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the Staff of the Public Works Department as suggested by you.
The addition of an Executive Engineer with experience
of both Water and Drainage Works is in my opinion a pressing
necessity, for it is impossible for one Engineer to properly
control both these branches of the Public Works Department,
and I would strongly urge the appointment of such an Officer
at once.
Whether any further addition to the strength of the
Staff is at present required or not depends on whether Mr.
Boulton is appointed to be Assistant Director of Public Works.
If he is se appointed then I consider that an
Engineer will be required to take his place on the Reclamation
Works or other works indicated by Mr. Chatham.
6.
As regards the promotion of Mr. Fisher te
the rank of Executive Engineer, I would suggest that if in
view of the fact that he is doing the work of an Executive
Engineer, he were pemitted to draw the maximum of his salary
(83,000) from the 1st. of January next, the question of ap-
pointing him to be an Executive Engineer and of appointing an
Assistant Engineer in his place might be allowed to stand
over.
I have the honour to be.
sir,
Your most obedient
Humble servant,
Arstaha
Governer, &C.