General and Chief of Elect ^ The Colonial Secretary's Office is at present vacant.
3. I regard it as impossible for Dr. Hitel, J. King, J. Corr, &c., to discharge satisfactorily the numerous duties which have been assigned to him to the satisfaction of Her Majesty's Government, nor could I regard it as a satisfactory arrangement.
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Mr. Wingfield. Mr. Bramston, Mr. Meude. Mr. Herbert. Mr. Grant Duff. Lord Kimberley.
Except temporarily, I think it unadvisable to place a gentleman, however capable, who has received no official training and until lately has been wholly unconnected with the public service, in charge of so varied a combination of important duties.
4. I presume from your having left my predecessor's despatch on the subject of the interpretation department so long unanswered that you do not consider it necessary to carry out the scheme to be a...