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and the Treasury to deal with posts between the Colonics and other parts.

Taking this view, the Postimas ter several is of opinion that section 9 of

the Ordinance is not in

accordance with dumperial Legislation, and should be amended to as to give the Governon power to act only subject to instructions from the Imperial Postmaster General. In the former Ordinance instructions either from the damperial Postmaster General or Besseretary of

State

were necessary. Section 10 of the

Ordinance com

Prew

conformees all orders in Council in force at the time of the passing of the

Ordinance

Ordinan

and

fection 11, by the Postmaster General of the any

Colony may, subject to a Postal treaty, enake regulations. In the Ordinance of 1876, this power was vested in the Governor subject to instruction from the Secretary of State, the Imperial Postmaster reason for the exriation this made is not

or

General. The re

apparent.

Subject to these criticisms

Fur Fawcett tees no

Dexton

from the point of view of this department, why the Ordinance may not properly be allowed to remain in

operation Jaurs

Your obedient servant