CO129-253 - Public Offices & Others - 1891 — Page 385

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Audits the account of the Chancery Paymaster but also keeps up a duplicate set of his Ledgers

in order to secure the necessary

record of suitors accounts, in the event of

fire

or other Calamity.

To turn to the other aspect of the case, the efficiency of the present system,

against the cost of any

as

addition to obviate.

such risk as may be run under it.

Upon this point the Comptroller and Auditor hardly express a

General

Odw

definite

opinion with the slender materials before him; the matter is one

for the consideration of the Colonial Government and the Secretary. of State, and it is for Lord Knutsford to

deade whether, under all the arcumstances. of the case, the present limited examination be deemed sufficient, or whether these. may Accounts should be subjected to a complete Audit by the local Auditor.

Whichever of these courses

be

may

resolved

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