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which
The main difficulty in the " transaction of business is one "lies in the Emstitution of the Colony
the Governor cannot share his responsibility or delegate his work. "which I heartily wish he could do "sometimes . Therefore whilst the Save Governor
vor is well and able to work, "it is a fact that so far
mere
"Departmental work is linermed " the highest of the Officials, Niz: the Colonial Secretary could apart " from his other duties as adviser in Excentive Carmail, be dispensed with. less momveniently than almost.
other officer
in the Colony,
any
and when In Inereer was
as leaving "I told him that, if a high class clerk "were sent out in his stead, that system "would be m more real help to the Exeantur "then sunding a fresh Colmialbernitary. Mame of the Austin, Colonial Secretary
More
"As regards the Colonial Secretary " himself there is no doubt that he is often in the var
very
"
inksome
" position of having little or nothing
" to do, but at the same time the " Services of a high class official must- "be available in event of the absence " or sickness of the Governor-
6 No doubt when Sir Michael Hicks Beach selected the Auditor General of Mansitions for the amalgamated office of Colonial Secretary and Auditor General in Anghing, he had in mind the precise sort of experience that fitted Mr. Iraash for this post and the very
able and conscientions
way
I have seen Fox Marsh do his work Convives me
that no batter
i
selection could possibly have beens: made. The present Secretary of State,
it may
be presurned was also made
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