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CHAPTER XVII.

Presents.

21. Governors, Lieutenant-Governors, and other servants of the Crown in a Colony, are ibited during the continuance of their ice in the Colony, from receiving presents, iniary or valuable (other than the ordinary 3 of personal friends), which may be offered their acceptance by the inhabitants of the ony or any class of them, or by Kings, Chiefs,

ther members of the native population in or hbouring to the Colony, and from giving I presents.

his rule applies not only to the officers uselves, but also to their families, and officers responsible for its observance by their ilies. It is not intended to apply to cases of uneration for special service rendered, and for with the consent of the Government rule may be relaxed, with the special per- sion of the Secretary of State, upon an cer's final departure from the service of the

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[oney which has been subscribed with a view narking public approbation of an Officer's luct, may be dedicated to objects of general

ity and connected with the name of the person > has merited such a proof of the general

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22. When presents from Kings, Chiefs, or

er members of the native population in or ghbouring to the Colony, cannot be absolutely

Ised without giving offence, they are to be vered up to the Government. To this rule

e can be no exception, unless with the express

ction of the Secretary of State, which will be uted only on public and not on personal

unds.

When presents are exchanged between vernors or other officers acting on behalf of Colonial Government in ceremonial inter- rses with native Kings, Chiefs, or others, the sents received inust be credited to the

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Government, and such return presents as may be sanctioned by the Secretary of State will be given at the Government expense.

423. Governors are not, without special per- mission, to forward any articles for presentation to His Majesty.

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ument, and such return presents as may be oned by the Secretary of State will be

at the Government expense.

Governors are not, without special per- n, to forward any articles for presentation

Majesty.

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