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papers in the same subject, it is. impresible, in many

Cases, to form

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any opening on the papers before him, and therefore to record

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opinim therem. I have been expressly prohibited from making any such refermers, and have been diriolide to soud all papers to the Lovenner widin 24 hives - The number of records of the Colmial Secretary's office that are Kept at Government Anse is so large that in a great number of cases, I have presines papers to refer to, and practically the records of the Colonial Secretary's Office

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are

not in my custody I repent what I stated in

Memorandum, that, I have

my

now

last-

noshare of

administration

the general work of adeo te #4 Beac linternplated by Sir M H. Beach, and that, the Ciliniol Liertery of Angking has less disenotim left- to him, than I had, when chief denk

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in another Co.

Colmy. I am rarely shown any despatches to or from the Secretary of State except those of or stially formal Charmeter. Even the despatch reeuilly reserved on. the subject of the duties of the Colonial Secretary and Auditer General, a question which sus raised

me has not been sem

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Under these liicumstances, and

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Considering that, I was appointed by For Me 4. Beach to be Comial Secondary.

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and not simply a transmitting Clerk, I respectfully subirint that these are sufficient grounds, for the dissatisfactive m my particts which this bacilleroy

to alludes in his minute of 30th Allring (Signed) W. #Marsh

14th November 1879.