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(III,2,3.)
III. Functions.
1.
capacity
The Head of the Department, in his
as Chinese
Secretary
to the Governor, is to act, when required, as Interpreter to the Governor, personally ofurnishing oral interpretation on special occasions, as
may
be desired, to supply the Governor with such information on Chinese
questions as he
as he may
call for, and to
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translate for the Governor whatever.____
he
semi-official or confidential documents wish to have translated from Chinese into English or from English
may
into Chinese.
2.
The Head of the Department
is to receive all chinese petitions addressed
(
(in Chinese) to the Colonial Government, to attach to each petition a faithful translation and forward both original and Aranslation to the Colonial Secretary. We will also furnish the Colonial with Chinese translations of any replies which the Colonial Secretary
wish to send to such Petitioners.
may
3.
"The Bead of the Department is to
on.
any
supply the Colonial Secretary when desired with translations of or comments document involving technical knowledge of Chinese and furnish the Colonial Secretary with whatever information he
Chinese affairs.
regarding
4.
may require
The Head of the Department
\ is to be responsible for the editing of the
Chinese portion of the Government Gazette.