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(d) SCHEDULE OF SUMS ALLOWED BY THE AUDIT OFFICE AS PAID, UNDER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 73, PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1926- continued
Note. —The recurring item " Postages and telegrams, Vouchers lost" calls for explanation. A complete bundle of vouchers covering payments in respect of numerous Departments disappeared on, it is said, VJ Day.
(e) PROCEEDINGS TAKEN AGAINST DEFAULTERS AND OTHERS Particulars of cases in which proceedings have been taken in pursuance of section 69 (3) of the Public Revenues' Act, 1926, are included in the statement under para, (c), page 5. The Audit Office is required by the above-mentioned section to take all such steps as it thinks fit to prosecute according to law all defaulters in respect of any public moneys or, stores, but the section does not prevent prosecutions in such cases by persons other than the Audit Office. The statement includes, therefore, prosecutions which were instituted by Departments concerned as well as those instituted by the Audit Office. (/) SURCHARGES Section 69 (1) of the Public Revenues Act, 1926, provides that the Controller and Auditor-General shall surcharge the person responsible wherever it appears to the Audit Office that public moneys or stores have been lost through the default, neglect, fraud, or error of any servant of the Crown. In the past year it was found necessary to surcharge four officers, the surcharges being in respect of loss of stores.
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Department and Particulars. Reason. Amount. Total Amount. State Forest Service Freight charges Freight charges Postages and telegrams Travelling-expenses Workers' compensation Tourist and Health Resorts Purchase of publication Toll calls Transport Postages and telegrams Treasury Cables Overtime Postages and telegrams Travelling - expenses of officers travelling overseas Travelling expenses UNRRA expenses of clothes drive Receipt not obtained Voucher lost Voucher lost Receipt not obtained Receipt not obtained Receipt not obtained Receipt not obtained Vouchers lost Receipt not obtained .. Vouchers lost Vouchers lost Receipts not obtained Receipts not obtained Receipts not obtained £ s. d. 0 13 6 1 18 3 202 6 3 1 4 0 3 5 3 £ s. d. 209 7 3 1 14 4 112 17 10 334 2 5 19 0 0 5 4 112 17 10 3 8 9 113 5 6 98 19 3 86 0 5 2 8 10 29 19 8 . £21,468 3 5