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"Mr. Taylor isa competent accountant." You do not think
that is part of your duties?
udney; My recollection is that I did mention it in conversa-
tion. It was not until I discovered how bad the accounts
were that I made a formal recommendation to that effect.
Chairman: Mr. Forrest, do you desire to put any further questions?
Forrest to Mr. Pudney: In connexion with that report made in
the first instance to you on 16th January by Mr. Barton,
which I believe you forwarded to Government, do you
remember that on 17th January you addressed a copy of that
report to me under a brief covering minute?
Ar. Fudney: I think it most likely.
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If I may be permitted to read out the covering minute -
"Immigration üfficer, You will be interested in this
Department's report and will no doubt wish to comment briefly Amongst your .1.0. staff you have kr...J.G. Taylor,
seconded from the 0.0. and 4.9. I suggest for your
consideration that he be temporarily assigned, if he can
be spared from other duties, to the task of organizing the
side
Tinancial and accounting of your Department.“
Having regard to that mimute, I should like to ask Mr.
Pudney, as far as he knows, was that the first time that
Mr. Taylor was specifically recommended to me for use on
the socounting side.
As far as I know, yes.
I may add that one or possibly two days before that Mr. A.J.0. Taylor of the Treasury had, in a private conversation with me, when I expressed my difficulties
in finding an accountent, surested to me that, as I had
on my staff a man who was one of the best accountants in
the Service, I ought to employ him in that line; so that
when I received this minute from the Accountant-General
I already had this matter under consideration. I am
calling attention, Mr. Pudney, to the phrase towards the end, "Now that experience has indicated the nature of the
problems to be met.." Does not that seem to imply that ut
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