Accountant General
with both
Board of Audit
will best effect the purpose: - but to this plan
the objection that the Executive
Council
appears.
L
J
F
G
would lose one
of
its
superior Offices
and not
J
M
little, if any, saving of salary likely to result.
The Treasurer in addition to the charge
of the Treasury that is entrusted with the
Collection of Crown Rents - Licenses, and
Police
and Lighting Rates - all important items
of Revenue and the latter
especially much
difficult of collection. The Auditor in addition
to his biennial
appointment
has been
employed as
an Accountant and Auditor by the Foreign Office and has been paid half his salary from Imperial monies. If the continuation of Offices were
effectual, the Accountant General could hardly
continue
collecting
Revenue
and would not be able to
undertake the Foreign Office work which often
requires
pressing attention.
The Auditor General only gains now
a year from the Colony and the Treasurer
The Accountant General could not receive
less than the latter sum and at least
The whole of the former
would be expended in
providing for a responsible Revenue Collector and
leaving the Members off the Audit Board.
Another plan of continuing Office known
which I have always advocated is the junction
of the Auditorship with the Colonial Secretary's
Office as is now I believe doing
some
kind of work and I have done it for nearly six
months, without inconvenience. We both undertake
it
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B
Accountant Sanual
with b
Bound of hadit
will best effect the purpose: - but to this plan
the objection that the Execution
Kem
appears.
L
J
F
G
would love one
of
its
superion Offices
and hot
J
M
little, if any, saving of enlary likely to result.-
The Treasurer in addition to the change
of the Treasury that is entrusted with the
Collection of brown Aents - diemus, and
Police
and Lighting Rater - all important items
Reamers and the latter
expecially commchat
difficult of collection. _ The buditer in addition
to his blenial
apponitment
has be
employed.
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an Accountant and Audition by the Dreign Ofpin Las hem praid half his delany from Imperial monies. If the contination of Offices were
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effectil, the Accountant fermal could hardly
Continue
bollectin
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f
Reveren
hand would with with
Indertake the Dign offer work which often
Pressing attention
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Kloro
Funds
The Auditor Gennal only mains now
a year from the bolong and the Treasurer
The accountant fumat could entaily
not recoin.
less than the latter summa hand at least
The whale of the Jommer
would be expanded in
providing for a responsible Revenue bollector and
Jonging the Mentres off the bandit Board. -
Another plan of contining Office known
which I han always advreated is the junctur
of the lunditenship with the Colonial Decretung
Custive is now I believe doing
Ko
For
Ship
tint work and I har dom it for chat six
months, without inconveniener-We both undertak
it
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