CO129-548-1 Annual reports from various government departments 3-4-1934 - 11-6-1935 — Page 8

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the Colonies, but if a vitally important principle

in public accounting, laid down by the Treasury and

the Public Accounts Committee, is to be maintaine

this must be faced.

I cannot see that the Accounting Officer

of the Colonial Office, when appearing before the

Public Accounts Committee in connection with the

accounts of Exchequer-aided Colonies, could, if the

question were raised, justify any departure from

this principle.

When a decision is reached I think the

relevant minutes should be extracted to a General

Paper, and the necessary action taken thereon, and

in this particular case I agree that we should

write to the Governor as proposed by Mr. Bader in

his minute of 20.12.34., the D.C.A. 's comments on

which are given in paragraph 3 (a) of the preceding

minute.

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we shall have to tigletion of Colicial practice generally in this matter. Thi

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I cam.ot see any sufficient advantage

in making a change in arrangements of long standing in the Colonies which are

not questioned by the Director of Colonial

Audit. "hatever may be neces: ary in the

case of Colonies whose accounts are

subject to the supervision of the Treasur