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pleases through which the Anditor lymeralship has passed,

On its creation it was

d

d

leparate office held by We Shelley with the exces -sive Salary of

£1000 per

hamig.

annum and there not

been

any

time for the

accumulation of

arr e ars

and the establishments at

the 5 ports being less extensive than at present, the duties of the office __

far from

were

onerous.

But nevertheless I cannot but deem the step which We Shelly's

was taken on

retirement

retirement of abolishing the

Office altogether as one, and lacking

duties to those

Colonial Secretary

of

A separate

on its

this

ds most

unvice, and the present. state of things certamily

appears to justify

me in

arriving at ench conclusion_

The discharge of the duties of his now office

the constant.

and

supcovision to be exercised by line over all other Departments of the Colonial Government afford ample occupation for the most energetic and intelligent.

of