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Jane.

manifect advantages in reteuning the

local audit; and

ravone are

ad my reave

these on

the first place, greater promptitude in Cheaking over charges is possible, than if all

the accounts were

action delayed

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forwarded to England, an delayed until replies had been received, Moreover the additional labour

thrown upon local Departments by having to furnish, in duplicate, all vouchers, contrack, tenders, powers of Attorney, letters of authority for appointment and increases of pay,

would involve a considerable increase

of derical labour; and I doubt whether the Amury, Police, Medical, an

and Treasury Departments could do their work without

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- additional copying clerk each. The bulk of the monthly vouches is at prevent very great; and, if it had to be doubled, it would be formidable.

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I note, too, that the proposal does not embrace the Andit of Revenue, the inspection of checks against loss

ambezzlement, and of stores

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and of stores acconuts . This

points

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points at once to the impossibility of reducing the local Audit Staff, and thereby saving expense.

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I do not think that, under

any circumstances, the present Audit Haff could be redword. It con est-off only

fan registration

clerks,

one..

for general supervision,

tion and suprise audits; one for

examining vouchers and kee

Kerfing the ledger; an Andit Examiner, who visit every

Department ove a month, and compan counterforts of licences, fees, receipts, to, with the Registers

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and the Collector's Accounts;

and a fourth who, in addition to the copying work of the Office, supervises the numbering

of the receipts and counterfoils of all the Department, and takes charge of stationery and printing.

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•Although under the proposed

system a part of the work thno done would

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be saved, there would be no decrease in the

amount of time required of the clentes, as

(of

the

angement and classification of all the

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