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May I ask the DFS particularly on the increasing
of staff to handle the microfilming, are you aware of the lease expiration at the time. If the microfilming work is not done on time, that the lease has to be extended, because of the requirement
of that facility and the rent being paid is quite expensive.
were aware of it ?
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DFS: I am quite sure my staff were aware of it, yes.
CHAIRMAN:
You still went through the hassle between the
Registrar General's Department and yours on hiring of staff to handle the microfilming project ?
DFS: I mean there was a difference of opinion between
the Finance Branch and the Registrar General. The difference was
with respect to their ability to accommodate additional requirements
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The Finance Branch did hold the view that if the Registrar General
was really determined to get the extra staff for the microfilming
he could have achieved it without actually upsetting certain other priorities.
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CHAIRMAN:
But the ceiling was set quite rigidly without
really a financial review of the implications of not having additional
staff to handle the microfilming project. I understand at that time
there was zero growth in the civil service, I understand that.
Still, the implications of the additional rent that is being paid for not finishing the job on time is somewhat - quite a large sum of
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DFS: It was very important that we didn't, that we were not seen to be giving way on a very tough policy that had to be applied at that time. Unfortunately, there was a difference of opinion and in the end the request, as it were, was not pressed. 35 Other priorities must have been higher in the then Registrar General's
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