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amount.

3. The form I is according to the instructions quoted by His Excellency to be transmitted by the Requisitionist to the treasurer who after signing it forwards it through the Colonial Secretary to the Governor. The Treasurer

the

Officer charged by these instructions with the duty of checking.

these

requisitions which are for sums that have been falready authorized in the Estimates. If this

Excellency wishes the Colonial Secretary and the Auditor to relieve the Treasurer

this duty it will be

departure from existing regulations that were sent out from

home in 1847 and have been inforced.

eversince.

a

4. The Governor has the power of refusing payment of any sums that have been passed by the Auditor but to give

to

that

Officer

directions as to what items he is to

pass and what he is to refuse as His

Excellency

seems to wish to do would.

amount to relieving that officer of

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the

discretionary powers and responsibilities that are his special province.

5. Though the

sums which to in this correspondance.

are

referred.

are

trifling

in amount there are questions involved

of

affecting the duties and responsibilities the Auditor General which I consider

to be

of

the highest importance and I

beg therefore respectfully to request that

this

may

copies of His Excellency's minute of reply, of hot : Listers letter.

of referred to the Secretary of

Stati.

6. In conclusion I must respectfully

protest against the tone which His Excellency has been pleased to adopt towards the Auditor General in the

minute

referred

to

(Signed) WH March.

Auditor Genirii

be