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the offices of Colonial Secretary and Auditor General, with the abolition of the office of Treasurer, the latter being... accomplished by using the Bank's arrangement which might be made. One or more of the present Treasury clerk's would be employed at such Bank to keep the book's as required by Her Majesty's Treasury Regulations and I believe such a system is quite practicable. I also have reason to suppose that an opportunity might be found for trying sooner than that the experiment of amalgamating the offices of Colonial Secretary and Treasurer.
Some Legislation would probably be necessary to give effect to the plan of which the above is a sketch, but I cannot see great difficulty in the way, whilst the Auditor General with whom I have conversed on the subject considers it quite practicable. About two years ago or more I had some thought, when the Colony was Bankrupt, of proposing a diminution of Offices. The abolition of the Treasury together with the amalgamation of the Colonial Secretary's and some other office seemed naturally to suggest itself as a feasible plan but now that the Mint establishment has been abolished I do not see much scope for diminishing in any other way the working hands of the Machine of Government here without impairing its efficiency.
8. I do not however pretend to have...
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the effices of bolenial Benetary and Auditer General, with the abolition of the office of Treasurer. the latter being... accomplished by using the Bantis
Bank.
Leasily
aw
or a
arrangement which might
be made.. One or more
of the present
cheasury blerk's would be employed at such
as required by
Bank to keep the book's
Her Majesty's Treasury Pregulations and I believe such a system is quite practicable. I also have reason to suppose that un- opportunity might be found for trying
sooner than that
the experiment soo
of
amal=
gamating the offices of bolonial Secretiny
and Treasurer.
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Some Legislation would probubly be necessary to give effect to the plan of
which the above is a
see
sketch, but I cannot
great difficulty in the way, whilst
any great
the Auditor General with whom I have
comversed
on the
aubject
considers it o
practicable. About two
Thad some
years ago or more
thought, when the balony
was
Bankrupt, of proposing a diminution of
The abolition of the Treasury together.
Offices.
with the
amalgamation of the bolonial Secretary's and some other office seemed-
naturally to suggest itself as a feasible plan but
that the Meint establishment. has been abolished I do not see much scope
поло
for diminishing in any
other
way
the
working hands of the Machine of Goverment
here without impairing its efficiency 8. I do not however pretend to have
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