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Judge or as Attorney-General would be found, and I therefore
grouped them together as "legal Cadets" purely for purposes of
arranging leave and the filling of consequential vacancies.
I note in paragraph 4 of your Despatch
5.
that you do not consider my suggestions for obtaining Cadets
for these legal or quasi-legal appointments to be feasible,
and in view of the considerations contained in that paragraph
I venture to express my concurrence and I will adopt the alter-
-native course proposed in your paragraph 5. I attach a
General Order to give effect to this proposal and I sugest
that it should be included in the paper of particulars relating
to Eastern Cadetships which is furnished to candidates by the
Civil Service Commissioners.
6.
I note your instructions in regard to a
Passed Cadet acting as Private Secretary and your endorsement
of the opinion of Sir M. Nathan in regard to the post of Chief
Clerk in the Secretariat. In view of the opinion expressed in
that Despa.cn (which had not been crought to my notice) I
concur that the post should not be included among those for
which Cadets are eligible.
7.
I do not propose to ask for the
selection of any further candidates this year (ceyond the two
already