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lonstruct ion staff.

Stores and Accounts.

Audit.

Engineer to supervise the work done by the con-

tractors; in that case his function is of course

more limited than under the departmental system

but his relations with the Government and the

Consulting Engineer are the same in general

character.

13.

Pro-

As regards the staff necessary to assist

the Resident Engineer, such men as cannot be pro-

cured locally are engaged in the same way as the

Resident Engineer by the Crown Agents, on the

recommendation of the Consulting Engineer.

vision for these appointments is of course in-

cluded in the detailed estimates. All the busi-

ness connected with the preparation of the agreem

ments, engagement of passages, etc., is conducted

by the Crown Agents .

14. It is of great importance that the

stores and accounts of the Resident Engineer and

his staff should be carefully kept, that every

payment should be promptly brought to account

under the appropriate item of the estimate, and

that arrangements should be made for prompt and

effective audit by an officer independent of the

Resident Engineer. In Colonies where there is

a Local Auditor, acting under the instructions

of the Comptroller and Auditor General in London,

it will generally be desirable to make use of his

services if they are available. The value of

the audit will depend to a large extent on the

careful preparation of the detailed estimate.

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