and myself

as well as by previous Elonial Secretaries and former Govenors.

It is convenient and indeed necesary in considering Mr Marsh's letter on this

subject

to consider also his letter

of

the

5. of May recommending that the Office

of Colonial Secretary be separated from

that

2.

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Auditor General.

Mr. Marsh is clearly right in thinking that if the Colonial Ccretary's

work in Hong Kong is to be conducted

in the same way

be

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arrival has been done out

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In his letter

of

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By attending for

the gr

of office

570

hours

says:

# Sustant he

some time before Office

"hours I have been able to devote

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occasionally about an hour and a half in the day to the audit Office_" and

in the

Jalue

A

letter he says

"The

#

fact is

the Colonial Secretary has enougue

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work to

recupy

his whole time xxxx

Of all Government Officials in this Colony, I believe that the Colonial century

is the one who has the least time at

Done in Mauritues, it would fully

recupy

his whole Official time; and as

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matter

of fact

the

very

valuable

work he has done as Auditor since his

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his disposal to undertake

arly

extra

duties"

3.

In referring to the Secretary of State's Despatch N. 117 telling.

lue

of

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