CO129-185 - Acting Governor Marsh Governor Hennessy - 1879 [6-12] — Page 628

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let M. Maush come

away Cidicate Stocuty

need to to M. Hennessy

bret Home is

that

the colonial Secretary

must be

given

hès

time position: as pointed out on a former

pafer M: Marsh Should be colonial Scratary first & Auditor general afterwards;

it would. I think, be far better of one ottice than the colonial Secretary

to do the duties

it now is

the Auditor general's

some

were

as

host one or the other is sure to be

A

reglected, and the colonial Secretary

is in a scuse the head

Who

cell the departments

should not be identified with

in particulas.

any

one

The Administration of Highing has got into a vary bed condition, entirely

Da

thest

to the fact that M. Hennessy will owing meddle with other peoples duction if he for all, he is not to do so. hope still for

Loca

loos told once

there would be some

Mr Meade

CPL

18 Feb

for the colong

Yur Marsh asks to be transfered

626

to another Colony and for leave

of absence until this can be done

Mr Hennesy quier

an crónica

support to this application

May

Mr Marsh's letter of 12

and Mt Hennepys minute

of 22 May

were among

the

enclosures to fur Hennesys despatch of 30 May relative to Mr March's proposal for Separating the officer of Auditor General and Colonial Secretary, which did not meet with the appronal wither of the Governor or of this s.oft.

In his letter of 12 May

MrMarsh states his news of a Colonial Secretary's duties. In his minute of 22 May Tur Hennesy concedes everything, is he allows fur march to minute every haper before sending it to the Governer,

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