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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 11, 1930.
PROCLAMATION.
No. 1.
[L.S.]
W. PEEL,
Governor.
By His Excellency Sir WILLIAM PEEL, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same.
Whereas by the second section of the Commissioners Powers Ordinance, 1886, it is enacted that the Governor in Council shall have power to nominate and appoint Commis- sioners under the Public Seal for the purpose of instituting, making, and conducting any enquiry that may be deemed advisable and for reporting thereon:
And Whereas the Governor in Council has deemed it advisable that a Commission be appointed to consider
(1) The sufficiency of the existing staff of the Government service and its effec-
tive employment.
(2) The possibility of reducing such staff by re-distribution of work or by
abandonment of unnecessary work.
(3) The possibility of extending the method of temporary engagement of Gov-
ernment officers for particular duties.
(4) The sources from which the personnel of Government offices should be
supplied and the terms of service.
(5) The possibilities of economy in the general administration of the Govern-
ment or in any branch of the Government service.
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Now I, Sir WILLIAM PEEL, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, the Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hong Kong and its Dependencies, and Vice-Admiral of the same, with the advice and consent of the Execu- tive Council hereby appoint
Mr. MICHAEL JAMES BREEN,
The Honourable Mr. JOHN JOHNSTONE PATERSON,
Mr. JOHN Scott Harston,
Mr. WILLIAM NGARTSE THOMAS T'AM, LL.B. (London),
to be Commissioners for the purpose of instituting, making, and conducting such enquiry:
And I do also appoint the said Mr. MICHAEL JAMES BREEN, to be Chairman of the said Commissioners :
And I do also appoint Mr. ALEXANDER WILLIAM GEORGE HERDER GRANTHAM, to be Secretary to the said Commissioners:
And I do further, with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, order and direct that the said Commissioners shall have all the powers, rights, and privileges set out in the third section of the said Ordinance :
And I do further require the said Commissioners, to report to me their findings and their recommendations in the matter of the said enquiry at as early a date as possible.
Given under my hand and the Public Seal of the Colony at Victoria, Hong Kong, this 11th day of July, 1930.
By Command,
E. R. HALLIFAX,
Colonial Secretary.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
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