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a period of three months under the

regulations which

LUCA

Your

Griec

pleased to put in force in you Despatch 1.43 of off January, and

which have

given

much Satisfaction

to the Birch Levants of

the

Colony.

As the absence of Ms. Mereer

Ms Mreer from

the Erlong during the part year dil not extend beyond a few lays at time I thought it expedient to grant his application.

The duties of Erionial Seretary

A and Auditor General have been since performed by M. Hillier, the Chief Magistrate whom I have ales appointed a provisional Member the Incentive Council, a measuri

of

imperatively required to give

of

due

the

facility to the transaction current business of the Colony.

Mr Hillier is at the same

time

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responsible for the performance

his own

of the duties of

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Office and some little inconvenience might possibly be experienced from this circumstancy but knowing that he looks forward

with

ic

vely

natural and I think

very just ambition to exchange

more arduous and lizz

his present pleasing duties

those of the Colonial

Secretary should this office become

again vacant and the necessities

of

the public Service permit his advancement, Knowing also that