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Clatts, the Shroffs, and a Notice. Sums to collect about $200,000 per annum, which each was received and shroffed through All 2 R.Mr. when the total was carried on at the Rent Office and the Departments. All this is now changed arrangement.

and made from which are greater efficiency, economy, convenience and ... public gain will result.

The Treasurer and his Clerks are placed together in rooms opening into another. A somewhat similar plan was pursued by duly grouping the Departments paying receipts weekly instead of daily. There was instant shroffing in the transfers being made to the Vault from the Treasury and back again; a process which often trespassed unnecessarily the time of the Officers under whom it was placed, viz., the Colonial Secretary, Surveyor General and Treasurer.

All are to pay receipts direct to a Bank, forwarding vouchers for each payment to the Auditor General and Treasurer. All remaining revenue, about $40,000 per month, for Rents, Licenses, etc., will be received and paid out through Treasury where kept in Cash will be kept in lien of three Blotters.

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124 Clatts, the Shroffs, and a Notice. Sums to collect about $200,000 per annum, which each was received and shroffed through All 2 R.Mr. when the total was carried on at the Rent Office and the Departments. All this is now changed arrangement. and made from which are greater efficiency, economy, convenience and ... public gain will result. The Treasurer and his Clerks are placed together in rooms opening into another. A somewhat similar plan was pursued by duly grouping the Departments paying receipts weekly instead of daily. There was instant shroffing in the transfers being made to the Vault from the Treasury and back again; a process which often trespassed unnecessarily the time of the Officers under whom it was placed, viz., the Colonial Secretary, Surveyor General and Treasurer. All are to pay receipts direct to a Bank, forwarding vouchers for each payment to the Auditor General and Treasurer. All remaining revenue, about $40,000 per month, for Rents, Licenses, etc., will be received and paid out through Treasury where kept in Cash will be kept in lien of three Blotters.
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3. 124 Clatts, the Shroffs, and a Notice Soun to collect about $200,000 per annum, which each Was dang secripts The Dans received and shroffed through Aill 2 R.Mr. when she total VODA O shroffed over to the Cashier. ivas carried on at the Rent Office and the Departments All this is now changed arrangement. and) aw made from which are greater officiency, economy, Reviv enience and and..... public air mist result. gain fot The Treasurer and his Chertes are placed togection in rooms opening nto their another. pursued a somewhat similar plan by 2 gudly The Departments paping This recripts weekly instead of daily. There instant shroffing Mas abe in the transfers ..... a. being made to the Vault from the and back Treasury again; a process which often trespassed incasemently the time of the Officers under whom A Mas placed, siz, the Colonial niz: the former Sevitary, Survey for General and Treasures. are to pay reccipite direct to a Bank, forwarding vouchers for each payment to the Auditor General and Treasurer. Bealy All remaining about $40,000 reverino) for Rakes, aging b Rents, Licenses P... avera per mouth will be received and the same out through Treasury whme Kept in are GY Clan at the Cash beate will be lien of three Blotters. i :
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124

Clatts, the Shroffs, and a Notice Soun to collect about $200,000 per annum,

which

each

Was

dang secripts

The

Dans

received and shroffed through

Aill 2 R.Mr. when she total

VODA O

shroffed over to the Cashier.

ivas

carried on at

the Rent Office and the Departments

All this is now changed

arrangement.

and)

aw made from which

are

greater officiency, economy,

Reviv

enience and

and.....

public

air mist result.

gain

fot The Treasurer and his Chertes are

placed togection

in rooms

opening

nto

their

another.

pursued

a somewhat similar plan by

2

gudly The Departments

paping

This recripts weekly

instead of daily. There

instant shroffing

Mas

abe

in the transfers

.....

a.

being made to the Vault from the

and back

Treasury

again; a process

which often trespassed incasemently the time of the Officers under whom

A

Mas

placed, siz, the Colonial

niz:

the former Sevitary, Survey for General

and

Treasures.

are

to

pay

reccipite direct to a Bank, forwarding

vouchers for each payment to the Auditor General and Treasurer.

Bealy All remaining

about $40,000

reverino)

for Rakes,

aging

b

Rents, Licenses P... avera

per mouth will be received

and the same

out

through Treasury whme

Kept in

are

GY

Clan at the

Cash beate will be

lien of three Blotters.

i

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