CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 300

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It has been customary for Officer to lay his Requisition personally before the Governor, and to obtain his signature thereon before transmitting it to the Colonial Secretary. I have my Requisitions frequently ready for days, but have been unable to obtain an interview with him.

On one occasion, no opportunity occurring for days, my Requisition has perforce been delayed on its way to the Colonial Secretary, who, if he observed any rule at all on receiving any Requisition from the Lieutenant Governor when sickness kept him away from the Office, has happened more than once that I have missed seeing him, because I was away from Office on other duty in some part of the Colony when His Excellency paid a brief visit to the Office.

It has never been noted as received until it had been approved and signed, although sometimes they found their way into his hands unsigned. Probably the safest way of bringing them under the notice of His Excellency was...

That the Requisitions were not always ready on the precise day on which they...

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It has been customary for Officer to lay his Requisition personally before the Governor, and to obtain his signature thereon before transmitting it to the Colonial Secretary. I have my Requisitions frequently ready for days, but have been unable to obtain an interview with him. On one occasion, no opportunity occurring for days, my Requisition has perforce been delayed on its way to the Colonial Secretary, who, if he observed any rule at all on receiving any Requisition from the Lieutenant Governor when sickness kept him away from the Office, has happened more than once that I have missed seeing him, because I was away from Office on other duty in some part of the Colony when His Excellency paid a brief visit to the Office. It has never been noted as received until it had been approved and signed, although sometimes they found their way into his hands unsigned. Probably the safest way of bringing them under the notice of His Excellency was... That the Requisitions were not always ready on the precise day on which they... Page 300 Page 301
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It has been enstomary for Officer to lay his Requisition -personally before the Governor, and to obtain his signature theute - before transmitting it to the Colonial Secretary - Shave

my Requisitions

they had

frequently

sary for days, but have been

unable to obtain

an interview with

25

298

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visit to the Office

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opportunity occurring for days, my Requisition has per fores, been delayed

on

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to the

Colonial Serretary, who if he

observed

rule at all on

itie

any

Requisition

the Lieutenant Governor when

Lieutenant-Governo

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him

away from

the

d more

Office - It has happened

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from Office on other

part of

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in Qome

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1

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approved and signed, although

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way

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them under the noties

probably bringing of His Excelleney-

33..

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which they

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