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it is very

desirable that the office of

Auditor General should be held

separately from that of Colonial Secretary

other office whenever

and from any. the Revenue and Expenditure scale to justify it

are

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3.

I am

also niclined

to thinks that mistead of the Governors transacting business without availing himself of the assistance which is received by Governors from Colonial Secretaries

advantag in other Colomer, it would be an - that the woth should be prepared for the

Eovernor by the Colonial Secretary The Colonial Secretary's office should be the place of transaction of business for the Governor, and the place for all records, confidential despatcher bein deposited in a safe accesiblioaling 6 the Governor. In fact the Governor

should stand in the same relation to

the Colonial Secretang's office that the

S. of 5. holds in regard to the Colonial Office

System

the

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Under such a

Governor would have

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sufficient opportunity for setting his mash upon the administration of the Colvery whilst a

degree of

unity would be given to that administration instead of the Colony's being exposed to as

mariny systems

systems overnatts

are Govern

In the other expronorattan

Eestions Clomer

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4. In Hongkong the tes

the (olonial officer appear to have been

etary takes united, separated, and united important

again. On the last secasion

part in the

ich of bir

uncial

especially thing appear to have heen united This would pecause in consequence of the

Governor's doing all the Colonial y Secretarys work it was resepary

shakly how veritated to a

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find complogement for Mir the Austin in addition to the

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