INSTRUCTIONS.
tion thereupon, a full and exact copy in duplicate of the same, and of the marginal summary thereof, duly authenticated under the public seal of the Colony, and by his own signature. Such copy shall be accompanied by such explanatory observations as may be required to exhibit the reasons and occasion for passing such Ordinance.
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XXV. At the earliest practicable period at the commencement of each Collection of year, the Governor shall cause a complete collection to be published, for
Ordinances to general information, of all Ordinances enacted during the preceding year, every year.
be published XXVI. Minutes shall be regularly kept of all the proceedings of the Minutes of Legislative Council, and at each meeting of the said Council, the proceedings Minutes of the last preceding meeting shall be read over, and confirmed
to be kept. or amended, as the case may require, before proceeding to the despatch
of
Twice in each year, the Governor shall transmit to Us, through one of Minutes to Our Principal Secretaries of State, a full and exact copy of the said he sent home Minutes for the preceding half year.
twice a year.
[XXVII. Nothing herein or in Our said Letters Patent constituting Maintains the office of Governor contained, shall be deemed to invalidate or revoke previous In- certain Instructions under Our Sign Manual and Signet, given on the dated 21st structions, 21st day of January, 1846, to the Governor of the Colony, respecting January, the prosecution of Appeals from the Supreme Court of the Colony; 1846, regulat-
ing appeals but the said Instructions shall remain in full force and effect until other- from Supre-
me Court.
cf. post Part VII.]
to be made
[The "Additional Instructions" as to appeals to the Privy Council, were revoked by Instructions, 10th August, 1909.] XXVIII. Before disposing of any vacant or waste land to Us belong-
Surveys and ing, the Governor shall cause the same to be surveyed, and such reserva- reservations tions to be made thereout as he may think necessary for roads or other before waste public purposes. The Governor shall not, directly or indirectly, purchase disposed of.
lands are
lands. XXIX. All commissions to be granted by the Governor to any person Appoint- or persons for exercising any office or employment shall, unless otherwise ments to be provided by law, be granted during pleasure only; and whenever the and during provisional Governor shall appoint to any vacant office or employment any person pleasure.
not by Us specially directed to be appointed thereto, he shall, at the same time, expressly apprise such person that such appointment is to be considered only as temporary and provisional until Our allowance or disallowance thereof be signified.
of officers.
XXX. Before suspending from the exercise of his office any public Suspension officer who has been appointed by virtue of a commission or warrant from Us or in Our name, or whose emoluments exceed £100 a year, the