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Irinute by His Excellency the Governor.
Who authorized the thief blerk in the Colonial Secretary's Office to minute papers to Heads
of Departments before the papers
come to me?
15th September, 1879.
(Signed) J Rope Hennessy
minute by the Honorable The Colonial Secretary.
Mr. Wodehouse was directed by me
refer papers of
to
this routine mature to Heads
of other Departments with the view of saving time. I was not aware that His Excellency had
any objection to such proceeding which is usual in other Colonies. I can speak of
to the practice.
my
Dun
existing
knowledge
both at the bape and kauritius. when I was Chief Clerk it was considered. to be part of my duty to make suc