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197. Communications from the Governor to a British 
Consul, or to a foreign Consul-General or Consul, 
should be signed by the Colonial Secretary. 
198. Communications from a Consulate to the 
Governor should be signed by the senior officer of the 
Consulate. 
G. Individuals. 
199. Persons in a Colony, whether public func- 
tionaries or private individuals, who have any repre- 
sentations of a public or private nature to make to the 
Government should address them to the Governor 
through the Colonial Secretary. The duty of the 
Governor is to consider and act upon each such repre- 
sentation as public expediency or justice to the 
individual may appear to require, with the assistance 
in certain cases of his Executive Council; and if he 
doubts what steps to take thereupon, or if publie 
advantage may appear to require it, he will refer the 
Matter to the Secretary of State. 
200. Any person in a Colony has the right to address 
the Secretary of State, if he thinks proper; in which 
case he must transmit such communication, unsealed 
and in triplicate, to the Governor, requesting him to 
forward it in due course to the Secretary of State. 
Every letter, memorial, or other document which may 
be received by the Secretary of State from a Colony 
Otherwise than through the Governor will be referred 
back to the Governor for his report. 
201. The preceding rule requiring transmission of 
Correspondence with the Secretary of State through 
the Governor is based on the strongest grounds of 
Public convenience, in order that all communications 
May he duly verified, as well as reported on, before 
they reach the Secretary of State. It extends there- 
fore to communications relating to public affairs as 
well as to the concerns of the writer, to those from 
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