Orders of the Poor Law Board and of the Local Government Board relating to the Board of Management of the Metropolitan Asylum District and the several institutions under their control.

  • Great Britain. Poor Law Board
Date:
1891
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Orders of the Poor Law Board and of the Local Government Board relating to the Board of Management of the Metropolitan Asylum District and the several institutions under their control. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ACCOUNTS—continued. (Order of the Poor Laiv Board, dated 28<7i November, 1870— continued.) Officer or person as may then appear, and such accounts, books, and papers as may be produced before him, respecting such account, item, or charge. Article 35.—If the Auditor find that any money, goods, or chattels belonging to the Board of Management have been purloined, embezzled, wasted, or misapplied, or that any deficiency or loss has been incurred by the negligence or misconduct of any Officer or other person accounting, and shall surcharge such Officer or person with such amoimt or value in his account, he shall submit a state- ment of such surcharge to the Board of Management as soon as he conveniently can do so. Article 36.—The Auditor having audited the several accounts in the Ledger, shall sign a certiBcate at the foot of the Balance Sheet therein, to the following effect:— , I have examined the several accounts of which the foregoing is the Balance Sheet, and I have compared the several payments credited to the Treasurer with the vouchers, and I hereby certify that the entries appear to be correct and legal. And that {when the balance in the Treasurer's Book does not agree with the balance in the Ledger} subject to the explanation below {the difference to be explained at the foot of the certificate} the balance of the Treasurer's account, viz., £ , agrees with the balance which by his own book appears to have been in his hands at the time of closing such account; and I find from the information laid before me that the amount of the outstanding Uabilities of the Board of Management at that time was £ Dated (Signed) Auditor. And in the other books the Auditor shall make a note or mark of bis having audited the same, and sign and date the same. Article 37.—The Auditor shall, at the close of each audit, transmit to the Poor Law Board statements in the Forms in the
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