CO129-241 - Governor Des Voeus - 1889 [1-7] — Page 314

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Audit

The Governois objection

are very

larely based upon his preference for "pre audit, and it is this feeling. which gives point to his objection

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to the delay in examining vouchers. It is important that he should be put right on this point, Expe and it should be very

clearly laid down that the Heads of Departments cannot be relieved of the responsibilit

of seeing that all accounts for their respective departments are correct, before passing them on

No reliance must for payment.

be placed on the Auditor in this respect : "overcharges" and

"inaccuracies" must be detected

before payment, as the peril of the Head of Department concerned.

But there will be no objection to Heads of Departments seeking, before payment, the covering authority of the Cal. Secretary, or (through him) If the Governor, in any cases

of

in which they feel doubt, and it

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