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hurry. Notice would in such case be given to heads of Departments that all abstracts would be paid in future by the Treasurer upon their signatures, they being held responsible for their accuracy, and liable to surcharges for errors that may subsequently be discovered by the Audit. I am not seeking to make Payments at random of a doubtful nature.

Copies thereof to the Treasurer who is instructed not to make any further payments until the surcharge has been made good or remitted or until the written directions of the Governor on the subject have been obtained.

(4)

This change will not impose any new responsibility on the Accountants or Heads of Departments, for the existing instructions enjoin them to certify correctly and the Auditor to call for explanations of payments which appear irregular, and in case the explanations are not satisfactory to make surcharges and transmit them in accordance with the instructions from the Lords of the Treasury, now in the Audit Office, which appear to have been framed for Hongkong as far back as 1844. But as I have already stated these instructions are obsolete and cannot be strictly followed.

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121 hurry. Notice would in such case be given to heads of Departments that all abstracts would be paid in future by the Treasurer upon their signatures, they being held responsible for their accuracy, and liable to surcharges for errors that may subsequently be discovered by the Audit. I am not seeking to make Payments at random of a doubtful nature. Copies thereof to the Treasurer who is instructed not to make any further payments until the surcharge has been made good or remitted or until the written directions of the Governor on the subject have been obtained. (4) This change will not impose any new responsibility on the Accountants or Heads of Departments, for the existing instructions enjoin them to certify correctly and the Auditor to call for explanations of payments which appear irregular, and in case the explanations are not satisfactory to make surcharges and transmit them in accordance with the instructions from the Lords of the Treasury, now in the Audit Office, which appear to have been framed for Hongkong as far back as 1844. But as I have already stated these instructions are obsolete and cannot be strictly followed. Copies ...
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hurry. Notice would in such case

be given

to stends of Departinents

that all abstracts.

would be paid

in

future by the Frener

acurer upon

their signatures, they being held

responsible for their liable to surcharges for

This mothers.

accuracy, and Treasurer a

errors that

may subsequently be discovered by

e

am not seeking to

Mere Payn at Grand of

a Barber m?.

Copics there of to the Treasurer

who is instructed not to maki

any further payments until the surcharge

has been made

good or remitted or until the

written directions

Governor

or

of the

(4)

the subject have

been obtained.

the Audit. I am n

Cast is other prote Cheques, the to foil for des

5.

This change will not be

impose any new responsibility

the Accomm

on

existing instructions

enjoin

Heads of Departments, for the word

are corect che Wal

Auditor to call for explanations

of payments which

appear

C

irregular, and in case the

explanation

nations are not satisfactory

to make surcharges and transmit

I doubt y

in accordance with the

instructions

from the Lords of the Treasury, now in the Andik.

Office, which appear to have been framed for Hongkong sofor

back as 1844. But as I have

already stated these instructions

are obsolete and cannot be

Copies

stricht.

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