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same; and the Auditor will issue his certificate of discharge to each Accountant as soon as he issatisfied of the correctness of the account. 42. No Public Money is ever, under any circumstances, to bo paid into a private account, nor any private money to be paid into a Public Account. 43. The attention of all Receivers, Paymasters, Sub-Paymasters, and other persons concerned, is especially called to the penalties imposed by the Public Revenues Act for neglect in the payment of money or the forwarding of accounts in accordance with the provisions of the said Act and of these Regulations, which, penalties will be rigidly enforced. 44. The local head of each Department is enjoined to afford every possible facility to persons having claims on the Government on account of his Department, to enable them to prepare their accounts ; a#d in cases where tho claimant is ignorant of the proper form, the officer is to prepare the requisite accounts so as to secure the prompt payment of all claims. 45. All Public Officers are enjoined to adhere strictly to the rules herein laid down. The efficient working of the system of Accounts to be brought into operation under these Regulations will in a great measure depend upon such rules being duly observed. 46. Prompt and careful attention must be given by all Officers having the charge or control of Public Moneys or Accounts to the instructions they may receive from the Colonial Treasurer, the Receiver-General, the Paymaster-General, the Auditor or other competent authority, and any information which such Officers may in like manner be called upon to give, must bo rendered as fully and accurately as possible, and without any avoidable delay.

FIRST SCHEDULE. Public Account of New Zealand Received into the Bank of New Zealand at , by the hands of , the sumof pounds shillings and pence to the credit of the Public Account. Dated this day of 186 . (For the Bank of New Zealand.) (Signed) £ : _|_ Eirst Form —Bank Receipt] [Clause 4 of Regulations. SECOND SCHEDULE. (Place) No £ : (Date) Pay into the Bank of New Zealand at Wellington, to the Public Account, the sum of pounds shillings and pence on my account. (Signed) (Office) To tho Paymaster-General. Second Form—Order for Eeea.] [Clause 5 of Regulations. THIRD SCHEDULE. No (Place) (Date) , Received from , by way of Deposit on account of the sum of pounds shillings and pence. (Signed) £ : (Office) The above Deposit has been returned to me this day. (Signed) (Date) Third Form—Deposit Receipt.] [Clause 10 of Regulations. FOURTH SCHEDULE. Copy of Cash Book of (name of Officer) at (locality) for the Month ended the day of 186 . Payments into Receipts. Public Account. Date. No. 0 f Departmental Classifications. Bank Amount. Receipt. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d..