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directions that in future the practice
I forwarding "every
letter
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the Governor "before being minuted on
acted upon " which is stated to have
brevailed during the Government of Sir
Hercules Robinson and Sir R. Mactonnell
and to have been followed by M. Gardiner Austin and the late Mr. May be athered to, and I must respectfully beg your Exallency to reconsider this direction.
I have been
now
in
the Colonial
Sccutary's Department in another
Colony since the
year
1858 and have
served under seven different Governor's
or Administratons - I entered the departement as Chief Clerk and
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courequently have had considerable experience of the duties. It has been always the practice as far as my
experience
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not
only for
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the
Colonial Secutary but also for the Apistant Colonial Secretary to minute papers paping through their hands and it has been distinctly consirand to be part of their duty to to. It is evident that it can be of ofor the Colonial Sentary to minute his opinion on papers after the Governa has given his decision and such a proceeding might be looked upon as
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to use
improper criticism of the Governor's decision- Not only do I consider it