dʒˈɛnɚɹəli, ðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəl sˈɛkɹətɹi ˈæktᵻd æz ɐ pɹˈɑːvɪnsᵻz ɹˈɛdʒɪstɹˌɑːɹdʒˈɛnɚɹəl ænd wʌz ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ fˈɔːɹməl dˈɑːkjuːmənts ænd ɹˈɛkɚdz sˈʌtʃ ɐz lˈaɪsənsᵻz, bˈɜːθ ænd dˈɛθ sɚtˈɪfɪkəts, lˈænd ɹˈɛdʒɪstɹiz ænd sˈɜːveɪz, bˈɪznəs ɹˌɛdʒɪstɹˈeɪʃənz ænd ɹˈɪts.
Generally, the Provincial Secretary acted as a province's Registrar-General and was responsible for formal documents and records such as licences, birth and death certificates, land registries and surveys, business registrations and writs.