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(c) STATEMENT OF IRREGULARITIES IN CONNECTION WITH PUBLIC MONEYS AND STORES —continued
(d) SCHEDULE OF SUMS ALLOWED BY THE AUDIT OFFICE AS PAID, UNDER PROVISIONS OF SECTION 73, PUBLIC REVENUES ACT, 1928 Section 73, which requires the Audit Office to disallow any sum as paid where the voucher for the actual receipt or payment has not been produced, empowers the Minister, on satisfactory evidence being produced that the requisite papers have been lost or destroyed, or that it is not possible to obtain or replace them, to order that the relative sum be allowed. The powers of the Minister under section 73 have been delegated to the Secretary to the Treasury in terms of section 15 of the Finance Act, 1937, and the following payments have been passed by the Audit Office pursuant to orders made under the delegated powers:—
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File No. Nature of Irregularity. Amount involved. Action taken, and Result. CASES OTHEI A. 21/125 A. 21/125 A. 21/125 t THAN THOSE IN WHICH DEP. Treasury Department (W Theft of clothing, equipment and tools—six instances Cheque cashed by unauthorized person Army hut removed by unauthorized person ARTMENTAL< ar Assets Reali £ s. d. Not stated 2 10 0 68 0 0 JFFICERS WERE INVOLVED —contd. zation Board) Each loss was investigated by the police, and one conviction was obtained. Inquiries in respect of four of the cases were either unsuccessful or are not yet complete. * *
Department and Particulars. Season. Amount. Total Amount. Agriculture £ s. d. £ s. d. Travelling-expenses Receipts not obtained 13 18 3 Travelling - expenses of officers Receipts not obtained 89 11 11 travelling overseas 103 10 2 Air Acquittance rolls Vouchers lost 2,627 10 4 Goods and services Receipts not obtained 256 11 1 Imprest accounts Vouchers lost 3,118 17 2 Messing expenses: personnel Receipts not obtained 147 18 11 returning from overseas Pay and allowances Receipts unobtainable 106 3 11 Toll services Receipts unobtainable 9 11 5 Travelling-expenses Receipts not obtained 621 5 3 Wages, Native labour Vouchers lost 1,270 0 8 8,157 18 9 Army Repatriation expenses Receipts not obtained 115 9 2 Travelling-expenses Receipts not obtained 20 1 9 135 10 11