194 THE DOMINION ADMINISTRATION, 
extradition, warrants for the removal of prisoners, leases, 
releases, deeds of sale, surrenders and all other instruments 
requiring registration, 
The Secretary of State is Registrar-General, but the 
Deputy Registrar may sign and certify the registration of all 
instruments and documents required to be registered and of 
copies thereof 
2. DEPARTMENT oF PUBLIC PRINTING AND STATIONERY. 
Duties 
Printing. 
Up to 1866 the supplying of stationery to the different 
departments of state fell within the duties of the Secretary 
of State, but by the 49 Vic. c. 22 a new department was 
constituted to deal specially with printing and the supply of 
stationery. 
The department is presided over by the Secretary of 
State or by such other member of the Privy Council as 
the Governor-General in Council shall direct. The Minister 
is assisted in his duties by the Queen’s Printer, who is 
Deputy Head, by a Superintendent of printing and by a 
Superintendent of stationery. 
The following matters must always be transacted through 
this department :—- 
1. Printing, stereotyping or electrotyping, lithography or 
binding work, required for the use of the Senate, the House 
of Commons, and the several departments of state. 
2. The purchase and distribution of all paper, books and 
all other articles of stationery. 
3. The distribution and sale of all books or publications 
issued by order of either House or of any department. 
4. The auditing of all accounts for advertising required 
for the public service. 
All printing, electrotyping, stereotyping, lithography and 
binding required for the service of the Parliament or 
Government of Canada is done at the Government Printing-