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the post or ivate secretary, cl
have frequently been appointed to act in it, and I cannot help
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thinking that passed cadet with experience of work in the 445.
Secretariat would be more useful to the Governor then an officer
without local experience.
The salary of the chief Clerk in the C... 18 £400
that of This is a higher salary than the srd
to £600 by £20 annually.
clase, and when a vacancy occurs i think a cadet should be ap-
pointed to fill the post on 3rd class pay (£400 to £540 by 240
triennially). In writing this I do not mean to disparage the
work of sither air crofton or ir sullock in this post; but i as
guided simply by the principle that, as vadists have a proforen-
tial claim to the post of Assistant volonial Lecretary, the of-
ficor who is called upon to act in that post during the absence
of the Assistant colonial becretary should also be a cadet, and
should have an opportunity of studying the duties of the post.
This can beat be done by the officer who hold: the substantive
appointment of Chief Clerk.
The salary of Assistant harbour Maator is £400 to.
by £30 triennially. It, therefore, differo alightly from the
the ordinary 3rd class pay (4420 to £40 by £40 triennially)
and should, i think, be brought into line with it when next
Vacancy occurs. Your Excellency is considering on another filo
(0.3.0. 703/11) the advisability of appointment a cadet officer
to this post. It is not, however,proposed that much officer shoul
sct for the Harbour laster, when the latter is absent, but that
the King's Harbour waster should be requested (when necessary) to
discharge the duties of the Colonial Harbour Master in addition
to his own. The post of Harbour lasterhas not therefore been Masterman not therefore been
included in the attached tables.
The Land Ufficer and as:istant Land Officer are at pre-
sent solicitors. The salary of the Land vericer is 2000 to £750
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differe slightly from the ordinary
by £30 triennially and
2nd class pay (c800 to
720 by £40 trierially) to which it shoul