

found the

following entry :

" Balance of public monies on

10t apil 1845. £16.777.9.97

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You will be

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sensible of the importance

of auguring without delay

into the causes.

of the

descrepancies thus brought to the notice of H . M . Govtr

and I shall be anxious

to receive a

special report

The

upon the subject.

accounts should be inves

-tigated up to the first

the books

=

appearance of the Variation in question, balanced carefully, — and

the result compared with

the actical state

Treasury

the

of a given day

As

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