CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6] — Page 82

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number of them. The preparation of 200

accounts in triplicate (=600) is a very

small matter compared with 15,000 in tri-

-plicate (=45,000).

Para. 14. I do not see why payment on the spot,

instead of in the Treasury, should require

the writing of a pay-order, but the Local

Auditor could advise better on this point.

Is it the case that the contractors on the

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Lo Fu Section are paid on the

spot ?

Para. 15. This is another absolutely groundless state-

Paras.16 to 19.

-ment. Our Public Works here are considered

by leading Engineers who have visited them

to be equal to similar works in England.

The system adopted by the Public Works De-

-partment is universal throughout the

Colony, except in the case of Messrs.

Butterfield and Swire's Dockyard, where much

of the work is of a very special nature and

where it is concentrated within a very small

area.

Para.