CO129-264 - Governor Sir Robinson & Public Offices - 1894 [9-12] — Page 380

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accurate in toss statements. He was altogether accurate in his statements, and his mistake was not cut in an absence at all, but rather in a memorandum of Assets which further we add at the foot of the amount. The error arose from an oversight of acute, we owe to the Accountant, who omitted to bring to notice the disposed books.

"Amounts with errors from deposit, after entering them in the Ledger. Her mistake was not noticed until the end of the quarter, when the deposit books kept by the Chief Accountant were checked by comparison with the Deposit Books kept by the Chief Cashier.

If it could have been safely deduced then, it must have been found out when verified by the Bank, when certifying the Statement of Deposits.

When the mistake was brought to notice, I have given orders that the check of one deposit book against the other should be regularly made at the end of each quarter, and also at the end of each month for the purpose of these memoranda of Assets in respect of which the mistake occurred.

During 18 years, this is the first mistake of the kind, and it will, I think, be impossible in future. We have already impressed and reported the mistake in writing to the Governor, but I think it now desirable that the Treasurer should explain the position to the Governor, 12th July.

An error in the account has resulted in £25,000 being included in the memorandum of Assets. Yet it is not until I wrote to him on the 12th that...

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in a lemorandum of Aasets which forthr we add at the foot of the amount. Thanose Enlively from a oversight of aclute, ww to the

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greater, for the purposes of the

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also at the End

of deposits, but

of Each month

the purpose of these memoranda of Assets in respect of which the mistake

think,

Accurred. A During 18 years this is the fint uritate of the kind, and it will. I threte, be unpossible in future.

We have already in peessed and repect for the mistake in writing Othe

but I think it now deobeer Colory

an the Treasurer to explain to aven position. Aur July.

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account has an

£ 25000 in the memnandum

of leasets. Jet it is not until I write to trim on the 12m het theat

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