Auditor

One who examines accounts and compares the charges with vouchers or other papers. The U. S. Treasury Dept. has six. The first audits the accounts of the civil service, public debt, and customs; the second, those relating to Indian affairs and a part of the army; the third, those of the quartermaster-general, engineer corps, and commi ary-general; the fourth, of the navy; the fifth, those of the internal revenue, patent office, and state department; the sixth, the postal accounts. A private auditor examines the accounts of individuals. An auditor-general usually po e es greater powers, as his determinations are not subject to review.