I have the honor to report that previous to
Governor
Seymour's departure from this Colony he selected
M Henry
Maynard Ball to fill the appointment of Acting Colonial
Secretary Secretary
during my temporary Administration of the Government.
2.
M Ball has held the Appointment of Assistant Gold
Commissioner and Stipendiary Magistrate in this Colony since
1859;
he has also been a member of the Legislative Council since the
formation of that Board in
1863, and I know no one in the Colony
more
respected respected by all classes of the Community.