CO129-184 - Governor Hennessy - 1879 [1-5] — Page 544

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little that was left him to do

Colonial Se

Secretary Bad Sur March

says that the business of auditing has been very imperfectly performed

matter

of Surprise

which is scarcely considering that of the thre

mecubers of

the Audit office

One

is the Colonial Secretary (in which capacity Mr March appears to fund mone to do then our Austin had), "another is the Government Electrician, whelt the third helps to keep the Treasury Books which he has afterwards to assist in

auditing.

Nur Marsh appears however

the doing good work as

Audilos.

6. Mr Marsh also appears to

think that the Colonial Secretary

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ought to hold the position in relations to Colonial Secretary work which I have indicated in the 3rd paragraph of this muiate, but that it is imposible porke same person to do this and also to bischarge the duties of Auditor Satisfactoril

But I do not feel b

run

7.

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te

confident that our Marsh ve respecting the separation of the offices may not have been unconsciously dictated by his dis :content with his position Colonial Secretary and his desires the placed regards that office

ax

above

him

in the position indicated above for when the Governor gave leave to maminte the papers instead, sending them to the Governor unminiated as heretofore, and suggested that ter Should divide his tune systematically between the two departments

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