CO129-210 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [6-7] — Page 120

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improved, I have the honour,

therefore, to

suggest

that His Excellency

should

be pleased

to apply to the Secretary

of State for copies of the latest

instructions, which being in

print can be easily furnished.

By the existing instructions

the Auditor is enjoined

to examine the abstracts of

the different Departments with a view

to payment by the Treasurer #1847

this is a rule that in many

Colonies cannot be, and is not

now carried out. Payments due

on the last day

of the month would,

if this rule be strictly observed,

occasionally have to be deferred for

several days, which delay would

cause great personal inconvenience

and give rise to complaints from

those whose salaries are small

such as Police Constables, Gaol

...

as on 23rd September 1878.

...

The preparation of

abstracts for Departments that are

desirous to have them returned

as soon as possible, must necessarily

be a hurried operation having

to be completed in a few days,

and errors must sometimes

pass unperceived which a

more careful audit, made after payments, would at once detect. Indeed a post-audit seems to

be almost a necessary

sequence of hurried pre-audit.

...

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3 119 improved, I have the honour, therefore, to suggest that His Excellency should be pleased to apply to the Secretary of State for copies of the latest instructions, which being in print can be easily furnished. By the existing instructions the Auditor is enjoined to examine the abstracts of the different Departments with a view to payment by the Treasurer #1847 this is a rule that in many Colonies cannot be, and is not now carried out. Payments due on the last day of the month would, if this rule be strictly observed, occasionally have to be deferred for several days, which delay would cause great personal inconvenience and give rise to complaints from those whose salaries are small such as Police Constables, Gaol ... as on 23rd September 1878. ... The preparation of abstracts for Departments that are desirous to have them returned as soon as possible, must necessarily be a hurried operation having to be completed in a few days, and errors must sometimes pass unperceived which a more careful audit, made after payments, would at once detect. Indeed a post-audit seems to be almost a necessary sequence of hurried pre-audit. ... Page 120 Page 121
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improved, I have the honour,

therefore, to

suggest

that Stistacellency

should

exfuld

apply to the secretary

state for copies of the latest

incon

remend

cause great personal in

and

give rise to complaints from

those whose salaries are small

such as

Police Constables, Gaol

?

·Gralar 23

in Sept 1878.

instructions, which being in

print can be easily furnished.

By the existing instructions

the Auditor is ex

the abstracts of

d to examine

exjoined

the different Departinents with wan

in the pistes

previous to payment by the Treasurer #1847

this is a rule that in many

Colonies cannot be, and is not

now carried out. Payments due

on the ph

of

the mouth would,

if this rule be strictly observed,

Occasionally have to be deferred for

several days, which delay would

cards, &c. The pre-and it of

quar

(...)

abstracts for Departments that are

desirous to have then returned'

as

be a

soon as possible, must necessarity

hurried operation having few days,

Ov

to be completed in

and errors mund sometimes

pass imperceived which a

more careful audit, made after payments, would at once delict. Indeed a post. Audit seems to

to be almost a

necessary

sequence of hurried pre-audit.

a

Caree

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