Private Secretaries
By an oversight.
out.
which
you
have painted
you should have been consulted as to by outside candidates.
Will you take Lord Elgin's decision as to the promotion of Capt. Taylor to be harbour master & then consider whether
You have any name to set against
"Beckwith for Capt: Pagli's place
Lord Elgin
A. F. 20
C.PL
20 NN.
Acting Captain Pagli
Mr. Luces
seems
a
The only candidate when it was considering against Lieut. Beckwith is Lent. Luckey, R.N. (43363/06). He has 13 yrs Merchant Service and 10 yrs in the R.N. to set against Lieut. Beckwith's 9 yrs & 10 yrs respectively. He is 41 & married. Lieut. Beckwith is 34. I see no reason against Luckey. But I do not think Sir M. Nathan should have gone out of his way to say something about the prospects of permanent appointment to the Admiral, as his telegram to the Admiral, ... was unnecessary and would have been glad to have been spared the pay offered - nothing had been said about it in the telegram between you & ... officers.
AF.
Sir M. Ommanney
For Lord Elgin
31/12
Inform the governor that if the recommendation Lord Elgin approves the appointment of Lieut. Beckwith as assistant harbour master if his service as acting harbour master has been satisfactory
CPL
WXD
4. Jan
571
£8.1.