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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

HONGKONG - AUDIT REPORT.

FORM OF ESTIMATES CRITICISED.

The annual report of the local ofcial auditors appears this year in a new and enlarged form upon to be which the Government is congratulatel are made. The following are ex

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1931.

CHATER COLLECTION.

SOME PICTURES REPORTED MISSING.

The following appants in the annual report of the Government Auditor:

PREMIER TAKES STOCK.

ATTEMPT TO STEER

BETWEEN TWO EXTREMES.

London, Sept. 30.

of

Somo very interosting comments quest, a collection mainly of ple- kas requested the Sea meeting 10

tracts:

As already reported to you (17th October, 1930) the Estimates are not prepared in accordance with Colonial Regulation No. 227 in that they do not show clearly the total estimated cost of the in- dfeilunl. departments. They do not in fact how the cost at all. neither is it possible to calculate such cont from the information shown.

10. This is due mainly to the existence of three 'omnibas' heads

representing the cost of:

In The Cadet Service, first

shown thua in 1921.

by The Sentor Clerical and Ac

counting Stall first shown thus in 1927. (*) The Junior Clerical Service,

first shown thus in 1926.

The item "Personal Emolu ments" of any department does nol therefore even approximato to the actual cost.

11. The Treasury (Head 7) may be cited 724 An example. Hero $10,879 is estimated under Per- sonal Emoluments and representa unly the salary of the Accoubiant and the wages of the menial staff. The actual expenditure for Per- Bound-Emoluments of the staff ployed in the Treasury during the your was over $200,000. The thre comprehensive heads do not them- selves estimate for the real cost I the section of the Service their titles represent and it is not cay

em.

Now that the pressure In 1928 the Auditor made cer. National business is enaing up, Mr. tain enquiries as to the custody MacDonald in Anding time to con- and inventory of the Chater Be-sider his personal position. He Labour Party to call a delegate

2. It him to address it on October Is deduced from this that by then he will be in a position to state the Government's plans with regard to future policy and a general election. Steps have already been taken at Sagham to select a Labour didate to oppose the Premier.

tures which on being bequeathed to the Colony became public property and therefore subject to the usual regulations Colonial Regulation No. 964).

On a second enquiry in January 1930 a board of two officers, in- cluding a number of this Depart ment, was appointed to check the

defiled report was. collection and made to Government. This report was submitted to the Director of Public Works and after an interval of some months a further report by one of his officers was aubmitted. This second report differed from the first in so many casentiul detalla that it was considered advisable again to draw the attention of the

Government

to the

matter and

can-

Meantime negotiations behind the

for the agreed election programme, scenes are working out promisingly sleering between extreme free: trade, the Liberal view and the equally extreme full tarif, the Con- servative claim.

It is now belleved that the Con- servative Cabinet ministers

aro

Mr. Muc-

willing to accept a free hand" pro- gramme launched by arrangements have now been made Donald, with possibly some feeni strong reference to mollify the for the pictures to be placed on be Inspected

tariff advocates. It is knows that proper inventory, to twice a year and expenditure up to

the Premier is doing his utmost to $1,500 has been authorised for cer- tuin necessary restorations. En-keep the present Government to- quiries have also been set in motion Kether, in order to avoid disrupt with regard to certain pictures that in the Round Table Conference. are missing.

The Adjournment.

London, Later. The Premier announced that the House of Commons would adjourn on October 7.

No further action by this Depart- ment would now appear to be neces

sury.

department with funds.

Recent Frauds,

Thus it happens that, to inke an actual example, the Education De- partment books show on 31st De cember, 1930 a bank balance of $28.765, representing money final.

therefore to reallag what object is served by the Estimates in theiry charged to Votes in the Trea sarer's books but which was not present form.

actually dinlarsed by the Director Aa however they have been neof Education until the first week cepted by the Secretary of State of the financial year 1931. in this form for some years the

definitely. question has not beei raised with the Government.

Thirty Accounts.

Renter.

He did not reply to Mr. Hender- non's question whether that would In the end of the session.

Mr. MacDonald also announced that a short Bill would be passed to prevent the possibility of exploita tion of the public in articles of food of general consumption.-Router,

la another case the aerounting history of a seven weeks contract, correctly adhered to, extended over sixty week fron itself not the commencement of the work.

were $13- of $5,000 and $2,850 poyed.

An extreme instance was one in

68 Among the disadvantages of the which there was a delay of wystem are considerable duplica-werka on a 6 months contract for tion of work and the existence of approximately $16,000. Here a an unduly large number of Bank two weeks penalty of $200 was int The asset "Cash Balance, Tren-Accounts and it is suggested that poud. burg $550,1 15.77 represents only in view of the bank frauds which the past the the balance standing in the books have occurred in of the Hongkong and Shanghai Government might well consider Banking Corporation to the credit reduction in their number.

The method in which these de- of the Treasurer's Account. There are, however, over thirty Govern partmental bank accounts were ment Accounts kept by the Hong-Rept has, moreover, been far from kong and Shanghai Bank and on satisfactory and at the suggestion

1st December, 1930 many of these,

of this Department the Treasurer han rerently issued a circular ou were in credit,

The reasons which allow of the the subject. existence of these balancea with- ut their wing reflecteil in the Balance Sheet are as follows:

Contracts for Public Works.

I was necessary during

The opinion of the Crown Solei- or was obtained that any import- int deviation from the terms of contract should form the basis of

In

General.

supplementary clause to be draw up and agreed to by oth parties and a form of report has now been adepted by which the the various terms of each contract year to draw the attention of the will be watched by the Executive All departments have one or Government to certain unsatisfac Engineer. A substantial improve surer keeps then in funds by of payments made for work done result, more bank accounts and the Trea-tory features revealed in the auditment in the accounting should means of cheques corresponding under Contract.

As already reported to you in amount to vouchers submitted

As practically the whole of the (Letter of 12th February, 1931), to him and the approximate Vetes

my evidence before the Re- and Subheads are at this stage construction and maintenance of

stage Public Works is performed by con- trenchment Committee I state t debited in the Treasury Account. These cheques are placed to the tractors the matter is of some im- that after a preliminary scrutiny of the departmental accounts of credit of the department's bank portance and laxity in keeping to

the terms of a contract has a de- the Colony 1 was of opinion that account and the actual disburse finite effect on the Colony's in many directions the system of

individuals ment to the firms or

Wa unnecessarily are made by the department's che-

accounting These contracts provide that taborious in

Further procedure. Tues. After these disbursements the work should be performed in personal examination of accounts are rande the vouchers are return-

to alter my ctn certain time, that penalties has not caused me ed for the Treasurer and support should be enforced if that time is views and the charges in his account, con

by trol being exercised by a return of exceeded, that a certain propor-several directions, for example, "Outstanding Youchers" which is tion of the amount due should be the introduction of a

by all dewithheld for a definite period and accountants, by a reduction in the forwarded

fortnightly

Sunmartred, this that security, previously deposited number of bank accounts and by partments. means that "the date of the re-should be retained pending the general simplification of system much clerical labour and multi- final passing of the work. cord of the charge in the accounia" (Colonial Regulation No. 288) is

ances.

I consider that in

few

sub-

A number of instances were plication of entries could be saved-

not the date of payment to the brought to light in audit in which which would not in any way effect firm or individual but the date on these terms were not adhered to.the control or which the Treasury supplied the land in two of those queried fines accounts.

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