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has commenced work in the Courts his progess will be much
more rapid and his range greatly enlarged, if part of his time
for two or *k** more years is devoted to private study under
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proper supervision. We deem such private study to be of the first
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strongly
importance and we recommend the creation of an Interpretation
Department. The duties of the Head of such a Department will
to
be supervise the education of student-interpreters, to remain
in charge of interpreters after their appointment, to continue
to give them instruction for tho or more years, to classify
and arrange the interpreterships, to examine candidates for
promotion, to inspect from time to time the performance of
their duties, and generally to use every available means to
promote efficiency. Among other things the formation tor
such a department will also prevent anomalies such as the
promotion of trained interpreters to clerks posts and vice
versa. We do not however, recommend the ceration of a new
Office, but believe that the Registrar-General if his duties
were separated from those of the Colonial Secretary- would
have the necessary time at his disposal to devote to the
personal supervision of student-interpreters and of the
Interpretation Department, as is the case with the Protector of
Chinese