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directions that in future the practice

I forwarding "every

letter

Dreument "E

the Governor "before being minuted on

acted upon " which is stated to have

brevailed during the Government of Sir

Hercules Robinson and Sir R. Mactonnell

and to have been followed by M. Gardiner Austin and the late Mr. May be athered to, and I must respectfully beg your Exallency to reconsider this direction.

I have been

now

in

the Colonial

Sccutary's Department in another

Colony since the

year

1858 and have

served under seven different Governor's

or Administratons - I entered the departement as Chief Clerk and

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courequently have had considerable experience of the duties. It has been always the practice as far as my

experience

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not

only for

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the

Colonial Secutary but also for the Apistant Colonial Secretary to minute papers paping through their hands and it has been distinctly consirand to be part of their duty to to. It is evident that it can be of ofor the Colonial Sentary to minute his opinion on papers after the Governa has given his decision and such a proceeding might be looked upon as

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to use

improper criticism of the Governor's decision- Not only do I consider it