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No. 28. The Audit Office. To note the issue of the Governor's Warrant. The adjustment of the overpayment of interest can be made in the attached requisition, or by transfer, a"s you may determine. 21st September, 1901. Jas. B. Heywood.

No. 29. The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer. In order that the revenue may not be credited with the amount of the overpayment of interest, the Controller and Auditor-General would ask that the Revenue Account in question may, before it is passed by the Audit Office, be so amended that the correction of the error will be effected by a direct restoration of the amount to the appropriation to which it has been charged. J. K. Warburton, 24th September, 1901. Controller and Auditor-General.

No. 30. The Accountant. Make adjustment in the requisition accordingly. —Jas. B. Heywood. 24th September, 1901.

Ckbdit voucher amended and Eevenue Account altered.—E. J. Collins 25th September, 1901.

No. 31. The Audit Office. Requisition amended.—Jas. B. Heywood. 30th September, 1901.

No. 32. The Hon. the Colonial Treasurer. Audit Office objection to Revenue being credited with interest paid by Treasury to Public Trustee on his Investment of £500,000 received by him under section 8 of the Banking Act. It is observed that the Order of the Governor, determining the difference of opinion in this case between the Audit Office and the Treasury, states that the amount is at present invested in debentures issued under " The Aid to Public Works and Land' Settlement Act, 1900." The investment, however, is in debentures issued under the Act of 1899, and it would appear necessary that the error should be corrected before effect can be given to the determination of the Governor. J. K. Warburton, 2nd October, 1901. Controller and Auditor-General.

No. 33. Correction to " 1899 " as initialled approved, same being typographical error.—R. 3/10/01.

No. 34. The Audit Office. This is a mere typographical error not affecting the validity of the instrument. The error has now been corrected and initialled, and I hope you will see your way to give effect to the Warrant. Jas. B. Heywood. 3rd October, 1901. Secretary.

No. 35. The voucher which supports the Revenue Account, and is necessary to passing it, having been amended to accord with the amendment in such Revenue Account, was returned to the Audit Office to-day, the 7th October, 1901. J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor-General.

No. 36. Audit Office, 7th October, 1901. Audit Office objection to Revenue being credited with interest paid by Treasury to Public Trustee on his investment of £500,000 debentures issued under " The Aid to Public Works and Land Settlement Act, 1899." The Governor having determined, under section 9 of "The Public Revenues Acts Amendment Act, 1900," the question whether the interest which the Public Trustee receives from his investment of the half-million arising under section 8 of " The Bank of New Zealand and Banking Act, 1895," is payable to the Treasury for credit of the public revenue, by deciding that such interest is properly so payable and should be so credited, the Controller and Auditor-General has now passed