'File 19/172 II (C 94) Bahrain Armed Police' [‎84r] (192/478)

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this from the Lines Clerk* An example of the
Account* Officer*e Inability to check the bill Is
the fact- that no one could explain why the number of
pays drawn in !)ul Kaj 1358 was € more than the number
drawn in Dal (&ad* I was Informed that no appoint
ments had been made over this period and certainly no
record of any appointments was available. In addition
many entries in the bill were in pencil and many had
altered, the names of men who had been
beerydischarged were still shown, payments to the
I-dnee .)h©M and barbers vere not entered although
their thumb impressions had been taken, and receipts
of deductions made for pearling debts, issues of
clothing, fines etc., were in mapy cases missing.
Under such a system it is clear the door is
wide open for evory sort of malpractice and I should
be surprised if the opportunity has not been made use
of.
Contingent bills are also often unsigned but
are not passed for payment by the Accounts Officer
unless supported by vouchers. For some reason the bill
Is filed with the General Police Files and the vouchers
detached and filed separately.
Pay is disbursed by the Accounts Officer
and I was present at the disbursement for the month of
Muharram* A number of men disputed deductions made
from their pay on account of clothing issues made on
payment. Clothing issue vouchers were examined and
these also were unsigned, undated and in pencil.
Orders for all store equipment, etc., are of
course made from this office but so far as I could see
articles received have not been checked before payment
has been made. Thus some 260 rifles recently received
from the B.3.A. factory An East India Company trading post. in England which have been paid
for/