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TO ROUTINE F C O TELNO 425 OF 19TH MAY 1972.
NUMBERS IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
(12)
BY NEXT BAG YOU WILL RECEIVE MY PROPOSALS FOR APPOINTMENTS TO
EX-CO AND LEG-CO WITH EFFECT FROM 1ST JULY.
2. THESE INVOLVE AN INCREASE OF 1 OFFICIAL AND UNOFFICIAL
IN LEG-CO.
BACKGROUND IS:-
A) UNOFFICIALS HAVE COMPLAINED OF WORK-LOAD AND ASKED FOR ADDITIONAL
NUMBERS. THIS IS CERTAINLY JUSTIFIED AND I BELIEVE 2 MORE REQUIRED.
HOWEVER IT WOULD FIT IN BETTER WITH OTHER APPOINTMENTS IF THERE
WERE ONE ADDITION THIS YEAR AND ANOTHER NEXT.
B) THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE IS NEEDED ON LEG-CO.
3. THESE CHANGES INVOLVE AMENDMENT OF PARA. XIII OF THE ROYAL
INSTRUCTIONS. TO SAVE DOING THIS TWICE I SUGGEST THE NUMBERS
OF OFFICIALS AND UNOFFICIALS LAYED DOWN BE CHANGED NOW TO 10 AND
15 RESPECTIVELY INSTEAD OF TO 9 AND 14 AS MY IMMEDIATE PROPOSALS
REQUIRE.
4. GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION BY TELEGRAM THAT THIS CAN BE DONE IN
TIME.
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