CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 453

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are put before me by the Church Clerk. I deplore this is being so; but it cannot be helped at present.

There is not even a separate room for the Auditor General, and he has to work in the Colonial Secretary's room, where he is subject to constant interruption.

Personal supervision by the Auditor General over the work of his subordinates, which must necessarily be exercised during office hours, and which Lord Kimberley considers naturally to be essential will be an impossibility unless he has some assistance.

5.

I would wish to ask Your Excellency to consider the comparative table which follows, taken from the Colonial Office list, showing the Audit staff, and the Revenue and expenditure of several Revenue Colonies.

It will be seen from this that the staff at Hongkong is relatively smaller than in any of the other colonies referred to in 1880.

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449 7 are put before me by the Church Clerk. I deplore this is being so; but it cannot be helped at present. There is not even a separate room for the Auditor General, and he has to work in the Colonial Secretary's room, where he is subject to constant interruption. Personal supervision by the Auditor General over the work of his subordinates, which must necessarily be exercised during office hours, and which Lord Kimberley considers naturally to be essential will be an impossibility unless he has some assistance. 5. I would wish to ask Your Excellency to consider the comparative table which follows, taken from the Colonial Office list, showing the Audit staff, and the Revenue and expenditure of several Revenue Colonies. It will be seen from this that the staff at Hongkong is relatively smaller than in any of the other colonies referred to in 1880.
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449 7 are pul before me by the Church Clark. I devon this is boung; but it cannot be helped at present. There so hot worn a separate room for the Auditor. Unerals, and he huck book in the Colonial Scrclay's rome, where he si dulzech the Bo constant interruption. personal Expenision by the Auditor Encral ther the work of his ~ Eubordinates, which runsh reccesarily be exercised during office hours, and which Lord Kimberley bers naturally considered to be resential will bill be an simperdibility Wallas & have some acristance. 5. would win lure to ack Your beellency to louder The Comparative table which follows, lakon from the Colonial Office dist, Chewing the Audit staff, and the Rectume and rependiture of Reveral Revine Coline's. It will be seew from this that the staff at Stingting ii relatively smaller them in any the other colome's referred of 5. 1880.
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449

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are pul before me by the Church Clark. I devon this is boung; but it cannot be helped at present.

There so hot worn a separate room for the Auditor. Unerals, and he

huck book in the Colonial

Scrclay's rome, where he si dulzech

the

Bo

constant interruption. personal Expenision by the Auditor

Encral ther the work of his ~ Eubordinates, which runsh reccesarily be exercised during office hours, and which Lord Kimberley bers naturally considered to be resential

will

bill be an

simperdibility Wallas &

have some acristance.

5.

would win lure

to ack Your beellency to louder The Comparative table which follows, lakon

from the Colonial Office dist,

Chewing the Audit staff, and the

Rectume and rependiture of Reveral Revine

Coline's.

It will be seew from this

that the staff at Stingting

ii

relatively smaller them in any the other colome's referred

of

5.

1880.

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