CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7] — Page 229

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218

XX Mr.Geflins,

15

It appears to me that in view of Colonial

Regulation 218 (1) and (vi) there can be no doubt

that the Treasurer is generally responsible for

seeing that a proper system of store accounting

exists in those departments in respect of which

money is appropriated for the purchase of stores

but my view the primary responsibility for

seeing that the approved system of accounts is

properly carriadout and effectively supervised

rests with the Heads of the Departments concerned.

In my opinion, the Treasurer cannot be held to be

responsible for the details of the accounts of

Store-accountants on the analogy of his respon-

sibility in connection with the accounts of his

m sub-accountanta. The terms Store-accountant

and sub-accountant should not be regarded as

being synonymous, as Mr. Phelips appears to think.

The Auditor is of course responsible for

calling attention to any cases where adequate

store regulations do not exist (Colonial Regulation

373) and for reporting any failure in the observance

of the approved regulations (Colonial Regulation

356).

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