39 & 40 Vict. Cap. 45, s. 10.
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auditors appointed as herein mentioned, or to two>
or more persons appointed as the rules of the
society provide, who shall have access to all the
books and accounts of the society, and shall ex
amine the general statement of the receipts and
expenditure, funds and effects of the society, and
verify the same with the accounts and vouchers,
relating thereto, and shall either sign the same as.
found by them to be correct, duly vouched, and in
accordance with law, or specially report to the.
society in what respects they find it incorrect, un
vouched, or not in accordance with law:
(d.) Annual returns.—Once in every year before the first
day of June send to the registrar a general state
ment (to be called the annual return) of the
receipts and expenditure, funds and effects of the
society as audited, which shall show separately the
expenditure in respect of the several objects of the-
society, and shall be made out to the thirty-first
December then last inclusively, and shall state
whether the audit has been conducted by a public
auditor appointed as by this Act is provided, and
by whom, and if by any person (b) other than a
public auditor, shall state the name, address, and
calling or profession of each such person, and the
manner in which and the authority under which
he is appointed, and together therewith shall send
a copy of the auditor’s report:
( e -) Inspection of books.—Allow any member or person
having an interest in the funds of the society to-
inspect the books and the names of the members
at all reasonable hours at the registered office of
the society, or at any place where the same are
kept; subject to such regulations as to the time
and manner of such inspection as may be made
from time to time by the general meetings of the
society, except that no such member or person,
(l) Sic. The word should be “persons.”