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PORTFOLIOS ALLOCATED

TO POLITICIANS:

ORGANISATIONAL:

Are you sufficiently aware of what is going on?

Is there good liaison between portfolios and is there crossing of portfolio boundaries?

What are the procedures identified for correcting un- constitutional, or contrary-to-instructions, actions by politicians?

Is the relationship between Politicians and Official Members of the Executive Council/Cabinet, the Governor and Principal Secretaries and Heads of Department good? If not how can this be improved?

Is there an organisational chart for the workings

of Government?

Does the Chief Secretary hold regular Heads of Departments meetings and meetings with Principal Secretaries for the purpose and report regularly to you?

Are your own office procedures working well, including vote control, social calendar, issue in advance of 6 monthly programme?

Are you satisfied with the organisation of

portfolios and assignment of departments and subjects.

How often to you visit constituencies?

Are the Annual Report, Civil List, and Departmental Reports produced at least by June of each succeeding

Do they serve a sufficiently useful purpose to justify the time and effort devited to their preparation?

year?

Are you fulfilling all the requirements of Colonial Regulations for annual reports to the Secretary of State?

STATUTORY BOARDS &

GOVERNMENT OWNED

COMPANIES

To what degree is there political choice of Chairman and Members?

If there is, are you able to insist on some representation by non-political and able appointees?

Are they working well and where they are tradinu are they profitable or paying their way?

Do they produce their Annual Accounts and Reports promptly?