CO129-356 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [4-6] — Page 328

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to meet the requirements of the staff which would be

necessary for a complete local audit. I understand,

however,

that they omitted considerations of railway audit from their

estimate and that at least one additional clerk and

messenger would be required for that purpose.

If Your Lordship approves generally the principle of a local audit of expenditure, I shall

be glad if the whole question may be referred to the

Comptroller and Auditor-General for his opinion. The points

of reference should include the amount which will be

chargeable under the altered conditions in respect of home

supervision and the date on which the change can be put

into operation. I would once more emphasize the fact that

all that I advocate is the substitution of a local audit of

expenditure for the present audit at headquarters and that

no change in the status of Local Auditors or of their

assistants is contemplated.

I shall be glad if at the same

time the attention of the Comptroller may be drawn to the

concluding paragraph of the Committee's remarks with a view

to his relieving the Local Auditor of the performance of

duties extraneous to his office. The conduct of such

audits would of course be impossible if a complete local

examination

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to meet the requirements of the staff which would be necessary for a complete local audit. I understand, however, that they omitted considerations of railway audit from their estimate and that at least one additional clerk and messenger would be required for that purpose. If Your Lordship approves generally the principle of a local audit of expenditure, I shall be glad if the whole question may be referred to the Comptroller and Auditor-General for his opinion. The points of reference should include the amount which will be chargeable under the altered conditions in respect of home supervision and the date on which the change can be put into operation. I would once more emphasize the fact that all that I advocate is the substitution of a local audit of expenditure for the present audit at headquarters and that no change in the status of Local Auditors or of their assistants is contemplated. I shall be glad if at the same time the attention of the Comptroller may be drawn to the concluding paragraph of the Committee's remarks with a view to his relieving the Local Auditor of the performance of duties extraneous to his office. The conduct of such audits would of course be impossible if a complete local examination

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1 11: to meet the requirements of the staff which would be 347 necessary for a complete local audit. I understand, however, that they omitted considerations of railway audit from their estimate and that at least one additional clerk and messenger would be required for that purpose. 10. If Your Lordship approves general- -ly the principle of a local audit of expenditure, I shall be glad if the whole question may be referred to the Comptroller and Auditor-General for his opinion. The points of reference should include the amount which will be chargeable under the altered conditions in respect of home supervision and the date on which the change can be put into operation. I would once more emphasize the fact that all that I advocate is the substitution of a local audit of expenditure for the present audit at head quarters and that no change in the status of Local Auditors or of their assistants is contemplated. 11.. I shall be glad if at the same time the attention of the Comptroller may be drawn to the concluding paragraph of the Committee's remarks with a view to his relieving the Local Auditor of the performance of duties extraneous to his office. The conduct of such audits would of course be impossible if a complete local examination

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