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§ VI. Correspondence of Individuals. 217. Persons in a Colony, whether Public Functionaries or private individuals, who have any representations of a public or private nature to make to Government, should address them to the Governor of the Colony; or, if the Colony be

a dependency of a Governor-in-Chief, then to the Officer in the immediate administration of its Government.

218. The duty of the Governor or Ad- ministrator of the Colony is to receive and Act upon each such representation as public expediency or justice to the individual may appear to require, with the assistance in certain cases of his Executive Council; and if he doubts what steps to take thereupon, or if public advantage may appear to require it, to consult

or report to the Secretary of State. Every individual has, however, the right to address the Secretary of State, if he thinks proper.

But

in this case he must transmit such communica- tion, unsealed, and in triplicate, to the Governor or Administrator, applying to him to forward it in due course to the Secretary of State.

219. Every letter, memorial, or other docu- ment which may be received by the Secretary of State from a Colony otherwise than through the Governor, will, unless a very pressing urgency justifies a departure from the rule, be referred back to the Governor for his report.

220. This rule, requiring transmission of correspondence with the Secretary of State through the Governor, is based on the strongest grounds of public convenience, in order that all communications may be duly verified, as well as reported on, before they reach the Secretary of State. It extends, therefore, to communica- tions relating to public affairs as well as the concerns of the writer; to those of all Public Functionaries of whatever rank, and to those from public bodies.

221. Petitions addressed to the King, or the King in Council, memorials to Public Officers or

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I. Correspondence of Individuals.

'ersons in a Colony, whether Public aries or private individuals, who have sentations of a public or private nature to Government, should address them to rnor of the Colony; or, if the Colony be lency of a Governor-in-Chief, then to er in the immediate administration of its

ent.

The duty of the Governor or Ad- or of the Colony is to receive and n each such representation as public

ey or justice to the individual may › require, with the assistance in certain

is Executive Council; and if he doubts

eps to take thereupon, or if public e may appear to require it, to consult

t to the Secretary of State. Every

I has, however, the right to address

But

tary of State, if he thinks proper. ise he must transmit such communica- ealed, and in triplicate, to the Governor

istrator, applying to him to forward it urse to the Secretary of State.

Every letter, memorial, or other docu-

ich

muy be received by the Secretary of m a Colony otherwise than through the

, will, unless a very pressing urgency

a departure from the rule, be referred

he Governor for his report.

This rule, requiring transmission of idence with the Secretary of State the Governor, is based on the strongest

of public convenience, in order that all cations may be duly verified, as well ed on, before they reach the Secretary It extends, therefore, to communica- ating to public affairs as well as the

of the writer; to those of all Public aries of whatever rank, and to those lic bodies.

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