Andiler Leneral to appear-
The Secretary of Statis despatch A = 105 of 15th August 1.879 however having subsequently
subsequently arrived.
I seul-
it at mee to his In arsts, who acting on the instinations in para: 3 of that despatch, stincts out the separate salary he had retained in the Draft Estimates for the office of Auditor Leveral.
b. From what passed soon after, it was
manifest that for Marsh wow not entirely satisfied with the Secretary of States decision,
that
be still retained his own optenim
that the Colonial Secretary (according to his view of the duties of that officer) -sold_ust have time to fulfil the duties of Anditor Leneral also. I did what I could to enable him to work the An dit part of his office thoroughly by drafting letters onsself and
taking pertine business
underto
In
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In that evay, I hoped to allow Ius. Marsh ample time to put the Audit office in such a footing, as he thought
necessary,
but this did not appen.
to Latisfy him either.
He
-now draws on
mny
attention to
7 the Circular issued by D'Bridges in 1558; with Sir John Berring's authority giving
Certain Aweeping directions to the Chief
Justies, the Attorney
Leneral and all
the other public offrains, and For Franch
this lirentar has not
not been
Dags
...
superseded. But he forgets that it was framed to meet the somewhat oxceptional Case of Mr. Chisholm Austey,
and he
also forgets that the offices of Colonial Leonetary and Andilis General were entirely separate at that trime Now the two Departments ernited under me head and Sir & . H. Bonak having Envidered More Meursh's objections this Unime has overruled there objections,
to
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