'The ordinary current business of the Government,' writes Sir John Strachey, 'is divided among the Members of the Council, much in the same manner in which, in England, it is divided among the Cabinet Ministers, each member having a separate Department of his own.' The Governor-General himself keeps one Department specially in his own hands, generally the Foreign Office; and Lord Mayo, being insatiable of work, retained two, the Foreign Department and the great Department of Public Works. Various changes took place in the Supreme Government even during his short Viceroyalty, but the following table represents the _personnel_ of his Government as fairly as any single view can. It shows clearly of what the 'Government of India' was made up, apart from the immediate staff of the Viceroy. But it should be mentioned that Lord Mayo was fortunate in having in Major (now General Sir) Owen Tudor Burne, a Private Secretary of the highest capacity for smoothly and effectively transacting business. Major Burne did much to lighten the personal labour of the Viceroy, and became his most intimate confidante and friend. {83} +--------------------+--------------------+----------------------+ | DEPARTMENT. | MEMBER OF COUNCIL. | CHIEF SECRETARY. | +--------------------+--------------------+----------------------+ | I. Foreign | THE VICEROY. | Sir C. U. Aitchison, | | Department | | K.C.S.I. | | II. Public Works | THE VICEROY. | Divided into | | Department | | branches. | | III. Home | Hon. Sir Barrow | Sir E. Clive Bayley, | | Department | Ellis, K.C.S.I. | K.C.S.I. | | IV. Department of | Hon. Sir J. | Mr. A. O. Hume, C.B. | | Revenue, | Strachey, | | | Agriculture, | K.C.S.I. | | | and Commerce | | | | V. Financial | Hon. Sir R. | Mr. Barclay Chapman, | | Department | Temple, K.C.S.I. | C.S.I. | | VI. Military | Major-General the | General H. K. Burne, | | Department | Hon. Sir H. | C.B. | | | Norman, K.C.S.I. | | | VII. Legislative | Hon. Sir Fitzjames | Mr. Whitley Stokes, | | Department | Stephen, Q.C., | C.S.I., D.C.L. | | | K.C.S.I. | | +--------------------+--------------------+----------------------+