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Polite & was introduced in that Colony, with the sanction of the Imperial Government, and greatly to the public advantage, The system of an Annual Session and Annual Recess. I found that there, as here, the work of legislation had been carried on in a somewhat lax and hap-hazard fashion - I propose that during each Recess, the business of the ensuing Session shall be carefully prepared by the Governor and the Executive Council - Each Annual session, here as elsewhere, will be opened by the Governor with a short Address, containing a programme of the legislative and other business to be taken in hand; full explanations as to the reasons for proposing every New Ordinance and Measure; and a general view of the social and financial condition of the Colony. Legislature will thus be accurately informed of the requirements of the Public Service, and enabled to afford the Government effective assistance in settling its financial and general policy. Again, here as in all other Colonies, each Annual Session will