THE AUDIT SYSTEM.

Nelson Evening Mail, 18 October 1905, Page 3

THE AUDIT SYSTEM.

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rtx-tfw} ; Association*. : . ' — loartmfent and other matters ; a*w. nroSnJ wer e .merelj*y=sfQrmal. fStor^Pol .-..«; s&d tie^as^flißtruc-bT %m Sary o n^>eJi»lf , %m Post Office, and Defence Dtepartmeiitsf -Br Findlay appearc^y for Oaptiain Seddon. -yy fe; Mr W. H, Cohrby applied to bfr iiaide a.' party*. to. thei irtqxiiry on th,©; grburids that he had perqo«ia»l kmowr?;. ledge of the inefficiehoy of the Aujr dit and; had suffered personally b|i;

it,--: - '■■'-.■■' ■ ■ ■■■■'.'■■-' A\. A ; -'.'Sf-;, The Commission .-declined the apgpliica,tipn.: Y-- ' „ i M'Mr T. E, Taylor, M.H.R., *&*% how 'the four suspended Post Offic^ 'osfftcials stood with respect. *to r y^-% iajepiiry. V'UA ■_;' YY *£ The vCoihbission decided that a^ present, with the exception of Wjfcr. r MidHrtbt? r seeta*?*o be parties. *. Willis could appear pea*sonallv or >e reprosemfed by Council^i.The*- others might* be required

" A s- vit^^.y,y. i -fYZ^Y^y^o^ . r\m^Am^B»^: «mseussiiecm. y as ito? the^ :-espehSesY " Tha ?*BenchJ fc&id they icougl^hbt go-'initb^that^ just P&J&^o^i&iy *hi*» owft expenses . Those summohod ■• as witnesses were eaiti tled' v fo f^asonajble expenses. iW^^aS^ip. askedyif he could apj&ar^himselfYHo:'beliercd he could .produce. . eyidencby* to . show that '.thangs^.couldL -happen which the. Au'di*t Itepa^thient could not possibly detect. -

pointed out that it wasybpento Mr Tayjor tp appear as. a witness.

y MrfiMsher t M.H.R. , applied to be MadeKaf party. (This was agreed to.-) 'Ho then asked if tbe Commas^ sion had full powers to see every document thore was.

The Bench said they could hardly go into that »yat. The order of .reference would speak for itseiit, and any party to the proceedings had thelright, to peruse it. v.Tfto' Commission "Eiheih a4jO*U£ned tilL Monday, when vit is understood that business wilt proceed at once. .... ThO folio wini**? ,-aLTe .I'he matters to b» (Myostajgatfed by , the Audit JntjiiiryCommission: ■:— "■>■"■' (1.) \>RhJet*her a,: voucher fur the payment of arc .amount by cheque Oto pobiicyiaccoiint signed by the payee, could disappear Without any Pecorid of its existence or paymieni tfaing- ,10ft in departmental books on record !

(2) Whether in tho years 190^-o*4 a voucher. was isffuod in favour of Captain. Seddeon. for payment to hiin at Christchurch oh the piiblie Recount of a sum fet ween £70 and £80, or any otlher isumfor re-or-ganisation bf sI( , "S oi- for any disher service ? .

,(3) Dirt Captain Seddon ever claim or receive any suph payment orsdfenany such voiicher 7 ■■■■' Fiill:. powers are giv«i the Commissioners as, to callihi? (Witnesses, ani}' loi'de'rinig the. production of ylfcpartmental t/ooks and vouchers 'pßlating to the subject matter of Power is give*** - *. for d*s^|iste<t"perscm«- T ftO: appbar oil to ; the Coaninissioh, ■'•'■' Tlie eCommission is urg?d to 1*63 all diligence and to i!> ypprty ; not laiter than' 30th Octoi>er. -1*9Q5,0r on such jexten ded date as .tiiay horeafteit Ik?* named.