AUDIT OF COUNTY ACCOUNTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 186, 16 August 1901, Page 2

AUDIT OF COUNTY ACCOUNTS.

DEPUTATION T > THE COLONIAL TREASURER. PKR PRESS ASSOCIATION. W ISLINGTON, August 15. A depute on wared on Sir Jo eph Ward to-niglifc, mi'! pr'sented him «ih a petition to the Governor from cer'aia ratepayers of Kiwi»< a County praying for a fpeciil an lit i f the county aocounts undec Section 187 of tha Counti«H Ay, 1886. It wag pointed out th'st though the invest : gation ask dfor corce nrd the accounts of one ocunty only, <he principles involved w«e of vital importance to all counties, end the deputation wan anxious to have 'he autfit he'd as roon as pos ible so that much valuable information might be laid before Parliament at to tb» working of the present Act before the n>w Counties Bill came up foroons'der • tion. As a further illustration of the position it was pointed out that the Hutt Oouoty Council, in pa*sing i's last balance sheet, carried the fo'lowiug addendum" Settled as audited, but the Council is of opinion that the method insisted on by the AuditorGeneral of this statement of accounts is open to objection, inasmuch as the statement does Dot show the true financial position of each ridieg." Sir Joseph Ward in reply mid he understood what wa\ requited, and he |would give the mattering immediate attention. If he found that be had [proper statutory powers to do *o, he would have great pleasure in ncceding to the request of the deputation.