62. Vesting of Assets in Botswana Geoscience Institute  (c) The Mines, Quarries, Works and Machinery Regulations require  that minerals permit holders shall submit monthly production  returns to the Chief Government Mining Engineer within 15 days  after the end of the month to which they relate. However,  instances had been noted where this requirement had not been  complied with and there was no indication of action taken  against offenders. This is despite the significance of these returns  in the determination of royalties due to Government.  At the time of writing this report I had not received the Accounting  Officer’s comments.  Botswana Geoscience Institute is a statutory body established by  Botswana Geoscience Institute Act, (No 29 of 2014) to undertake  research in the field of geosciences to provide specialised geoscientific  services and to act as an advisory body in respect of geohazards and  for matters incidental thereto. Essentially, the Institute took over the  functions previously performed by the Department of Geological  Survey. In terms of the Act, all Government assets on charge to the  former Department of Geological Survey were vested in the Institute  while the liabilities remained the obligation of Government. In the  event, the Institute did not take over 30 vehicles, out of a fleet  complement of 63 vehicles, which then remained the property of  Government.  A recent audit visit to the Institute to check on hand-over issues had  indicated that the Ministry had not collected the said vehicles from the  Institute premises since take-over in 2015 to-date, nor had the mechanics seconded from the Central Transport Organisation been  redeployed back to the Department. There were indications that the  vehicles were in use as evidenced by invoices in respect of fuel drawn  from the Central Transport Organisation fuel depots. The total invoiced  amount was P99 333 covering the period from March 2017 to January  2018. On the other hand, the seconded mechanics continued to draw  monthly salaries while they remained idle in the Institutes premises in the  same period. There was some uncertainty about the duties on which  the vehicles were engaged as they were not on direct allocation to  any Government Department during this period.  In my view there has been a serious neglect of duty on the part of  Ministry officers who failed to withdraw the vehicles from the Institute for  such a long period, and put them to good use by reallocation to other  departments or send them back to the Central Transport Organisation  Pool. In the same vein, the Central Transport Organisation should have  49 