Preamble
"SEC. 584-A. Check and audit of property and supplies from time to time.—In addition to the general powers of the Bureau of Audits mentioned in the next preceding section, it shall be the duty of said Bureau to make from time to time a careful and thorough check and audit of all property of the Bureaus and offices, not only of the Insular Government but also of the governments of the provinces, municipalities, and chartered cities. The check and audit provided for in this section shall not be confined to a mere inspection and examination of the vouchers, inventories, and other papers on file in the Bureaus and offices with respect to said property or supplies, but shall include an ocular verification of the existence and condition of said material, and said Bureau shall subsequently make its recommendations in the proper annual report."