CO129-186 - Public Offices & Others - 1879 — Page 507

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Par 12.

It will be an excellent plane if the payment

Stamps.

Par 13.

Pun 13. Auditor

of all fees is for to future made in stampen

To avoid

any deposit of money for stamps required after the Stamp office is closed, I would suggest that tho more simple way would be for the Collector of Stamp- to open an account with the Registrar, mandangna, placing in his Lands a supply of stamps

of every

for

Jou

Lost and value

thly

to be accounted.

I have already said that I attach more. importance to a

thorough audit of the accounts every month, than to the employment of a professional highly skilled accountan a high salary. I have already sexpected that

at a

int

of the two Deputy Repetrars should be well acquainted with mercantile accounts and

book. keeping

" fear that there would be a difficulty in

canging out the recommendation of the Commissioners. Unfortunately hous

Here is i at

Auditor General who has had a professional training, and who like Mr Charles Irving

in the Straits Settlements could personally

Conduct an

andit

I am

Apw

speaking

/3.