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the requisite signatures are attached; to obtain the final approval of the Superintendent, and to obtain a proper receipt from the person authorised to receive payment.
Payments shall in general be made to the person in whose name the bill is made out, but in the event of his unavoidable absence, they shall be made to any person presenting the same, on the production of a proper authority.
If any person shall have expended money on behalf of the Government, which he shall have an equitable claim to recover, he shall only receive payment on the production of a receipt duly attested, which shall in all cases be attached to the bill.
If the Treasurer shall pay any money out of the Treasury Chest, except on the authority, in writing, of the Superintendent, he shall become personally responsible for the amount so expended.
All the offices of the Government shall be open to the inspection of the Auditor at such times as the Superintendent shall appoint, and at such times all books and papers shall be placed at the Auditor’s disposal.
Superintendent’s Office,
Christchurch, Nov. 18, 1853.
HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT directs it to be notified that copies of all Ordinances, Gazettes, and other papers printed by authority of the Government, may be obtained at this office at a fixed charge of 3d. a page.
EDWARD PUCKLE,
Private Secretary.
PRINTED BY I. SHRIMPTON, AT THE "TIMES" OFFICE, LYTTLETON.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1853, No 2
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Rules and Regulations for the Management of the Offices of the Provincial Government
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🏛️ Governance & Central Administration18 November 1853
Financial Management, Salary Payment, Audit Procedures, Treasury Operations
- HIS HONOR THE SUPERINTENDENT
- EDWARD PUCKLE, Private Secretary