Opposition MP John Barritt praised the frankness of a report into Bermuda's quangos on Monday night in the House of Assembly and urged Government to listen to its recommendations.

He said the document, released last year, raised some interesting questions about the bodies known as quasi autonomous non-governmental organisations.

The report, carried out by the Cabinet's Central Policy Unit, noted the Bermuda Monetary Authority's CEO was also the chairwoman ? a practice it said was "professionally unethical" as she was her own boss.

He noted a look at the Bermuda College had found an "excessive number of administrators" and a review needed to find out if they were all unnecessary.

Mr. Barritt also noted the College had 17 directors. "What is going on up there? Can it be improved and be more effective and actually cost less?"

He said the report noted some College staff were given pay rises with hardly any accountability. He said one staff member had been given a pay increase of $18,000 without prior knowledge or approval of their immediate supervisor, human resources or the financial controller.

Mr. Barrritt said he was left wondering who sanctioned it. And the report also noted the lack of succession plan for the president of the College ? a situation which had led to two foreign presidents being appointed since Dr. Cook's retirement in 2001.

He noted that the Bermuda Monetary Authority pays first-time bonuses to some of its employees while Wedco gave travel vouchers to staff who had gone above and beyond normal duties.

And he noted that the chairman and directors of Wedco were paid fees even though there is no mention of this being allowed in the legislation governing the body.

He said members of such boards normally only got nominal fees and he hoped former Wedco chairman Walter Lister would shed light on the matter.

The report also highlighted failings at Bermuda Housing Corporation and called for a tool to assess who can qualify for housing.

BHC also lacked a researcher to assess future needs said Mr. Barritt, who added the report had also picked up on the fact that levels of accountability were low and the auditor repeatedly ignored.

It noted that the House of Assembly's Public Accounts Committee wasn't public but sat behind closed doors so did not really operate in the way it should by highlighting areas which needed to be improved.

Mr. Barritt said the report noted the committees of the House had a slot in the timetable to make reports but the route was not used said Mr. Barritt said he believed the report writers were hinting more committees could be set up to improve accountability.