Report on the Department of the Custodian of Property
This file contains reports on the operations of the Department of the Custodian of Property: - The report by the Accountant General’s Office recounts an audit of the work carried out by the department (including disposal of goods by sale).
The report by the acting Custodian of Property lists actions to be taken in light of the recommendations by the Accountant General’s Office: - tighter accountability and management of assets in the department’s custody, - instructions for the disposal / liquidation of enemy goods by public tender, or to be returned to their rightful owner where applicable - Job descriptions and operating instructions for the officers of the department.
It also contains two letters highlighting the need to make exceptions for disposal of property by competitive offers, where the goods need to be quickly removed before the property that they are stored in is returned to its owner.
Key Correspondences Reports on the Custodian of Property department: - - By the Accountant General’s Office - By the acting Custodian of Property, A.R. Holden
1946 - 1948
MSA 2238
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