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in all its bearings, writing to Lieutenant Governor Whitfield Despotch N. 39 of the 16th September
His Lordship sned:
1870
"The Colonial Secretary's office
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Colent
Colony the
x x x x x x x x x x x
"practically is in this Governor's Office
"The position of Colmial secretary
!
Y
After Emsidering the correspondence " which has passed in this subject and " after Consultation with Sir Richard "MoeDonnell, I have arrived at "the Coolusion that the offices of "Colonial Secretary General may be amalgamated
and Auditor
" without detriment to the tublie "Service, and that the joint duties "Can be efficiently performed by " Mr Austin the present Colonial "Secretary who is at this moment
acting
S
AX
Auditor".
In the
Carrespondence to which Lord Kimberley refers I find the following passage..
Governor Sir Richard MacDonnell
to
to the Earl of Kimberley 17ft April 1869.
11
4
4
" here is
very peculiar as he has and
so little work
" can have generally
4
to get through . This appens to be "more the case during my
" than usual, but at
administration
admin
any time
Supposing the Governorto allend to business himself (and by the "Constitution of the Colony
of the Colony he carmot "dwest himself of Countless direct-
" responsibilities in all sides) the: portion of duty left to the Rolinials Secretary as such merely
merely, is necessarily much smaller than Emsists with the experience and habits of an officer of Her Austin's!
Services.
Meme of the Governor to div. Austin-