The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-31 00:00:00

Public Servants and the Press.

The following despatch has been published in the
Jamaica journals :

THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE TO LIEUT,••GOVERNOR EYRE.
Downing-street, August 39, 1863.

Sir,—My attention has been called to the course taken
by public servants in certain colonies, in connecting them-
selves with newspapers, either by editing or contributing
articles to them, and I have to convey to you the following
instructions for your guidance, which are founded upon
rules and principles laid down by some of my predecessors,
in particular cases occurring in former years :
_ _

It is plainly inconsistent with the retention of his place
by any paid officer under the government of a colony,
to be the editor of a newspaper, or to take any active part
in the management of it. While lam glad that the colo-
nies should possess such means of diffusing information, I
cannot but feel at the same time that it is impossible for a
public servant to take any part in conducting a newspaper
in which political subjects, and the measures of the local
government are discussed, without being placed in a posi-
tion, towards those under whom he serves, quite incompa-
tible with Cue proper discharge of his duties.
I do not object to public servants furnishing articles,
Signed with their names, upon subjects of general interest,
provided they abstain from any further connection with the
newspaper than what is implied by contributing such ar-
ticles, and especially from writing on questions which can
properly be called political, or discussing the measures of
the government, government, or the official proceedings of its officers.
i Btioula
continue to
also consider it improper for a public servant to
discussioanbit"ilY
:filter? to furn,sh any articles whatever to a newspaper,
vants to abstain
its columns.
suchol a
contributing case
I s should
lan e?ramenting on the measures of the Government,
exceed the bounds of fair and temperate
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I consider the rale
~hat all articles whatever written by
against abuse of the public servants shsai
pribe;igned by them—the best security
tinctiy understood, that i'flege'
ghtthhe authorship of any anonymous
It must therefore be dia-
articles should be brou
to ono of them, or if, in
theyth
the
should
Government, discuss
orany
articles bearing their eimttorae
laical subject, or the intre' political
person so offending ;
ensures of
official procee dings of its oncera, I
local
confidence
duty to direct the removal a the should consider it my
ince, if the writing of such articleswer
gore!nment,
due administration
clearly destroy that harmony and emPaerlinitted,it would
among those who arc employed by the
which are absolutely necessary for the
of its affairs.-1 have, &c.,
(Signed)
Nzygre4STLE.
Lieutenant-Governor Eyrc, &I.

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