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state that the sum overpaid by the

Lieutenant Governor Sir Garnet (Wolseley)

has been

a venture to submit for

the Secretary of State's consideration the following explanation on the subject of the remarks made by Sir Robert Herbert with respect to the Acting Auditor General, Mr Chevenix

did not personally examine the vouchers before payment, but the over payments were discovered shortly afterwards and duly reported. Sir Garnet (Wolseley) when at Mauritius commented on the pre-audit and post-audit, and considered it as giving unnecessary trouble. In Cyprus there was, except partially in Nicosia, no pre-audit and post-audit,

and a

sufficient

apprehend that the Audit of accounts by the Controller and Auditor General's Department at Somerset House is only.

Audit supposing that Mr Sawant had discovered the

before payment, would he have been justified in stopping payments which had been duly authorized by the Officer who had been Administering the Government? It was to me that he would and that all he could do, and all that is required by the instructions conveyed by Sir Michael Hicks Beach's Despatch No. 145 of 1878,

by reporting the matter in order that it might be referred for the decision of the Secretary of State.

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400 state that the sum overpaid by the Lieutenant Governor Sir Garnet (Wolseley) has been a venture to submit for the Secretary of State's consideration the following explanation on the subject of the remarks made by Sir Robert Herbert with respect to the Acting Auditor General, Mr Chevenix did not personally examine the vouchers before payment, but the over payments were discovered shortly afterwards and duly reported. Sir Garnet (Wolseley) when at Mauritius commented on the pre-audit and post-audit, and considered it as giving unnecessary trouble. In Cyprus there was, except partially in Nicosia, no pre-audit and post-audit, and a sufficient apprehend that the Audit of accounts by the Controller and Auditor General's Department at Somerset House is only. Audit supposing that Mr Sawant had discovered the before payment, would he have been justified in stopping payments which had been duly authorized by the Officer who had been Administering the Government? It was to me that he would and that all he could do, and all that is required by the instructions conveyed by Sir Michael Hicks Beach's Despatch No. 145 of 1878, by reporting the matter in order that it might be referred for the decision of the Secretary of State.
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400 state that the sam overtrain by the lali Sir Sonnocina مل رک ساری در دست سانیار has been venture to subsanit 'tor the the Secretary of State's consideration the following expianutient ove subject of the remarks made by sti Looshin with ssjenna to the Arcting antitor Rineral, IN- Chemunt ما haath بتا بلند ماست ستاره چالاک did not personally examine the vouchers before payment, but the over payments were discovered shortly afterwands and duly reporter. Sir Penrose z'ulyan, when at Trauritius contemned the sustras of of pre- and it as giving unnececiar!/ برا کر دریا کا سر این میان انسانیت of accounts trouble. In Cyprus there was, except partially in Nicosia, us pre-and it, and a post- and it Us pund Cufficient sufficiens. apprehend that the Audit of accounts box, the Controller and Studitor General's Department at Somerset house is Post await only. Aust supposing that Iur Sawant han discovered the . V before pagament, would he have been prolified in stopping payments which had been duly authorized by the Officer who had been Amministiming the Government ? It was to me that he would and that all he could do, and all that is required by the iisructions Conveyed by Srichael Sticks. Bench's Despatch not 145 & 1878, ای داریم حاله dons, by reporting the matter in order that it might be referred for the decision of the Secretary of State. Mech I
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state that the sam overtrain by the

lali Sir Sonnocina

مل رک

ساری در دست سانیار

has been

venture to subsanit 'tor

the

the Secretary of State's consideration the following expianutient ove subject of the remarks made by sti Looshin with ssjenna to the Arcting antitor Rineral, IN- Chemunt

ما

haath بتا بلند ماست ستاره چالاک

did not personally examine the vouchers before payment, but the over payments were discovered shortly afterwands and duly reporter. Sir Penrose z'ulyan, when at Trauritius contemned the sustras of

of pre- and it as giving unnececiar!/

برا کر دریا کا سر این میان انسانیت

of accounts

trouble. In Cyprus there was, except partially in Nicosia, us pre-and it,

and a

post- and it

Us

pund

Cufficient

sufficiens.

apprehend that the Audit of accounts box, the Controller

and Studitor General's Department at Somerset house is

Post await

only.

Aust supposing that Iur Sawant han discovered the .

V

before pagament, would he have been prolified in stopping payments which had been duly

authorized

by the Officer who had been Amministiming the Government ? It was to me that he would and that all he could do, and all that is required by the iisructions Conveyed by Srichael Sticks. Bench's Despatch

not

145 & 1878,

ای داریم

حاله

dons, by

reporting the matter in order that it might be referred for the decision of the Secretary of State.

Mech

I

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