Gordon Howe was recently appointed auditor of Watts Ltd., a public company. He had been approached by the audit committee of the board of directors and had communicated with the company's previous auditor before indicating that he would be prepared to accept the appointment. He attended the shareholders' meeting at which he was appointed but has not yet visited the company's offices. List the matters that Howe should attend to between the time of his appointment and the commencement of his audit work in order to plan an effective audit of Watts Ltd.