CO129-156 - Sir MacDonnell - 1872 [1-3] — Page 172

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be noted in the Audit Office, from whence it is forwarded to the Colonial Secretary for his signature, after

which it is countersigned by

the Treasurer.

are made in coin

No payments from the Treasury, except for trivial

amounts included in one sum drawn

from the Bank by a cheque which has passed through the hands of the Officers mentioned above. All other payments "payable to Order"

are made

by

cheque

It only remains for me to state that of the Revenue of the Colony two thirds at least is received directly into the Treasury.

$600,000

To

my

duties

Registrar General. I attend every

day to my Office in the Supreme Court House from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

These are the fixed Office hours,

very frequently detained there until much later. These hours

are not sufficient on very many occasions to complete the work thrown upon me, and I have to engage myself on it when at home.

Of the multifarious duties attached to the Registrar General's Department there is little that does not require the personal supervision of the Head of the Department

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be noted in the Audit Office, from whence it is forwarded to the Colonial Secretary for his signature, after which it is countersigned by the Treasurer. are made in coin No payments from the Treasury, except for trivial amounts included in one sum drawn from the Bank by a cheque which has passed through the hands of the Officers mentioned above. All other payments "payable to Order" are made by cheque It only remains for me to state that of the Revenue of the Colony two thirds at least is received directly into the Treasury. $600,000 To my duties Registrar General. I attend every day to my Office in the Supreme Court House from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. These are the fixed Office hours, very frequently detained there until much later. These hours are not sufficient on very many occasions to complete the work thrown upon me, and I have to engage myself on it when at home. Of the multifarious duties attached to the Registrar General's Department there is little that does not require the personal supervision of the Head of the Department
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5 be noted in the Audit Office, from whence it is forwarded to the Celinial secretary for his signature, after which it is countersigned by the Preasurer. are made in coin No payments from the Preasury, except for trivial amounts included in one sum drawn from the Bank by a cheque which has passed through the hands of the Officers mentioned above. All. other payments payable to Order" are made by choque me to It only remains for state that of the Revenue of the Colony live thirds at least is received directly into the Dreasury. Cie abar $600,000 To tinn now to . my 171 9 duties Clo Registras Imeral . Fattend every . Office in the Supreme day to my Office Court House from 10 and These from 2.30 p... a. m. lieb Moon; m. until 4. p.m. are the fixed Office hours, bist Jam very frequently detained there until much later. These hours are not sufficient on very many work thrown occasions to to complete the upon me, and I have to engage myself on it when Dam at home . Of the multifarious duters attached to the Registrar General s Departmour there is little that does " not require the personal supervision the Head of the Department of
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be noted in the Audit Office, from whence it is forwarded to the Celinial secretary for his signature, after

which it is countersigned by

the Preasurer.

are made in coin

No payments from the Preasury, except for trivial

amounts included in one sum drawn

from the Bank by a cheque which has passed through the hands of the Officers mentioned above. All. other payments payable to Order"

are made

by

choque

me to

It only remains for state that of the Revenue of the Colony live thirds at least is received directly into the Dreasury.

Cie abar

$600,000

To tinn

now to

.

my

171

9

duties

Clo

Registras Imeral . Fattend every

.

Office in the Supreme

day to my Office Court House from 10

and

These

from 2.30 p...

a. m. lieb

Moon;

m. until 4. p.m.

are the fixed Office hours,

bist Jam

very frequently detained there until much later. These hours

are not sufficient

on

very many

work thrown

occasions to

to complete the upon me, and I have to engage myself on it when Dam at home .

Of the multifarious duters attached to the Registrar General s Departmour there is little that does " not require the personal supervision the Head of the Department

of

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