CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10] — Page 574

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Auditor,

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In accordance with your instructions I made a

surprise survey of the Treasury Cash balances, in

conjunction with Mr.Black, Acting Cashier, and Mr. Maughan of the Audit Department, on the 9th instant. The cash balances were found to agree with the

entries in the various Collection Books.

I wish, however, to place on record that

under the present system which is operative in the

Treasury, Officers making a surprise survey are

unable to satisfy themselves that the cash produced

by the Shroffs, or the entries recorded in the

Collection Books represent the total cash receipts

received by the Shroffe. This anomalous position

arises from the fact that money is received at the

Treasury for which no receipts are given to the payee

at the time the money is paid in. It therefore

becomes possible only to have entered in the

Collection Books the amounts for which receipts are

given, and thereby allowing the accumulated money

for which no receipts have been given to be held

back at the close of the day.

(Sgd)

T.DALLIN.

Asst: Auditor.

10th April, 1926.

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