“‘Surveyor’ includes any person appointed by a rural authority to perform any of the duties of surveyor under this Act” (38 & 39 Vic. c. 55, s. 4). The clause I have above referred to is as follows:-- “Every rural authority shall from time to time appoint fit and proper persons to be medical officer or officers of health and inspector or inspectors of nuisances; they shall also appoint such assistants and other officers and servants as may be necessary and proper for the efficient execution of this Act . . .” (38 & 39 Vic. c. 55, s. 190). The following clauses apply to officers of rural as well as urban authorities:-- “The same person may be both surveyor and inspector of nuisances . . .” (38 & 39 Vic. c. 55, s. 192). “Officers or servants appointed or employed under this Act by the local authority shall not in any wise be concerned or interested in any bargain or contract made with such authority for any of the purposes of this Act . . .” (38 & 39 Vic. c. 55, s. 193). “Before any officer or servant of a local authority enters on any office or employment under this Act by reason whereof he will or may be entrusted with the custody or control of money, the local authority by whom he is appointed shall take from him sufficient security for the faithful execution of such office or employment and for duly accounting for all moneys which may be entrusted to him by reason thereof” (38 & 39 Vic. c. 55, s. 194). In addition to these clauses there are several regulating the receipt of money by officers, but these should not affect the town surveyor. Although in many places he has the onerous duty of paying workmen, certifying tradesmen’s accounts, and other financial transactions, he ought under no circumstances to have anything to do with the receipt of money. Unfortunately, in some of the smaller towns the surveyor is also employed as rate collector; but as this is evidently a very improper proceeding, I shall not further allude to it in any manner.