that the Commission would have been more just in making bare note of this evidence than in passing it over without comment, and adverting only that I could have discovered the frauds by the exercise of some vigilance.
It must be remembered finally22. in this connection that every month was submitted to the Audit Office the Collector's account showing the whole of the Treasury receipts and disbursements, and that there were accounts audited and were invariably signed "Examined & found correct" together with the date of examination.
Considering therefore that in those days the Treasurer was for the most part23 an absentee officer that his officers were tried and valued servants, that there was no cause grown for suspecting dishonesty and that there was no departmental machinery for checking frauds other than what the system in force supplied, I do not think that it is surprising that their commission escaped detection, especially when it was not the duty of the Treasurer then, as it has been since, to provide his own checks independently of the Audit.
In the absence therefore of the books and in the want of direct evidence to show in what way the frauds were committed, and in the...
that the Commission world
have been more
just in making ba tionêre note of this evidence than in passing
it over without comment, and
avverting only that I could have discovered the frauds by the exercise of
some vigilance.
It must be remembered finally 22. in this connection that
conn
every
mouth was submitted to the
Audit Office the Collectors account showing the whole of the Treasury receipts and
disbursements, and
that
there were continents audited
and
were invariably
invariably signed
" Cxamined & found correct " together with the date of
examinations.
Considering therefore that in
those
days
the Treasurer was
for the most part
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24.
absentee officer that his
officers
evere
tried
and
712
valued servants, that there
priose grown
were no
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for suspecting dishonesty
and that there was
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departmental machinery for checking frauds other than what the system in force. supplied
do not think that it is surprising
that
their commission escaped
detection expecially when it
not the duty of
lvas
the
Treasures then, as it has been
since to provide his
checks independently of the
Audit.
In the absence therefore
of the books and in
the
want of direct evidence to
show in wha
way
frands
the
were committed.
and in
absentee
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