is less important than in other dopartments.
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Re: ara Lindaell
and McElderry, who are good at Chinese, should I suggest be at-
tached to the Registrar úsneral's Office and New territorise
group (Table II). Messrs Caith and Sayer are not due to pase
their final oxamination in Chinese until December 1912, and when
they do pase they should be attached to the larbour Office, Edu-
cation Department and Lanitary Department group (Table II).
The two cadete just asked for will not have passed in Chinese
until Lecember 1913, and when they do pas one should be drafted
inthe secretariat (Table 1) and one will be the spare cadet
(lable V). he way, therefore, expect by Lecember 1913 to have
the full establishment required for the chinoso apocking depart -
mente.
As regarde the legal departments I would recom-
mend that the 5 cadete to be trained in law should be asked for
forthwith. If they are selected from the dandidatos at the next
competitive examination in August, they should be able to pass
the bar examinations within one year, eut us many dinners ne
possible, and arrive here in December 1915.
For the sake of complatenose i may add that the
following officere, who are non-cadet.. but hold ondet posta, wil.
shortly turn 55 years of age and will probably retire on the
datos placed against thoir nute81-
Ar Leo Jones (Leputy Registrar, Supreme Court)
18th Nov, 1-14
jir P.A.Hazeland (Ist agistrate)
Col. a. Chapman (coasor)
26th June,101^
lat Decr,1919
24th Jany,1018
ar Cornwall Lewis (Asst.P.I...)..
Vacancies due to transfer or promotion cannot be fore-
zeen; but, as they occur, paseed cadete will be absorbed into
substantive appointments and it will be necessary to draw fresh
recruita from home in order that the total establishment or pass
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ed cadete may never fall below twelve.
((!)..lementi.
Colonial Secretary
30th March,1911.