3.) The employment of Chiriere in preference to Europeans, though the gov's qualifies this by raying that the
Chief. Interpreter should be a
position & a
European.
gentlemen of social
4) That the new Dep't be recruited from Student Interfratins
specially trained for the dept at the Royal College atr
[They
were
formerly
Ju
Public Dift, where they
:
13765 sumply attached to somie
were left to tinies themselves].
As to 1,-. though it wil be seew from Despatch on sof that a scheme for
a
separate Interpolation Dep't submitted in 48, 8 in recriece form in 1881 (su sood) uns not adopted, I take it that that particular Scheme was negatived because of its own inherent defection (e.g it was propond to take the Inteputers out of the hands of the Registrar. General altogether,
new offrer to be styled
& to entrust them to a
held
Chinese Secretary & besides the yoou nomence for the affit uns without official Training & already the post of Inspector of Schools) - rather than
separate Interpretation Dept was to be "per se' objectionabei; -
because a
thought to be per
present,
you mention the fact that after 20 years Gov't Inligfutation
is still in an
unsatisfactory condition seams to
show that there is need of
better supervisión
thaw hautofore. I hope therefore that an Interpretation
บ
Seft may be approved.
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I do not however agree with the Committer that if this is done it will be necessary, ou
to separate the post of Polonial
there
gurends,
Secretary & Registrar. General; though such a course may for oiiar reasons prove necernary hereafter. What affears to me desirable, & what I would
propone suggesting to the your is that the
Sub. Dep't of
Interpretation Deft should be a
the Registrar General's Office & should be
drrectly
guit has (see the
201
aut for some months),
to not“ kuow whether
be possible for the
sition- general to
under aw
Offees, in when Chinese.
Scholarship must be a
su
que now, who
"Second. Assistant“
X
might reasonably be styled Regists General.
and the Interfutation This affointiment might in the first inston-
If we might wish
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be enferred on hur Deyer hall the Chief deligheten
of the Supreme Court
viz $3600 a year,
meat should
quitial
on the Salary recommecure.
A
but I think the appait.
on his retirrmont,
ganthache be geben
to a fudet. It is as a general rule preferable
gave appointinents
to Cadets partly because
the Hongking fadel service is very small, &
who because if we bring in outriders they sure to be discontented
have no prospects, & are