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have since then made convince me that
the audit Office requires to be put
new
and
Lore.
on a
efficient footing if it be
considered desirable that a thorough and
proper examination of the decounts of the
Colony be made in future. A personal. investigation by the Auditor into the mode in which the accounts are kept and the
Revenue is collected in the different. Departments seems to
necessary,
as the checks
anne
to be
over
very. collections of
Revenue by subordinates do not appear, in all instances, to be sufficient to prevent emberrlement of public monies without detection. This inspection I propose to make, I find I have
time to
carry
which
no
out. I have been able to
make a partial inspection of only
one
Department yet, and I do not know when I shall be able to continue the work.
5.
occupy his
The fact is, that the leolonial Secretary has enough work to whole time and it is impossible for him in addition, to undertake that personal
supervision of the audit that is absolutely
It is probably owing
to this -
necessary. that the Revenue Accounts have not
hitherto been properly examined. The -different Colonial Secretaries, who have at the same time held the office of Auditor General, must have been compelled to trust to their subordinates, and these do
not appear to have been properly instructed. in their duties, as the Chief Clerk who
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