Government, within the  district assigned to him. In the exercise of this function the district auditor shall have exclusive original jurisdiction, and in such matters his powers shall be the same as those exercised by the Insular Auditor in regard to Insular accounts proper. The district auditor shall also make such examinations, within his district, of Insular accounts, and render such reports thereon as the Insular Auditor shall require. In this capacity the district auditor shall be the immediate representative of the Insul ar Auditor. [1792-53, 54.] SECTION  627 . Clerk to District Auditor — Duties and Compensation . — A district auditor, with the approval of the Insular Auditor, may appoint a clerk for each province in his district, at a salary not above that of Grace A. Such clerk shall be under the di rection of the district auditor, and his salary and travel expense shall be paid from the funds of the province to which appointed. Upon the prior approval of the Governor-General, more than one clerk may be permanently appointed for a province, and upon the same approval a higher salary may be paid. [1792-56.] S ECTION  628 . Transfer of Clerk for Service in Other Province.  — A district auditor may, as the exigency of the service requires or to the end that in the small provinces a clerk shall not be permanently retained, direct that a clerk appointed to one provin ce shall proceed to and render services in other provinces of his district, and in such event the salary and travel expense involved shall be apportioned among the provinces concerned as the Insular Auditor may deem equitable. [1792-56.] SECTION  629 . Words and Phrases Defined.  — Words and phrases used in this chapter shall be taken in the sense indicated below: "Governmental funds" or "Government funds" is a general term which includes public moneys of every sort, whether pertaining to the Insular Government, the city of Manila, a province, municipality, or other branch of the Copyright 2012 CD Technologies Asia, Inc. and Accesslaw, Inc. Philippine Law Encyclopedia 2011 197 ARTICLE  III Terms Defined 