HC Deb 26 June 1811 vol 20 c758
Mr. Bankes

presented the Tenth Report of the Committee of Public Expenditure, which was laid on the table. In moving that the Report be printed, he begged leave to call the attention of the House to it, as it contained what he conceived to be matter of the greatest importance. It related to the speedy audit of accounts, which would tend more than any thing else to check an improvident waste of the public money. He had long wished to bring the subject of the tardy examination of military and regimental accounts before the House, but had never been able to do so till this session. These accounts were even in a worse condition than the civil accounts. Regulations were proposed to remedy the evil; and though much yet remained to be done, he trusted that a most useful foundation was laid. The execution of the de tails he left to his right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who he believed was well disposed to these improvements.—The Report was then ordered to be printed.