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855. Boards of officers, which should not include 
the storekeeper of the stores to be surveyed, will be 
appointed by the Governor at the end of each year, 
and at such other times as may be necessary, to 
inspect and report upon Government stores; but this 
will not relieve heads of departments of their respon- 
sibility for satisfying themselves by occasional stock- 
taking that the balances on the ledger are actually 
in stock. 
356. Articles will only be condemned as unservice- 
able on the report of a Board of Survey, except in the 
case of minor articles of a perishable nature, where 
the Governor may at his discretion dispense with a 
Board. 
857. Unserviceable stores, if sold, will be disposed 
of by public auction or by tenders after public adver- 
tisement. If such stores are unsuitable for sale they 
must be destroyed, unless they can be utilised imme- 
diately or within a reasonable time for some public 
service other than that for which they were pur- 
chased; but any condemned stores so retained must 
be suitably marked to prevent their use for the 
original purpose and should be brought on charge in 
a subsidiary ledger for obsolete stores. 
358. Losses and deficiencies of stores may not in 
any case be written off without the authority of the 
Governor ; but where such losses are caused by fraud 
or negligence, and it is desired to relieve the respon- 
sible officer of any part of his pecuniary liability, the 
authority of the Secretary of State will also be 
required. 
L. Government House. 
359. The Government House, together with its 
stables, outbuildings, fences, and other appurtenances, 
will be kept in substantial repair throughout at the 
cost of the Colony. The rooms will be painted and