In the last issue of the Government Gacette was published a dormant commission, ing fresh provision for the administration of the government in the event of the absence of the Governor. In former times the General in Command of the Troops held 2 commission as{Lient.-Governor, and in the absence of the Governor exercised his powers. Then a commission wassentout providing for the administration, during the Governor's absence, by the Colonial Secretary. After that, owing to the post being at one time held by the Superintendent of the Gaol, who was also 'Acting Colonial Secretary, during a brief' absence of Sir J. Pope Hennessy, another commission was sent out authorising the Senior Military Officer to administer the government in the event of there being an Acting Colonial Secretary. Now this last commission appoints the Senior Military officer again to be Acting Governor. Some little speculation has ensued here on the appearance of this commission, some taking it to be the shadow of a coming event, namely, the appointment of a military Governor in the not distant future.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.