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177A. With the view of facilitating the despatch of business, and of guarding against neglect or undue delay in the conduct of correspondence, the Governor of a Colony will send home by the first mail of every month :-

(1.) A schedule of despatches received from the Secretary of State which have been more than a month in his hands without an answer.

(2.) A schedule of despatches sent by the Governor to the Secretary of State which appear

to have remained unanswered for more than one month after having been received.

It should be stated in each case whether any inconvenience is occurring, or likely to occur, by delay in answering. (Enclosure to Circular, 26th October, 1880.)

178. All dresses or petitions to the King,

on parchment, must be accompanied by a tran- script on official paper. Protests by Legislative or Executive Councillors should be unfailingly sent home, and if questions respecting legisla- tive proceedings are referred to the Secretary of State, the reference must always be accompanied by extracts from those proceedings.

179. Every Legislative Act must be accom- panied by a statement from the Law Officer of the Crown to the effect that, in his opinion, the

Royal Assent may properly be given thereto,

or ought not to be, and also by a report from

from the the Governor, or

Law Officer, giving all requisite explanation respecting motive in the object of the Act, the which it originated, and any legal or political question which it may involve. Such a report should be sent separately with any Act of unusual importance. Other Acts may be trans- mitted in batches as they receive the Governor's assent.

180. For the due preparation of Drafts of are laid down in the Acts, special rules Governor's Instructions.

181. Every Act must be enrolled in the Chief For the Court of Justice in the Colony. practice of engrossing and enrolling Acts in this country, see the Appendix No. 8.

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th the view of facilitating the business, and of guarding against undue delay in the conduct of ice, the Governor of a Colony will y the first mail of every month :-

chedule of despatches received from y of State which have been more h in his hands without an answer.

chedule of despatches sent by the the Secretary of State which appear mained unanswered for more than after having been received.

I be stated in each case whether any

ce is occurring, or likely to occur, answering. (Enclosure to Circular, er, 1880.)

addresses or petitions to the King, ent, must be accompanied by a trau- fficial paper.

Protests by Legislative ve Councillors should be unfailingly and if questions respecting legisla- dings are referred to the Secretary of reference must always be accompanied

s from those proceedings.

'ery Legislative Act must be accom-

a statement from the Law Officer of

to the effect that, in his opinion, the sent may properly be given thereto, not to be, and also by a report from the Law Officer, or froin

ernor,

Il requisite explanation respecting ct of the Act, the motive in originated, and any legal or political which it may involve. Such a report e sent separately with any Act of mportance. Other Acts may be trans- batches as they receive the Governor's

or the due preparation of Drafts of ecial rules are laid down in the 's Instructions.

Every Act must be enrolled in the Chief

f Justice in the Colony. For the

of engrossing and enrolling Acts in this

see the Appendix No. 8.