Hyde Cemetery Trust treasurer Martin Cameron holds a copy of a letter from Audit New Zealand which takes responsibility for the loss of the trust's records, some of which date back to the 1880s. Burial certificates, plot records and a minute book containing details of meetings dating back to 1880s are just some of the documents missing after the Hyde Cemetery Trust's annual audit by Audit New Zealand. The entrance to Hyde Cemetery. Trust secretary Martin Cameron said the records, which were kept inside a cardboard box, were sent to Audit New Zealand's Christchurch office last year. While the trust received the auditor's report, the records have never been returned, despite an exhaustive search by Audit New Zealand.

Source: Otago Daily Times May 19, 2019 16:51 UTC