all public functionaries of whatever rank, and to those
from public bodies.

202. Petitions addressed to the King, or the King
in Council, memorials to public officers or departments
of His Majesty's Government, must be in like manner
sent to the Governor for transmission to the- Secretary
of State.

208. The Governor is bound to transmit to the Secre
tary of State with all reasonable despatch every communication
 so received by him, accompanied by such
report as its contents may appear to him to require,

CHAPTER V.—FINANCE.
A. Accounting Officers.
204. The Treasurer is the chief Accounting Officer
of the Colonial Government, and subject to these regulations
 and to such instructions as may with the
authority of the Secretary of State be approved by
the Governor, the financial and accounting operations
of the Government are under his general management
and his supervision, but it is also the duty of the
Colonial Secretary, the Auditor, the heads of departments,
 the sub-accountants and all accounting officers
fo take care that these regulations are duly observed.
The term sub-accountant means an officer who is
entrusted with the receipt, custody, and disbursement
of public money and who is required to keep one of
the recognised cash books, the transactions in which
are subsequently embodied in the final accounts rendered
 by the Treasurer.

205. It is the duty of the Treasurer :—
(1) To see that the proper system of account
is established in every department of the Colonial
Government :