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GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS. '
The following regulations for the establishment
of a regular and uniform system of conducting the
public business of the province, which were
approved by His Excellency Sir Dominick Daly,
Governor-m-Chief, in Executive Council on the
2:lrd September, 1862, arc puolished for general in
formation:—
GENERAL REGULATIONS.
Public ocumente-requiring the signature of the
Governor-m-Chief are to be signed by a responsible
Minister before being presented to His Excellency
for ignature.
All memorials or petitions for the remission of
judicial penalties, fines, and sentences are to be
addressed to the Governor-in-Chief; and if for
warded to the Chief Secretary for action, are by
him to be sent to the presiding Judge or com
mitting Magistrate for his report thereon, prior to
he subject of such memorial being disposed of.
All memorials or petitions addressed to the Go
vernor-in-Chlef to ue sent through' the Chief
Secretary, and to be answered by him (in accor
dance with the instructions minuted thereon), ot
by some other responsible Minister, when referred
to him for that purpose.
No proclamation is to be issued until duly signed
by the Governortn-Chief, aud countersigned by
the Chief Secretary
All the responsible Ministers are empowered to
authorize expenditure in, and approve for payment
the accounts of, the several departments under
their respective control within the limits ' pre
scribed by the Appropriation Act ; but any excesses
must be approved by the Chief Secretary 'By
command. A return of all items so treated is to
be forwarded for the approval of the Governorin
Chief during the first week of each* month, with
the vouchers when required. Copies of alllettere
authorizing expenditure arc to be furnished direct
to the Auditor-General for his information and
guidance by the Ministers sanctioning the expendi
ture.
Ministers will not correspond officially with any
heads of departments but those under their own
immediate supervision. Minutes of reference to
be signed cither by the responsible Minister or by
bis Secretary.
Appointments to offices having attached to them
a salary of £240 per annum, or upwards, arc to be
made by the Governor, with the advice and con
sent of the Executive Council. Appointments to
offices of a less salary are to be made in the name
of the Governor, by responsible heads of depart
ments respectively, except when otherwise pre
scribed by law. ;??:..'?
In cases of appointment to offices of Govern
ment of such a character as to require the approval
of the Governor in Executive Council, prior to the
person appointed entering upon his duties, a Com
missioh, signed by the Governor and countersigned
by the Chief Secretary, is to be issued, in ac
cordance with the JJrd clause of the Constitution
Act Appointments to minor offices arc to be by
letter appointment, under the hand of the
responsible Minister at the head or the depart
ment with which such offices are connected, and
by desire of the Governor-in-Chief.
All officers of Government having th« care of
collection of public money are to find security lo
the satisfaction of the responsible Minister at the
head of the department with which they are con
nected before entering upon the duties of office.
Leaves of absence for a longer period of time
than three days are to lie granted only under au
thority of a responsible Minister. Officers absent
from duty through sickness are required every
?eren days to forward to the head of their depart
ment, for the inspection o the responsible Hi
triatar amndic ' certificate ot L.canamtv.
All correspondence with other Colonial Govern
ment*, ot with that of India, to be conducted by
the Chief Secretary ' By desire of Hi* Excellency
the Govemor-in-Chief. In matten of Police or
FotfcOffice routine, the htadi of thewe denartmenta
All official documents which are required to be' t
laid before the Governor, from other Ministers, are
to te forwarded with all possible dispatch to the
Chief Secretary 'for transmission to His Excel
lency for his approval' or 'information,1 as the
case may be.
Grants, conveyances, and ab'enatio of wast;'
landS of the Crown are to be under the hand oi
the Governor-in-Chief, except where' his special
sanction to their issue in accordance with the pro
visions of Act No. lH of 1S58 shall first hare been
obtained. ?
All circular instructions affecting the service sx
large are to be issued by the Chief Secretary U)
heads of deuartineuta under his special control,
and to be communicated by him to the other
Ministers, accompanied by a sufficient number of
copies, if printed, for transmission to the several
heads of departments under their respective super
intendence. ?
Copies in duplicate of official documents required
by the Governor-in-Chief for transmission to the
Colonial Office or elsewhere to be prepared by the
office which furnishes the originals, and to be for
warded to the Chief Secretary Tor His Excellency.
All ottkial letters and documents signed on
behalf of Ministers or heads of departments by
their Secretaries or Clerks are expressly, to state
that they are written by 'direction' or
'authm-iiu' of the Minister or head of such
department
All official notices for publication m the Govern
ment Oazelie, whether signed by Ministers or
otherwise, are to be sent to the Chief Secretary s
Office— for , transmission to the Government
Printer— not later than aso p.m. on the Wednes
day preceding tho day of publication.
No prisoner sentenced to hard labour at the
Stockade is to be dischargod prior to the legal ex
piration of his sentence, except under the warranty
gf the Governor-in-Chief
No prisoner sentenced to imprisonment in the
Gaol is to be discliared prior to the expiration of
his sentence, except by order under the signature
of the Governor-in-Chief, orof the Chief Secretary,
by command. ? :
The Chief Secretary corresponds with and has
under his special control the following depart
ments:— Auditor-General, Associations, Board of
Education, Botanic Garden Committee, Companies.
Convicts(Superiutendentof), Corporations, Colonial
Chaplain, Destitute Board, Gaols, Hospital, Insti
tute (South Australian), Institutes(various), Lunatic
Asylum, Military, Police, Postal, Printer (Govern
ment), Registrar- General of Births, &c Sheriff,
Societies, Superintendent of Armoury, &c, Sur
geon (Colonial), Volunteer Military Force. The
Chief Secretary also corresponds with the Govern
ments of other colonies, the Government of India
and its dependencies, the Judges of the Supreme
Court of South Australia, the President of the
Legislative Council, Speaker of Houae of Assembly,
Clerk of Executive, and Clerks of both Houses of
Parliament
The Attorney-General correspond!! with and has
under bis control the following deiKirtments:—
Bench of Magistrates, Crown Solicitor, Commis
sioner of Insolvency, Curator of Intestate Estates,
Coroners, Electoral Officers, Justices of the Peace,
Official Assignee, Registrar-General of Deeds,
Returning Officer of the Province, Supreme Court
Department, Stipendiary Magistrates' or Govern
ment Residents. TheAttonfty-General also con
siders anil answers all letters from the general
public on matters connected with law, or with the
action of any of the above departments, i ' '
The Treasurer corresponds with and. has under
his control thefoliowing departments ;— Auctioneer
(Government), Customs Department, Agent-.
General in England, Cemetery (Superintendent of),
Marine Board. . ??...-
The Commissioner of Crown Lands and Im
migration corresponds with and has under his
tontrol the following departments ?:— Aborigines,
Inspectors of Sheep, Immigration Agent, Regis
trars of Dogs, Poundkeepers, Surveyor-General,
District Councils. The Commissioner also con
ducts all non-official correspondence affecting his
department of the public service. As Commis- .
sioner of Immigration ho corresponds direct with
the emigration authorities in England :
The Commissioner of Public Works correspond!
with and has under- his control the following
departments:— Engineer and Architect, -Railways
aud Tramways, Roads, Telegraphs, Waterworks,
The Commissioner uf Public Works also, considers
and anuwers all letters from the general public on
matters connected with the above departments.
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