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question to be taken into consideration.

The Treasurer,

as you are aware, is the Collector of Revenue for Assessed Taxes, Crown Rent (other than the New Terri- tories), Water Accounts, House Service Accounts and revenue from various other sources. The Treasury is open to receive payment from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, and it has been the custom that either the Treasurer

or one of the Assistant Treasurere should sign the receipts. An important point that should not be overlooked at this stage is that neither the Treasurer

or his Assistants sit in the main office where the

payments are received, and it can be readily understood,

in the circumstances, that it is difficult to sign

receipts at the actual time of payment, not only on account of these Officers not sitting in the office

where payments are received, but also owing to their

numerous other duties. It has, therefore, become the

practice of the Treasurer to forward receipts to the

payees at a later date than when payment is made,

unless, as the Treasurer has stated, a receipt is

demanded at the time.

On the 19th of September, 1924, a survey of

the Treasury Cash was made by the Assistant Auditor; a

copy of his report to me is attached, from which it

will be observed that he states:-

"It appears to be quire irregular for the

"Treasury to accept monies from the Public

"and not give official receipts at the time.

"There is also the undesirability of allowing

"the Shroffs to collect monies which cannot be

"checked by the receipt books, as it is impose-

under the present conditions

"ible to verify whether the amount actually

"shown by the Shroffs in their possession, as

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