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By the Audit Act His Honor the Superintendent is limited in the exercise of his power to issue special orders for the Auditor’s certificate to one-twentieth of the previous year’s revenue, and I estimate this amount at £19,000 for the past year.
The Council will perceive that notwithstanding the operation of the Audit Act being only of five months duration, the expenditure has been virtually kept within the bounds prescribed, because reasonable allowance should be made for the excess which took place before the 1st of January.
In conclusion, I would respectfully suggest that provision should be made upon the West Coast Estimates, for the shifting character of the country. More elastic powers are required under Contingencies, in nearly every department, to facilitate the operations of the Government in that portion of the Province, and to avoid the obvious necessity, which otherwise will arise, for the refusal of the Auditor’s certificate.
I append to this Report, an abstract under the different classes of the vouchers waiting my certificate, and which the Council must be good enough to provide for before payment can be made.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient servant,
J. OLLIVIER.
Provincial Auditor.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1867, No 35
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Auditor's Report for Quarters Ending Sept. 30, Dec. 31, 1866, and March 31, 1867
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💰 Finance & Revenue11 June 1867
Financial statements, Receipts, Disbursements, Comparative statement, Provincial Council, Unvoted Expenditure, Medical Comforts, Postage, Diseased Cattle Act, Pastoral Associations, Governor’s Reception, Canterbury Bond Stamps, Public Plantations, Fencing, Harbour Department, Public Works, Gaol, Tramway Works, Provincial Government Works, Avon, Hagley Park, Charitable Aid Fund, General Miscellaneous, Rakaia Ferry, Godley Statue, Harbour Master, Wool exports, Sea Wall, Lyttelton, West Canterbury Gold Fields, Audit Act
- J. Ollivier, Provincial Auditor