CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 170

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will be by

or this office

See from 3 and

to 3 p.

7.

These

are received

by Pay Officer

22

the First Clerk, who is under a bond of £4000. The Books

between

are made up every day at 4 p.m., and the receipts for the money daily paid into the Bank

are

lodged in the Audit Office when

are

required, and

receipts for the payments of money into the Treasury are not in this Office, they signed first by the Accountant, and sent to me at the other office for signature).

All this work can

very

well

be carried on by the responsible clerks in the Office, and for the faithful discharge of their duties

139

the Government possesses a guarantee

in their long

service and the bonds

into which they have severally

entered. Still there must, in

my opinion, be a Treasurer to supervise

their

work, to communicate

with the Heads of Departments

and arrange

and the Public and to transact the business of the Government with the Banks. This work requires the personal attention of the Treasurer, but does not require his presence the whole day at the office.

Regarding the procedure at

the Treasury

in respect of the receipt

and payment into the Bank of Public Money, I beg to report that

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will be by or this office See from 3 and to 3 p. 7. These are received by Pay Officer 22 the First Clerk, who is under a bond of £4000. The Books between are made up every day at 4 p.m., and the receipts for the money daily paid into the Bank are lodged in the Audit Office when are required, and receipts for the payments of money into the Treasury are not in this Office, they signed first by the Accountant, and sent to me at the other office for signature). All this work can very well be carried on by the responsible clerks in the Office, and for the faithful discharge of their duties 139 the Government possesses a guarantee in their long service and the bonds into which they have severally entered. Still there must, in my opinion, be a Treasurer to supervise their work, to communicate with the Heads of Departments and arrange and the Public and to transact the business of the Government with the Banks. This work requires the personal attention of the Treasurer, but does not require his presence the whole day at the office. Regarding the procedure at the Treasury in respect of the receipt and payment into the Bank of Public Money, I beg to report that
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* wil byt or this offe See fr 3 and to 3 p. 7. These are received by p Officer 22 the Piret Clerk, who is an under a bout of £ 4000. The Glooks between are made up every day 34 H p. m., and the receipts for the money daily paid into the Bank are lodged in the Audit Officer When are required, and are receipts for the peryancets of money into the Treasury dam not in this Office, they signed first by the Accountaut, and sent to me at the other offere for signature) . All this work can very well be carried on by the raspossible blacks in the Offene, and for the faithful discharge of their duties 139 the Government posseses a quaranta in their long service and the bonds into which they have su severally my entered. Still there must, in bewehnall opinion, be a Preasurer to supuvise their work, to communicate with the Heads of Departments arrange. and the Public and to the transactions of the Sovernment with the Bands. This work requires the personal attention of the Treasurer, but does not require his presence the whole day at the offer. Regarding the procedure at the Preasury in respect of the receipt and payment into the Band of Public Moviey, I beg to report that
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* wil byt

or this offe

See fr 3 and

to 3 p.

7.

These

are received

by p Officer

22

the Piret Clerk, who is an

under a bout of £ 4000. The Glooks

between

are made up every day 34 H p. m., and the receipts for the money daily paid into the Bank

are

lodged in the Audit Officer When

are

required, and

are

receipts for the peryancets of money into the Treasury dam not in this Office, they signed first by the Accountaut, and sent to me at the other offere for signature) .

All this work can

very

well

be carried on by the raspossible blacks in the Offene, and for the faithful discharge of their duties

139

the Government posseses a quaranta

in their long

service and the bonds

into which they have su

severally

my

entered. Still there must, in

bewehnall opinion, be a Preasurer to supuvise

their

work, to communicate

with the Heads of Departments

arrange.

and the Public and to the transactions of the Sovernment with the Bands. This work requires the personal attention of the Treasurer, but does not require his presence the whole day at the offer.

Regarding the procedure at

the Preasury

in respect of the receipt

and payment into the Band of Public Moviey, I beg to report that

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