65. Arrears of Revenue  66. Audit of Accounts – Central Medical Stores, Gaborone  The return of arrears of revenue submitted to the Accountant General  by the Accounting Officer for inclusion in the Annual Statements of  Accounts has shown an unsatisfactory position with regard to the  collection of those arrears, as shown in the table below:-  The lack of collections for the whole year is clear indication that there  was no sustained follow-up on these matters.  The audit of the accounts and records of the Central Medical Stores  brought to light the following:-  It was a condition of the initial contract that the contractor  would buy furniture, equipment and other accessories which  would become the property of Government. For this purpose  the contractor was advanced P20 000 by Government to (a) A contractor was engaged for the provision of services of  warehousing and distribution of drugs, dressings and vaccines  and other ancillary services for a 3-year period beginning April  2014, at a contract sum of P174 324 187. After completion of the  initial contract in April 2017, the contractor was given two  extensions in the total amount of P60 059 235 ending in July 2018. The contractor was given another extension beyond this date  and was subsequently awarded a 5-year contract commencing  February 2019, having been given extensions of close to 22  months. I consider this period of extensions without invitation for  fresh tenders rather generous, and not consistent with the principle of fairness in the procurement of services.  52  Travelling Imprest  160  976 179  Total 881  11 558 124  Revenue Balance Collections Balance Item 01/04/2017 2017/18 31/03/2018 Private telephones (1101)  1550  -  1550  Private telephones (1108)  9 440  9440  Sales of Drugs, Dressings etc  552 693  -  552 693  Other Hospital Fees  691  691  Private telephones (1109)  132  -  132  Private telephones (1110)  743  743  Private telephones (0211)  15 086  4 807  10 279  Sundries (0211)  341  -  341 