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A '''Travelling Auditor''' was a [[railway worker| Railway Employee]] who had the responsibility for checking the finances of the various stations in his area. A description in 1867 relating to East India Railway staff explains that he should visit each station under his charge every 3 months, to examine accounts, ascertain cash balances, see actual cash in hand, compare it with book balances, make notes for his seniors. <ref>[https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/A_Letter_to_the_Secretary_of_State_for_I/M2rXAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=what%20is%20a%20%22travelling%20auditor%22%20indian%20railways&pg=PA39&printsec] A letter to the Secretary of State on the Constitution and Management of the East India Railway 1867 </ref>. | A '''Travelling Auditor''' was a [[railway worker| Railway Employee]] who had the responsibility for checking the finances of the various stations in his area. A description in 1867 relating to East India Railway staff explains that he should visit each station under his charge every 3 months, to examine accounts, ascertain cash balances, see actual cash in hand, compare it with book balances, make notes for his seniors. <ref>[https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/A_Letter_to_the_Secretary_of_State_for_I/M2rXAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=what%20is%20a%20%22travelling%20auditor%22%20indian%20railways&pg=PA39&printsec] A letter to the Secretary of State on the Constitution and Management of the East India Railway 1867 </ref>. | ||
An Administration Report of the Indian Railways 1891-1892 mentions that, in connection with Madras Railways, a bungalow was built at Gooty for the Travelling Auditor <ref> [https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Administration_Report_on_the_Railways_in/Zuw1AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bungalow%20%22travelling%20auditor%22%20indian%20railways&pg=PA34&printsec] google books </ref>. | |||
Latest revision as of 18:36, 1 January 2024
A Travelling Auditor was a Railway Employee who had the responsibility for checking the finances of the various stations in his area. A description in 1867 relating to East India Railway staff explains that he should visit each station under his charge every 3 months, to examine accounts, ascertain cash balances, see actual cash in hand, compare it with book balances, make notes for his seniors. [1].
An Administration Report of the Indian Railways 1891-1892 mentions that, in connection with Madras Railways, a bungalow was built at Gooty for the Travelling Auditor [2].