Section 42
SEC. 42. The Auditor may, with the written consent of the Governor-General, mitigate, remit, remove, compromise, release, or discharge any liability, in whole or in part, to the Philippine Government, or a provincial government, in any matter before him, when, in his judgment, the interests of the Government seem to require it, except in eases provided for in the next preceding-section and subject to such further restrictions as may lie provided by law.