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Audit Office,
Hongkong, May 21st., 1907.

Sir,

353

1. In compliance with the request contained in His Excellency's minute of 17th. May, 1907, and 21st. May, 1907, with reference to the appointment of a clerk for the Railway Audit, I have the honour to submit the following explanations.

No detailed Audit of Stores Accounts has been undertaken, and the Audit of these is now one year in arrears. As many of the Railway monthly expenditure vouchers are in connection with Bills for Local Purchase of Stores, all these together with the Crown Agents invoices and issue notes have to be examined very minutely with the Railway Journal and Store Ledgers entries.

2. The Audit of the Railway monthly Cash Accounts is 3 months in arrears. In the past 6 months these Accounts have increased very much in size, and the clerical work required in connection with them is very heavy.

3. From my past experience of the Uganda Railway Audit it is essential that the Assistant Auditor should make frequent tours to inspect the accounts and stores of the various sub-divisions, so that his services will not always be available at Railway Headquarters.

4. My application for a clerk has been made after careful consideration and I am still of opinion that his services are necessary in order that a thorough detailed and up to date Audit can be undertaken.

I have etc.,
(Sd.) H. R. Phelips,
Local Auditor.

The Honourable
The Colonial Secretary.

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Audit Office, Hongkong, May 21st., 1907. Sir, 353 1. In compliance with the request contained in His Excellency's minute of 17th. May, 1907, and 21st. May, 1907, with reference to the appointment of a clerk for the Railway Audit, I have the honour to submit the following explanations. No detailed Audit of Stores Accounts has been undertaken, and the Audit of these is now one year in arrears. As many of the Railway monthly expenditure vouchers are in connection with Bills for Local Purchase of Stores, all these together with the Crown Agents invoices and issue notes have to be examined very minutely with the Railway Journal and Store Ledgers entries. 2. The Audit of the Railway monthly Cash Accounts is 3 months in arrears. In the past 6 months these Accounts have increased very much in size, and the clerical work required in connection with them is very heavy. 3. From my past experience of the Uganda Railway Audit it is essential that the Assistant Auditor should make frequent tours to inspect the accounts and stores of the various sub-divisions, so that his services will not always be available at Railway Headquarters. 4. My application for a clerk has been made after careful consideration and I am still of opinion that his services are necessary in order that a thorough detailed and up to date Audit can be undertaken. I have etc., (Sd.) H. R. Phelips, Local Auditor. The Honourable The Colonial Secretary.
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Jostdue and an ,lavorogs a1yone/Isoxã at? #vtaoer Ilv ateaupet

hma &quong tot nolëstrablenco [:tørso vier un bovinosT BAIT

de evad I

‚aqtiens „A .Ħ (.be)

„TOSIBUA IsoOI

.Jibus taatoitta

OP Y.

Sir,

353

Audit Office,

Hongkong, May 21st., 1907.

1.

In compliance with the request contained in His Excellency's minute of 17th. May, 1907, and21st. May, 1907, with reference to the appointment of a clerk for the Railway Audit, I have the honour to submit the following explanations.

No detailed Audit of Stores Accounts has been undertaken, and the Audit of these is now one year in arrears. As many of the Railway monthly expenditure vouchers are in connection with Bills for Local Purchase of Stores, all these together with the Crown Agents invoices and issue notes have to be examined very minutely with the Railway Journal and Store Ledgers entries.

2.

The Audit of the Railway monthly Cash Accounts is 3 months in arrears. In the past 6 months these Accounts have increased very much in size, and the clerical work required in connection with them is very heavy.

3.

From my past experience of the Uganda Rail- -way Audit it is essential that the Assistant Auditor should make frequent tours to inspect the accounts and stores of the various sub-divisions, so that his services will not always be available at Railway Headquarters.

4.

My application for a clerk has been made after careful consideration and I am still of opinion that his services are necessary in order that a thorough detailed and up to date Audit can be undertaken.

e Honourable

The Colonial Secretary.

I have etc.,

(Sa.) H. R. Phelips,

Local Auditor.

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