CO129-355 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1909 [1-3] — Page 271

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It is with regard to these that I regret to find, if I may say so with respect, that Your Excellency has been misled by Mr. Seth's over-elaboration of his duties. They may be summarised as follows: he has duties as Registrar, which are divided into magisterial and ministerial duties, among the latter are the routine duties of the office. Some of the former are regulated by Ordinance. He has also certain other offices imposing on him other duties which he cumulates with his duties as Registrar. With these I have nothing to do; nor have I ever contended that I have; it is therefore entirely beside the question for him to refer to them. He is not given them as Registrar; but the legislature has decided that for the convenience of the Government the holder of the office of Registrar is to perform the duties of these other offices. Other instances occur in this Colony where this is done. The late Mr. Johnston once acted as Postmaster-General and Treasurer. If the Postmaster-General were under the control of the Postmaster-General of England, it would hardly be contended that he was not, as Treasurer, under the orders of the Governor.

This remark applies to (e) (f) and (g) of Mr. Seth's list: administration of estates of deceased persons,

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It is with regard to these that I regret to find, if I may say so with respect, that Your Excellency has been misled by Mr. Seth's over-elaboration of his duties. They may be summarised as follows: he has duties as Registrar, which are divided into magisterial and ministerial duties, among the latter are the routine duties of the office. Some of the former are regulated by Ordinance. He has also certain other offices imposing on him other duties which he cumulates with his duties as Registrar. With these I have nothing to do; nor have I ever contended that I have; it is therefore entirely beside the question for him to refer to them. He is not given them as Registrar; but the legislature has decided that for the convenience of the Government the holder of the office of Registrar is to perform the duties of these other offices. Other instances occur in this Colony where this is done. The late Mr. Johnston once acted as Postmaster-General and Treasurer. If the Postmaster-General were under the control of the Postmaster-General of England, it would hardly be contended that he was not, as Treasurer, under the orders of the Governor. This remark applies to (e) (f) and (g) of Mr. Seth's list: administration of estates of deceased persons, Page 28
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80S

uld we boat blazi 6.d onto aim of

-HIVOTĄ Oựs nitaku ei &I trasfo wey el nefes ovar ↑ mottos

s.it no ORTAYUD 10 0* *oyer of eolcnut talál off* **

site to rokjinnoo

mild or Estatboter, et not:bgo alif al dol in dreumeron sgt

evicoatte edo of De bits

Kto máņmat mid to gagmla/ite

od youth att et al bolseit to pokrentz einiriba

w mort-hatever un té£2.00 æt of 1930s ob son 13:

8: I

pengeb ged to al en dial-w to Conaisitha sit no

HOÎJM 10%b sifallen nieuɗo zain:

*

recete ob can on 17

Arad nao od kolfy 110 Makes mé to ensol tão wit mont

beatur open wil ek vrała a to judges suff

in

fiona avoż[ed I hns,nolóɛonotal vin e muinteado to an89/

A lot

vd det oa golenih

Das In 180 cc) edusterBJECT

I A6

T

vucon at Ate? .Yi as rat o8

C

GM

ba

I DA 38

sul band beodivnoo,need agawis avail

br (480) 97% mie vď honorits raw vetrib

269

and it is with regard to these that I regret to find, if I

inevitably.

may say so with respect, that Your Excellency has been

misled by Mr. Seth's over-elaboration of his duties. They

may be surmarised as follows: he has duties as Registrar,

which are divided into magisterial and ministerial duties,

among the latter are the routine duties of the office.

Some of the former are regulated by Ordinance. He has also

certain other offices imposing on him other duties which

he comulates with his duties as registrar. With these I

have nothing to do; nor have I ever contended that I have;

it is therefore entirely beside the question for him to

refer to them. He is not given them as Registrar; but the

legislature has decided that for the convenience of the

Government the holder of the office of Registrar is tu

perform the duties of these other offices. Other instances

occur in this Colony where this is done. The late Mr.

Johnston once acted as Postmaster-General and Treasurer. If

the Postmaster-General were under the control of the Post-

#28

102 .*. fusilib or wei

svall nicow o^uli: VILACTOY J1

-master-General of kngland, it would hardly

be contended

XIR I Da Tenno › ai yonmenoa? Išicolo? wula to nažras mið

that he was not,

as Treasurer, under the orders of the

-Isoz\ Woy to aliyetņstaq erly or om100 von ‡

caciorb altstrained ente bodu gulLoeb nousyasb a'con.I-

Di

Governor.

This remark applies to (e) (f) and (g) of

Kr. Seth's list: administration of estates of deceased

persons,

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