On the whole, I think it would be well to
proceed as Mr. Cowell proposes in the first part of
his minute.
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As regards Mr. Cowell's point at X, there is
no doubt that, in theory, a Governor cannot quit a
Colony in which he is serving without leave obtained
from the King. But, in practice, we never submit
applications to the King; we convey the necessary
approval in an impersonal form. It is true that
there have been cases in which the wrong formula has
Zovernor slipped through i.e. the reply to the King has been
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worded to the effect that the Secretary of State
approves.
to say:
...
The right way to deal with the matter is
"Approval is given for ...". The impli-
cation here is that, although the King's name is not
actually mentioned, the Secretary of State is being
used as a channel through which approval is given.
If there is any doubt in any Department as to what
should be the recognised procedure, it would be well
for a note to be circuleted to all Departments:
should like to see the note in draft.
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