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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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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 Page 234
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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.

валу

an Accountant and Audition by the Dreign Ofpin Las hem praid half his delany from Imperial monies. If the contination of Offices were

نماز

234

effectil, the Accountant fermal could hardly

Continue

bollectin

L

f

Reveren

hand would with with

Indertake the Dign offer work which often

Pressing attention

Zovo

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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