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5, as far. the auditing of public accounts, as Revenue was coneers

neerned had not been

As

carried out in strict accordance with the

regulations, I alluded principally to

what I found in existence when I took

over

my

2 of my

duties, as described in

paragraph

letter - I Know nothing about.

what has been done in the past into

which I did not think it my province to enquire, beyond the statement of my Chief Clerk who has been in Office 22

years and who informed. Revenue Accounts had never

in

other

any

manner.

me that the

been audited

That the duties of

Auditor have not been properly understood will appear from a statement of the late Honourable C. May, who was at the

time Acting Auditor General, which will be found at page 22, of the evidence before Supreme Court Commission, where he

the

says,

#1

I dare say you know

well

very "that the Audit Office trusts to the

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Head of each Department for having a

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correct audit of the manipulation of

monies connected with his department.

The Audit Office does not go into the internal organization and management. That is supposed to be done by the Department itself." Mr. May could. hardly have been acquainted with the instructions of the Lords Commissioners of the "dreasury for the guidance of the

Auditor, sections 5-29, nor with sections 355_3564357 of the Colonial Regulations