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I attach the figures which
the Chief Clerk to the governor.
show that, during the seven days in question, 830 filee passed
through in the department, of these I deult with BLS files
myself and sub:itted 150 filse to you, while 182 files were
submitted to the Governor this means that I relieved you of
65% of the files passing through the office. As, however, many
of the files submitted to you by me contained drafts or minutos written by me, it is evident that the percentage of the filon, with
which I have to deal with is even larger than 65%. This work has
to be done as you are aware amid incessant interruptions of all
kinds, with the result that any difficult matter requiring close
attention must always be dealt with out of office hours. The
figures for seven days here given may be taken as somewhat
bolow the normal: for the pressure of work is least at this time
of year.
(d) The work of this department is very heavy and
responsible, and has much inoreseed during the last ten yeɛre,
of extents
over which my experience,it whwnde, oving to the acquisition of
the New Territories, the construction of the Kowloon-Canton
Railway, the new opium policy and the imposition of duty on
liquore. The load would soon have grown intolerable but for the
relief, which I gratefully acknowledge has been afforded within
the last few months by the removal of trade Marks, Letters
Patent and Licensing work from this department. The following
statistics for 1509 give some idea of the volume of the work
discharged by he office!-
8,097 miscellaneous letters were received in the office
during the year,
340 ciscellaneous letters is the average despatched monthly
from the office.
360 numbered despatches wor、 received from the Seoratury of
State (to thie must be added all the circular and confidential
despatches,
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