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45. The Rent Roll from the Land Office should be transmitted to the Treasury within one month from the 25th December and the 25th June respectively, extra as- sistance being granted to the Land Office if necessary.

46. It should be the duty of the Treasurer personally from time to time to examine the Rent Roll to see whether it is properly kept, that the corrections sent from time to time by the Land Office are duly made, that the dates of payment of sums received are duly written up, and that the columns of sums paid are added up as far as possible in the course of the current six months.

47. At the end of March and September in each year respectively notice should be inserted in the newspapers calling upon all Crown Lessees who have not paid their Crown Rent to do so within one month from the date of the notice.

If necessary a

second notice should be inserted at the end of April and October informing Crown Lessees that all Crown Rent unpaid by the end of May and November respectively will be recovered judicially.

By these means we are of opinion that the whole, or very nearly the whole, of the Crown Rent would be paid by the end of May and November respectively, the Rent Roll could thus be easily prepared for balancing.

48. On the 25th June and the 25th December the books should be closed so far as all Crown Rent for the preceding six months is concerned, and at the end of the books the result of the balance should be made to appear as follows:-

Total amount due as per Land Office Rent Roll, ...$

Deductions to be made therein,

..$

$

Additions thereto,......

Total sum to be received,....

Amount paid in shewn by Treasury Ledger, .........$

Balance due,

Represented by:-

$

Here set out the names of the Crown Lessees in arrears as follows:-

Lots.

Name.

Amount due.

When paid. Amount paid.

Remainder due.