§ 76. Sir W. Smithersasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty if his attention has been called to the criticisms of financial control and misappropriation of Admiralty funds in sections 9 119W to 15 of the Second Report from the Committee of Public Accounts, Command Paper No. 183; and what action has been taken to prevent a repetition of these and similar practices.
§ Mr. CallaghanYes. In small establishments similar to the one referred to in the Public Accounts Committee Report, the standing instructions for surprise checks at irregular intervals have been reinforced and other changes in machinery of checking have been made. At the large dockyards I am satisfied that the procedure followed is already adequate for its purpose.