10.  The  principal  revenue  officer  at  Halifax  and  the  receiver  Quarterly  -m-.-

^     1     -11    n         •  •]  ,1  ±        J}     ^^  -11    counts  to  be  ren-

genera)  snail  lurnish  quarterly  accounts  oi  all  sums  received  and.  cicred  to  the
paid  by  them  respectively,  to  be  examined  and  checked  by  the  ,'?y.s™ffij.e''°!;li(|*"
financial  secretary;  and  such  quarterly  accounts  shall  be  collected  presented 'to  the
and  formed  into  one  general  account,  to  be  presented  by  the  prin-  auy.
cipal  revenue  officer  and  the  receiver  general  to  the  general  assem-
bly in  every  year  within  the  first  ten  days  of  each  session,  and  to
be  examined  and  audited  by  a  joint  committee  drawn  from  the
legislative  council  and  house  of  assembly  as  heretofore.
11.  It  shall  be  competent  for  the  governor  in  council  to  direct  Governor  may

from  time  to  time  which  of  the  public  accounts  shall  be  filed  iji  the  thrmamigemen"^'

Qftii«9fflge,


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Chap.  37.  Sect.  1—2.    Chap.  38.  Sect.  1.     [part  i.
office  of  the  financial  secretary,  and  in  what  form  the  books  to  be
opened  thereat  shall  be  kept,  and  also  from  time  to  time  on  the
report  of  the  financial  secretary  to  issue  such  orders  for  the  more
economical  expending  of  the  public  monies,  by  the  taking  of  con-
tracts after  due  advertisemcut,  or  by  such  other  guards  and  pro-
visions as  may  appear  most  judicious  for  the  checking  of  any  abuse
and  the  more  vigilant  and  faithful  husbanding  of  the  pubUc  monies.
CHAPTER   37.
OF   THE   OFFICES   OF   SURVEYOR  GENERAL   AND  COMMISSIONER  OF
CROWN   LANDS.
Section
1.  Siu'veyor  general  and  commissioner  of  crown
lands'  offices  uniLed.
Section

:.  Clerk  and  contingent  allowances,  specified
and  limited.
Surveyor  general
and  commissioner
of  crown  lands'
offices  united.
Clerk  and  contin-
gent allowances,
specified  and
limited.
