aware
of the substance of the correspondence. on which Lord Kimberley founded his decision to the effect that the mode
work doing the Colonial Secutary's in Hongking
Thughing allowed that officer ample time for the really harder work of Auditor Funeral.
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The whole question therefore tions upon the proportion of the office hours the amalgamated Offieve holder chooses to give to each Department. Probably if bur Marsh aimed
med give
enviety of the office hours to the Colonial Secretary's departiment and me inviety to the Auditir Lenerals, it would enable him to do both- entire satisfaction, but he is the best judge himself of the division of his
office time_
t
any
It is however manifest that no change of
work should be made,
Without
without the secretary of Statis
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Sanction, such as it would render
it arcessory for Mr Marsh to give the whole of his office hours to the Colonial Decritings Buy
ry's Department . as such a change of work would practically
"the desisim
reverse
of Successive Denetaries of state respecting
the
algamated offices 8. But, if, cnsistently with the therough performa Gernal's work and its discharg
mee
of the Auditor
within office hours, hur Maish desire to take himself some part
that administrative work which; Sir Richard Macdonnell and other Governors thought belonged in this Coloney, properly to the Foverner - Imould not permally object,
and under such circumstances In Marsh can record an
y observation, he likes to make upon
all Borers
!