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competent to undertake those duties would not necessarily be an officer of sufficient standing to be Treasurer or to be admitted to the Executive Council. And further it might not follow that in all future time the Postmaster General of the Colony will be, as now, the best officer in the service to become Treasurer; and I consider that it will be more conducive to the interest of the service of the Government be left free to select, as Acting Treasurer, during the absence of the Treasurer, or vacancy of the office, such officer as may appear to him at the time to be most fitted for the post, and if he retain, as at present, equally unfettered discretion as to the recommendation he may make for the appointment of a future Treasurer
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competent to undertake
those duties would
not necessarily be an officer of sufficient standing to be Preasurer
or to be admitted to
the Executive Commeil.
And further it might
not follow that in all future home the
Postmaster General of the
say
will be as now, the best officer in the
service to become
Treasurer; and Icon-
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be
moze
conducive
to
of
to the interest.
the service of the
fovernor be left free
to select, as
Acting
Treasurer,
during
the
absence of the Treasurer,
or
• vacancy of the office,
such offices
Q-
may
appear to him at the
time to be most.
most fitted
for the post, and if
he retain,
are
as at present,
equally unfettered
discretion
a
to the
recommendation he
make for
may
the
appointment of a future
Treasurer
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