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in all its bearings, writing to Lieutenant Governor Whitfield Despotch N. 39 of the 16th September

His Lordship sned:

1870

"The Colonial Secretary's office

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Colent

Colony the

x x x x x x x x x x x

"practically is in this Governor's Office

"The position of Colmial secretary

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After Emsidering the correspondence " which has passed in this subject and " after Consultation with Sir Richard "MoeDonnell, I have arrived at "the Coolusion that the offices of "Colonial Secretary General may be amalgamated

and Auditor

" without detriment to the tublie "Service, and that the joint duties "Can be efficiently performed by " Mr Austin the present Colonial "Secretary who is at this moment

acting

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Auditor".

In the

Carrespondence to which Lord Kimberley refers I find the following passage..

Governor Sir Richard MacDonnell

to

to the Earl of Kimberley 17ft April 1869.

11

4

4

" here is

very peculiar as he has and

so little work

" can have generally

4

to get through . This appens to be "more the case during my

" than usual, but at

administration

admin

any time

Supposing the Governorto allend to business himself (and by the "Constitution of the Colony

of the Colony he carmot "dwest himself of Countless direct-

" responsibilities in all sides) the: portion of duty left to the Rolinials Secretary as such merely

merely, is necessarily much smaller than Emsists with the experience and habits of an officer of Her Austin's!

Services.

Meme of the Governor to div. Austin-