HC Deb 08 February 1915 vol 69 cc211-2

Sub-section (4): The Secretary for Scotland shall for the year commencing on the thirty-first day of May one thousand nine hundred and fifteen with respect to the common good City rates and assessments and the tramway undertaking of the Corporation and for the year commencing on the thirty-first day of July one thousand nine hundred and fifteen with respect to the gas and electricity undertakings and annually thereafter appoint for the purpose of the audit of the accounts of the Corporation an auditor or auditors who shall be an accountant or accountants practising in the City and a member or members of one of the Incorporated Societies of Accountants in Scotland and in the case of dispute as to the remuneration of the auditor or auditors shall on the application of either party fix the fee to be paid to such auditor or auditors and in the event of the office of auditor or auditors becoming vacant by death or from any other cause before such accounts are audited by him or them as the case may be shall subject to the like incidents appoint an auditor or auditors to supply such vacancy

Amendments made: Leave out the word "thirty-first" ["thirty-first day of May"], and insert the word "first." Leave out the word "May," and insert the word "June." Leave out the word "thirty-first" [thirty-first day of July"], and insert the word "first." Leave out the word "July," and insert the word "August." Leave out the words "and a member or members of one of the Incorporated Societies of Accountants in Scotland."—[Mr. McKinnon Wood.]

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