i SAID TO BE SHOWN ors IN AUD AUDIT T I of the accounts of Hugh A. A McMillin lc as redemption deputy I RECHECK R in the county treasurers treasurer's office under the previous administration has revealed alleged specific instances of money shortages amounting to approximately 2000 according to persons in close touch with th the progress of the special audit today The recheck is being continued in an fan effort to account for the entire shortage of which was first found or to determine whether any offsets will be found for the specific shortages I that were discovered yesterday I County Auditor M. M L. L Scott refused to comment on the finding of the special audit other than to admit that he understood several specific I i instances stances had been found Percy J. J Goddard in charge of the special audit refused to make any state state- state state-I ment CHECKING BALANCES BALANCE I Since the discovery of the apparent shortage of the special auditors auditors' auditors audi audi- audI 1 tors tors' have been checking the daily balance sheet records of the redemption redemption i tion department while Mr McMillin 1 was r redemption deputy ty with the i iI dai panl deposit slips Specific In- In I I shortages of were foun hen Xv then th the amount received the amount reI re- re 1 tallied in the the- theoffice office and the amount I deposited in the bank varied it was was' stated today The first shortage found in the audit occurred early in November it was ascertained I It will take at least three e we weeks ks to complete the audit and finish the 1 report to the county commissioners according to opinions expressed to to- to day REFUNDS MADE I During the process of ot the audit I discovery Is said to have been made I of numerous overpayments made by bythe bythe I the county to various persons and I firms and the county has received I refunds amounting to slightly more than 1200 Practically all of th the I amount was recovered in cases where county bills were paid twice through an error The largest amount recovered in any anyone one instance was understood to be 1 Notice was served by the county on one firm asking the refund of two items which the audit found tobe tobe to tobe be overpayments The payments 1 were 18 and 9 The refund of 9 was made by the firm with the statement statement statement state state- ment that the county had been credited credited credited cred cred- with that amount but that there was no record of the overpayment of I 18 A further Investigation into the county books showed that the county I warrant had been returned with the 1 indorsement of the tool bookkeeper l ceper or the I cashier of the firm Assurance was given by firm officials that the amount would be refunded i