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risks which the whole system of Departmental working is devised to avoid.

18.

In this connection please see queries 89 and 91.

19.

In conclusion I might point out that the duties of looking after these accounts are very arduous and render it necessary for me to spend more time than I like in the office when I might be better employed inspecting the work outside. The Consulting Engineers are finding great difficulty in obtaining the services of an auditor, but when he arrives I hope there will not be so many numerical or clerical errors which it is impossible to check with my present staff. I may say I look very closely into the rates paid on the various bills and do not sign the certificate at the bottom blindly as a matter of form only, and I would ask that as long as I continue to sign the accounts in such a way, that the settling of petty contracts, rates for work done, and salaries be left to my discretion. Any limitation of my powers in this respect narrows my usefulness and minimises my experience as a Contractor's Agent, which will only make the work slower and more costly.

20.

If such information as is asked for by the Local Auditor in his audit queries is required I will be obliged to ask for an increase in my office staff, as the necessity of such routine work was not foreseen by me when drawing up my Estimate of Staff required.

I have etc.s (Sd.) H. V. Eves, Chief Resident Engineer,

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41 risks which the whole system of Departmental working is devised to avoid. 18. In this connection please see queries 89 and 91. 19. In conclusion I might point out that the duties of looking after these accounts are very arduous and render it necessary for me to spend more time than I like in the office when I might be better employed inspecting the work outside. The Consulting Engineers are finding great difficulty in obtaining the services of an auditor, but when he arrives I hope there will not be so many numerical or clerical errors which it is impossible to check with my present staff. I may say I look very closely into the rates paid on the various bills and do not sign the certificate at the bottom blindly as a matter of form only, and I would ask that as long as I continue to sign the accounts in such a way, that the settling of petty contracts, rates for work done, and salaries be left to my discretion. Any limitation of my powers in this respect narrows my usefulness and minimises my experience as a Contractor's Agent, which will only make the work slower and more costly. 20. If such information as is asked for by the Local Auditor in his audit queries is required I will be obliged to ask for an increase in my office staff, as the necessity of such routine work was not foreseen by me when drawing up my Estimate of Staff required. I have etc.s (Sd.) H. V. Eves, Chief Resident Engineer,
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41 Juav nao to÷ibuå sit dosrio dariw neɛ ton ob I .guldrow to mataya Joelle edit od moddod eñt ta enadorov add nyte I ¡ɛdrow nowa no Siroditum va iebru betiFont new bus dosrnoo et fareoos #d3* dand ntat no dogrinos od galbroooa eta begrado estar með Jadid bna and tot daaloitua ed hinode rebianos I alNT ."eidsnosser bns .TOJIDUA anoitoustanoð Isfngaðtæqed to metayƐ efT Grid of neviş resoq exit no boeqa boa vuonone ati not abnsqab a yntety to bra,toga asió no adorninoo yataq šel of ereeniyaK at baoqa **txe not blewat & Be ..ote sellooo yIlab of sunod .frow add due grixTraD ats edoertnoo qiteq exerít asaso Vaan ni of .selloos hieq ylimb to gnap a tovo nec: baert erið of nevig I .0% eviten a tabnu seiloos to gray a siquaxe siguia e sÅST erið ni gntbead a te gatfrow ed Tam namerot naaqoruË ME TO brs nword at mut joot neq taoo dɔaxs sát .yaq viieb no Cenový ynied nevirb galed zi onihaert erit folde dopornit Cat¬ejam sát of ogstrøybe tæerg nitiw dagin bosqa ni mteg s‚omotinu vitist to doot tieve tot aunod mishen e galvis vd Sluser yowllafi ond 08ÍA 70 (*YATOVA TIlioow nimited a svoda bus rayo nevirb gnibaed dove to asotrg odt ,nam bezd orð doentnoo videq e galitof dobrim ateb od qu tạoo Iautoa eút no besad gated dostinoa yiroq (10 of bosiga bus begneris ed tape dost‡noo a douɑ ‚awond ak doncɗw,bexlit gnieɗ stæt moi a to wolle of rebro ni bus doqa nat Noir mettioittib meesstotnu vna to delt eft aedad yɛwilak et to egatnavba edat ot el ́s ad bnad redde edd no ro,entra trigla srit meqaddɔ of bæet blow Koldw aeonatamwonło siɗanpovat vna -nierist erudan VISIoqmed yter a to ed taum tosrtaoo ent‚ÍTow 101 #rebned not gniza★ .sbte rentis no voiton droɗa je elda- .noitaeup edt to duo el xrow down gid vini reins of Vianseoen at +1 TI rrvot ni bejzbeni ata nervalo dova to gniskiemos atnomistsS sfit bns ,solto add ai brteaw ni emis doum S8 .of .X.я.) Jaum ,Źhow to trwona sgraí a revo bnetze hlvow ti as doenJNOD 19VOD OJ EXỤC BJAT atự “niħba todosntnon erit otettandoan risks which the whele system of Departmental working is devised to avoid. 18. In this connection please see queries 89 and 91. 19. In conclusion I might point out that the duties of looking after these accounts are very arduous and render it necessary for me to spend more time than I like in the office when I might be better employed inspecting the work outside. The Consulting Engineers are finding great difficulty in obtaining the services of an auditor, but when he arrives I hope there will not be so many numerical or clerical errors which it is impossible to check with my present staff. I may say I look very closely inte the rates paid on the various bills and do not sign the certificate at the bottom blindly as a matter of form only, and I would ask that as long as I continue to sign the accounts in such a way, that the settling of petty contracts, rates for work done, and salaries be left, to my discretion. Any limitation of my powers in this respect narrows my usefulness and minimises my experience as a Con- =tracter's Agent, which will only make the work slower and more costly. 20. If such information as is asked for by the Local Auditor in his audit queries is required I will be obliged to ask for an increase in my office staff, as the necessity of such routine work was not foreseen by me when drawing up my Estimate of Staff required. I have etc.s (Sd.) 4. V. Eves, Chief Resident Engineer, as.
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Juav nao to÷ibuå sit dosrio dariw neɛ ton ob I .guldrow to mataya

