Moreover, more to say merely my Government must consider the effect of this Community which can fail to affect, directly or indirectly, the revenue, the Military, the revenue, the management of the Public Works, and the interests of the Public, especially the Chinese.
I submit that it is, therefore, desirable, that the General Commanding, the Treasurer, the Surveyor-General, and the Registrar-General should form part of the Executive Council; so that they may be present to give information respecting their several departments; together with the Colonial Secretary who advises respecting the general administration, and the Attorney-General, who advises respecting the legal points that arise in connexion with all the departments.
Among other advantages, the personal presence of the Chief Heads of Departments obviates the necessity of a mass of Official correspondence, which, as experience has too often shown, has a strong tendency, especially in small communities, to degenerate into personal controversy.
There are other aspects in which this subject should be considered:
(a) In a tropical Colony, it is simply a matter of...
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