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be made in the Rate Books by the addition at the end
of each book of the several sums of money paid by
the Collectors into the hands of the bankers, and the
dates when such payments were made, believing that
this arrangement would cause but little extra work in
the Office, while it would make each Rate Book
complete in itself, and thus form an additional means
of checking the accounts, while for the purpose of
simple information it would make the examination of
other Account Books in the Office unnecessary.
During the audit we frequently found considerable
difficulty in checking the Hate Books with the
Collectors' receipts, in cases where the Vestry Rates
had been excused and the Poor Rates had been paid;
and also where Rates for the half-quarter only had
been paid. In all such cases the entire receipts were
necessarily torn out of the book, thus affording the
Auditors a very unsatisfactory check.
We would suggest that (if possible) in such cases
a special receipt should be given, which could be
examined in counterfoil, so as to leave the original
receipt in the Collector's book. We also beg to
suggest that it would be desirable to provide an Iron
Safe in the Office, for the security of the Books and