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.
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.