Mr. E. P. W. Morgan, Chief Engineer
Mr. F. A. FISHER, Chief Engineer
Mr. R. C. CLARKE, Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands Mr. C. I. WILKS, Assistant Waterworks Engineer
Mr. P. V. SHAWE, Assistant Chief Building Surveyor
Mr. A. F. EVANS, Senior Quantity Surveyor
Mr. J. R. WHITAKER, Assistant Chief Engineer
Mr. H. Ross, Assistant Chief Architect
Mr. E. H. ROWLEY, Assistant Chief Building Surveyor
5. The following officers carried out acting duties in senior posts as indicated:
Mr. H. W. FORSYTH as Director
Mr. E. P. W. MORGAN as Assistant Director (Engineering)
Mr. R. FAIRBAIRN as Assistant Director (Buildings)
Mr. P. V. SHAWE as Chief Building Surveyor
Mr. C. I. WILKS as Waterworks Engineer
Mr. A. S. ROBERTSON as Assistant Waterworks Engineer
Mr. A. MAR as Chief Engineer
Mr. H. D. STEAD as Chief Engineer
Mr. W. C. BELL as Assistant Chief Engineer
Mr. A. S. WEBB as Chief Engineer
Mr. B. W. JAMES as Assistant Chief Engineer
Mr. W. L. T. CRUNDEN as Assistant Superintendent of Crown Lands
Mr. W. E. LEVIE as Assistant Chief Architect
Mr. T. K. HUM as Assistant Chief Engineer and also as Chief Engineer Mr. R. A. WATTERS as Assistant Chief Building Surveyor
Mr. A. W. S. SMITH as Senior Quantity Surveyor
Mr. WONG Ting-tsai as Assistant Chief Architect
6. The following promotions or postings to senior posts took place during the year:
Mr. A. M. J. WRIGHT, Deputy Director (Buildings and Lands)
Mr. J. J. ROBSON, Assistant Director (Development)
Mr. G. P. NORTON, Assistant Director (Buildings)
Mr. J. ALEXANDER, Chief Engineer
Mr. J. C. CHARTER, Chief Architect
Mr. A. S. WEBB, Assistant Chief Engineer
Mr. J. R. WHITAKER, Assistant Chief Engineer
Mr. H. Ross, Assistant Chief Architect
Mr. H. D. STEAD, Assistant Chief Engineer
Mr. W. T. KNIGHT, Assistant Chief Engineer
Mr. E. H. ROWLEY, Assistant Chief Building Surveyor
Mr. R. A. C. BROWN, Assistant Chief Building Surveyor
7. The overseas staff of the department numbered 236, an increase of 21, and the local staff 5,225. The number of daily rated artisans and labourers averaged 1,053 and the gradual transfer of this class of