today his
you
grateful acceríance of the appointment.
telegraphed to
2.
Some time
ago
I had invited
him to consider the question of
transferring
some of the work
f
the Rugister General's Department
to the Police Department, and he
the Police extirely and the head of the Police
agreed that a transfer of the kind was desirable in the interests of I shall avail the public service myself of this opportunity to consult him as to some further changes which should enable me to make
a sensible reduction in the
establishment charges of the
428
Registrar General's department.
Meanwhile it is my duty
3
to point out that the next Officer
any
'I' in the department who has
the Chinese language
"Knowledge of
is the second clerk Mr. Gordon
Stafford Northcote. F. Ritel tells me he has been
one of
the
most attentive students in
connexion with the Board of
Chinese Studies. In
kaminas
of
recommending Mr Northcote
for
the post of Registrar General, I
would
suggest
that
owing to the reduction of work in the department
the Salary be reduced from €800