Joelle edit od moddod eñt ta enadorov add nyte I ¡ɛdrow nowa no

Siroditum va iebru betiFont new bus dosrnoo et fareoos #d3* dand

ntat no dogrinos od galbroooa eta begrado estar með Jadid bna

and tot daaloitua ed hinode rebianos I alNT ."eidsnosser bns

.TOJIDUA

anoitoustanoð Isfngaðtæqed to metayƐ efT

Grid of neviş resoq exit no boeqa boa vuonone ati not abnsqab

a yntety to bra,toga asió no adorninoo yataq šel of ereeniyaK

at baoqa **txe not blewat & Be ..ote sellooo yIlab of sunod

.frow add due grixTraD

ats edoertnoo qiteq exerít asaso Vaan ni

of .selloos hieq ylimb to gnap a tovo nec: baert erið of nevig

I .0% eviten a tabnu seiloos to gray a siquaxe siguia e sÅST

erið ni gntbead a te gatfrow ed Tam namerot naaqoruË ME TO

brs nword at mut joot neq taoo dɔaxs sát .yaq viieb no Cenový

ynied nevirb galed zi onihaert erit folde dopornit Cat¬ejam sát

of ogstrøybe tæerg nitiw dagin bosqa ni mteg s‚omotinu vitist

to doot tieve tot aunod mishen e galvis vd Sluser yowllafi ond

08ÍA 70 (*YATOVA TIlioow nimited a svoda bus rayo nevirb gnibaed

dove to asotrg odt ,nam bezd orð oð doentnoo videq e galitof vď

dobrim ateb od qu tạoo Iautoa eút no besad gated dostinoa yiroq (10 of bosiga bus begneris ed tape dost‡noo a douɑ ‚awond ak doncɗw,bexlit gnieɗ stæt moi a to wolle of rebro ni bus doqa nat

Noir mettioittib meesstotnu vna to delt eft aedad yɛwilak et to egatnavba edat ot el ́s ad bnad redde edd no ro,entra trigla srit meqaddɔ of bæet blow Koldw aeonatamwonło siɗanpovat vna -nierist erudan VISIoqmed yter a to ed taum tosrtaoo ent‚ÍTow 101 #rebned not gniza★ .sbte rentis no voiton droɗa je elda-

.noitaeup edt to duo el xrow down

gid vini reins of Vianseoen at +1 TI

rrvot ni bejzbeni ata në nervalo dova to gniskiemos atnomistsS sfit bns ,solto add ai brteaw ni emis doum S8 .of .X.я.) Jaum ,Źhow to trwona sgraí a revo bnetze hlvow ti as doenJNOD 19VOD OJ EXỤC ♬ BJAT atự où në “niħba todosntnon erit otettandoan

risks which the whele system of Departmental working is devised

to avoid.

18.

In this connection please see queries 89 and

91.

19.

In conclusion I might point out that the duties of looking after these accounts are very arduous and render it necessary for me to spend more time than I like in the office when I might be better employed inspecting the work outside. The Consulting Engineers are finding great difficulty in obtaining the services of an auditor, but when he arrives I hope there will not be so many numerical or clerical errors which it is impossible to check with my present staff. I may say I look very closely inte the rates paid on the various bills and do not sign the certificate at the bottom blindly as a matter of form only, and I would ask that as long as I continue to sign the accounts in such a way, that the settling of petty contracts, rates for work done, and salaries be left, to my discretion. Any limitation of my powers in this respect narrows my usefulness and minimises my experience as a Con- =tracter's Agent, which will only make the work slower and

more costly.

20.

If such information as is asked for by the Local Auditor in his audit queries is required I will be obliged to ask for an increase in my office staff, as the necessity of such routine work was not foreseen by me when drawing up my Estimate of Staff required.

I have etc.s (Sd.) 4. V. Eves,

Chief Resident Engineer,

as.

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