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to be the buty of the Colonial Secretary to record any observations that he may have to make on papers, in forwarding them to the Governia, but I fully beluve that the Secretary of State for the Colonie expects the Colonial Secretary to do this
If this be not the casted respectfully
Excellency what
Are
the duties
wak your that the Colonial Secretary has to perform? He will, if your Minute is carried
out have little more to do than to sign letters embodying the Governors instructions and that could easily be done by the Chief Clerk.
I have endeavoured since I have been in this Colony to give as
much spistance
as is in my power to
the Governor by minating on papers in reference to what has been done previous occasions, to precedents in
analagous cases, or to the law
requlations
an opission
on
as
the subject, together with
to how for they bear
the case in point, with the view
of putting all the facts before the Governor in order that be might have
and
the
means of forming an opinion giving directions at once. If I have
not done so in more cases, it is
because such a large rintuber of Official papers belonging to my department have been sent to Government House
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