BLANK CHEQUES
Our Own Correspondent.)
Signing by Meinbers of Local Bodies
(From
WELLINGTON, This Day. The practice of local body members to sign blank cheque forips and leave the details to be filled in by officials ia again criticised in this year's report of the Controller and Auditor-General, Mt J. H. Fowler, which waat presented in the House of Representatives yesterday. After pointing out that the dangers arising from this practice had been referred to in a previous report, Mr Fowler said that, while there had been an improvement in the position, instances were still being reported to the Audit Offico where the practice obtained. However, in all cases where the existenee of tho practice had come to the notice of the Audit Office action had been takou lo ensure that it 5Y»» IlfieafttJttusiJa ' "
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 19, 15 October 1937, Page 5
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