of Regina
66
27: which the duty
1858, in which the
and
position of the Colonial Secretary
arr
defined....
Inclose copy
copy of
that document, (a circular letter
addressed to all the Departments),
which I entirely approved, of
the time, and which, Mr
Mercer
assures me,
lays down
the
in his opinion accurately Colonial Secretary's functions. and the relation of that Officer to the various Government departments .. on a subsequent part of his letter Mr. Anstey assumes the legality of this
Circular letter to have been..
directed. by the verdict of
Jury
in the case
Tarrant, but I can hardly say
that the document was never.
in
question before the Jury.
3. Mr.
Anstey mentions his
suspension by the Executive Council of Three (Dr. Bridges
included for Dr. Bridges
being included.
declined to take part in the
proceedings, lest he should be
accused.
of bias.
4. Mr. Anstey is wrong in supposing it laid down in the Queen's Regulations that aviva
regulations
is ordered before
bearing
the Executive Council. The
Regulation (80) provides that