CO129-258 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1893 [1-4] — Page 711

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705

are not supported by the

evidence

U

In the first place I am extremely doubtful whether

my

time it was

the

duty of

the

Treasury

to

balance the Rent Roll other

than by adding it up and totalling it, and my recollection

is that this

duty devolved upon

the

Audit Office and not upon

the Treasury

I took over

the Treasury

acting appointment

from M Lister who for many years had held the permanent

post, and who was

a business-like & painstaking

officer. In

explaining

duties to

me

on the

eve

of

my taking over,

he once mentioned the matter

of balancing the books as

a part

of those duties. Mr Carvalho,

my permanent

Chief subordinate officer of

the department, who gave

me

every

assistance

in mastering the details of the office, never alluded

to this duty.

He

says

in his evidence that it was

the duty of the Auditor

to balance the Rent Roll,

and my

recollection of

my time

is entirely confirmatory of

this statement.

Moreover, had it been the Treasurer's duty

to

carry

out this work, M Lister on

his return would have seen

that it had not been

done and would have rectified the omission when I again

resumed the

office

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705 are not supported by the evidence U In the first place I am extremely doubtful whether my time it was the duty of the Treasury to balance the Rent Roll other than by adding it up and totalling it, and my recollection is that this duty devolved upon the Audit Office and not upon the Treasury I took over the Treasury acting appointment from M Lister who for many years had held the permanent post, and who was a business-like & painstaking officer. In explaining duties to me on the eve of my taking over, he once mentioned the matter of balancing the books as a part of those duties. Mr Carvalho, my permanent Chief subordinate officer of the department, who gave me every assistance in mastering the details of the office, never alluded to this duty. He says in his evidence that it was the duty of the Auditor to balance the Rent Roll, and my recollection of my time is entirely confirmatory of this statement. Moreover, had it been the Treasurer's duty to carry out this work, M Lister on his return would have seen that it had not been done and would have rectified the omission when I again resumed the office
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705 are not supported by the evidence U In the first place I am 3. extremely doubtful whether my time it was the duty of the Treasury to balance the Rent Roll other than by adding it up and totalling it, and my thong recollection is that this duty devolved exfrom the Audit Office and not upson__ the Treasury I took over Qust the Treasury acting appointment from M Lister who for many years had held the permanent food, and who was business-like & painstaking officer. In In explaining duties to one he the eve once mentioned the matt of balancing the books as a part کی a part of those rules. Mi Carvalho it permanent Chief subordinate officer of the department, who gaven me ma every assistance stering the details of the office never alluded deity. He says to this himself in his evidence that it wa the duty of the Auditor to balance the Rent Roll recollection of and my wt. I went on in my time is entirely confirmatory of this statement. Moreover had it been the Treasurer's duty to cany out this work Mi Lister on his return would have seen that it had not been ama done and would have rectified the omiss when I again y resumed the office R
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705

are not supported by the

evidence

U

In the first place I am 3. extremely doubtful whether

my

time it was

the

duty of

the

Treasury

to

balance the Rent Roll other

than by adding it up and totalling it, and my thong

recollection

is that this

duty devolved exfrom

the

Audit Office and not upson__

the Treasury

I took over

Qust

the Treasury

acting appointment

from M Lister who for many years had held the permanent

food, and who was

business-like & painstaking

officer. In

In explaining

duties to

one

he

the

eve

once mentioned the matt

of balancing the books as

a

part

کی

a part of those rules. Mi Carvalho it

permanent

Chief subordinate officer of

the department, who gaven

me

ma

every

assistance

stering the details of the office never alluded

deity.

He

says

to this

himself in

his evidence that it wa

the duty of the Auditor

to balance the Rent Roll

recollection of

and

my

wt. I went on in my

time

is entirely confirmatory of

this statement.

Moreover had it been the Treasurer's duty

to

cany

out this work Mi Lister on

his return would have seen

that it had not been

ama

done and would have rectified the omiss when I again

y

resumed the

office

R

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