CO129-242 - Governor Des Voeus Acting Governor Stewart - 1889 [8-12] — Page 350

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for

certainly for

several years

to come, while it will with

equal certainty increase, if, highly probable,

as seems

the

Colony

is about to

become a great manufacturing

centre.

8.

But even under

present conditions, I

am

convinced that it will be

And an

found

an leene

economy

to

an

secure the services of accountant, thoroughly trained in the book-keeping

(

of

349

public works accounts. I

have myself

on various

occasions been unable to

obtain satisfactory information

to the past.

with

regard

expenditure

on

particular

public works, and I feel sure that Your Lordship

will

agree

with me that

such a state of things

should not be allowed to

continue.

As to the Stores Branch of the Department

9.

of

the