Accounts of boards criticised
P-A Wellington The Auditor-General (Mr A. C. Shailes) has criticised ’he accounts of ad hoc local authorities as unintelligible to ratepayers. Accounts of authorities, such as catchment and power boards, were usually so voluminous that they could not be understood by the average ratepayer, Mr Shailes has said. “There is no hope for the ordinary citizen unless he is an expert in public accountling,” said Mr Shailes, elaborating on an address to the Catchment Authorities’ Association annual conference in Christchurch recently. Authorities might say that! nobody asked to see the accounts, but this was because they could not be under-j stood. Mr Shailes said. J Accounts of 12 lines, with basic financial information, Should be distributed to ratepayers, he said. Territorial local authorities, including city and county councils, were passing regulations to make this type of accounting a matter of course, said Mr Shailes.
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