continue hence forward, as heretofore, to be held conjointly with other Public employments; and it is clearly most to the convenience and advantage of
the
public service, for the reasons stated
above, that it should be held in
conjunction with the Office of Police
Magistrate. Nor has it ever been
found that the union
of
these
posts
interferes with the efficient performance
For
of
"It has always been the policy of the Home Government to amalgamate public offices in Hongkong for the sake of public economy. example, one Officer (Mr. Marsh) is Colonial Secretary and Auditor General; another (Mr. Lister) is Treasurer, Postmaster, and Collector of Stamps; another (Captain Thomsett) is Harbour Master, Emigration Officer, and Marine Magistrate, and so forth.
of the duties belonging to them respectively, for the fortnightly drills of the Fire Brigade always take place in the
evening after office hours; while the average number of fires has been under ten yearly; and fires here, as
elsewhere, generally occur at
night.
(3.) The Superintendent should be
acquainted, as is Mr. Wodehouse, with the Chinese language.
Indeed a
Knowledge of Chinese is almost as
necessary for the Superintendent of the Fire Brigade at Hongkong
as a
Knowledge
of
...