CO129-212 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [10-11] — Page 339

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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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DRAFT. 334 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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DRAFT. * 334 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- -sider that it will 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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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-

-sider that it will

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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