Documentary History of Education in Upper Canada (Volume 17)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1905 Excerpt: ...of your Letter of February 16th, with the acocmpanying Vouchers. The explanations and further elucidation of the different items, formerly remarked upon, are satisfactory and your balance as finally corrected ts 23,248 12 2. 2. I may be permitted to remark, that, had the audit and approval of the Council of Public Instruction, respecting some of these items, been, as you say they were, reasonably supposed to be final, there would have been no provision in the Audit Act that 1 also was to audit your Accounts. If they are to come before me at all, I must call your attention to any inaccuracies, or deficiencies, which I may observe, and the facility with which you have supplied all further information, which I required, not only proves, what I never doubted, the admirable system which pervades the whole of your Department, but also the reasonableness of my demands. Toronto, 20th February, 1856. John Langton, Auditor. 12. Letter From The Provincial Auditor To The Chief Superintendent Of Education In Regard To Warrants For Salaries. 1. I have the honour to suggest an alteration in the maner of applying for Warrants for Salaries connected with your Department, which will not only be more convenient to you but more in harmony with the system established in other Departments. If you will send to me, at the beginning of each Quarter, a Pay List certified by you, shewing the amount payable to each person connected with the Department for the Quarter, I will recommend the issue of a credit at the Bank to that amount payable in three equal payments at the end of each Month to your order. The Bank, upon sending in your cheques at the end of the Quarter will receive a Warrant for the amount. T think your best plan will be to have a printed form of Pay L...