CHAPTER XI 



FINANCE 



THE municipal cashier should be directed to keep the 

 accounts of the mosquito credit or fund under a 

 separate entry ; otherwise all sorts of undertakings, 

 charitable and otherwise, will cause leakage of the 

 money. Nothing should be paid from the credit 

 unless formally approved by the person who is direct- 

 ing the work. There must be a responsible head, or 

 the funds will be diverted to other uses. As stated 

 before, the local health officer is the best organiser for 

 a mosquito campaign, but this is not absolutely neces- 

 sary. Whoever directs operations must see that 

 there is no " juggling " with the collected, subscribed, 

 or granted funds. After the campaign has started, 

 if the necessity for major sanitary works becomes 

 apparent, and these are agreed upon, credits allowed 

 for them should be kept separate. Then should any 

 one of them fail, its downfall will not include the 

 measures against mosquitos. Payment of bills, etc., 

 and the salaries must be made regularly. Proper 

 pay-sheets for the foremen and workmen should be 

 employed, so that records of promotions, rates of pay, 

 punishments, etc., may be kept. 



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