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Mr. Wood called on me and argued at great length and left the attached papers. There is no doubt that the Gov. did not quite apprehend the position when he wrote 19360, and Mr. Wood has had hard luck, since he understood from Sir F. Lugard and Mr. Clementi that he would get the further £50 in due course. I told him that the S. of S. retained a free hand, and had declined the further increase which the Gov. did not recommend, whatever might have been in his mind in so declining, and that there was no chance of re-consideration here unless the Gov. should re-open the matter. It was open to him to make representations to the Gov. on his return and if the Gov. decided to make further recommendation, the S. of S. would consider it.
I told him that his chance for transfer to a better post was small but that he was noted. Send out copy of his Memo. re Promotion attached together with copy of 10259/11 with encl., to H.C. Malay States, asking H.C. to consider him if a vacancy should arise for which his qualifications are suitable and which it would be to his advantage to accept.
I also said we would send his papers to the H.C. of the Malay States on the chance of an opening arising for him there, but that I could hold out no expectation that an opening was likely. (As a matter of fact Mr. Wood might come in very useful in the new Commercial Audit Dept. they are proposing to establish, but I doubt if they could offer a sufficiently attractive salary.)
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Mr. Wood oalled on me and argued at great length
and left the attached papers. There is no doubt
that the Gov. did not quite apprehend the posi-·
tion when he wrote 19360, and Mr. Wood has had
hard luck, since he understood from Sir F. Lu-:
gard and Mr. Clementi that he would get the
further £50 in due course. I told him that the
S. of S. retained a free hand, and had declined
the further increase which the Gov. did not re-!
commend whatever might have been in his mind
not [cspbmming it
in so deelining and that there was no chance
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of re-consideration here unless the Gov. should
re-open the matter. It was open to him to make
representations to the Gov.
on his return and
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if the Gov. decided to make further recommen-
dat on the S. of S. would consider it.
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I told him that his dastea for transfer to
a better post was small but that he was noted.
Send out oopy of his Memo. re Promotion attached
together with copy of 10259/11 with onell, to H.C.
Malay States, asking H.C. to consider him if a vacan-
and expe
oy should arise for which his qualifications are
suitable and which it would be to his advantage to
accept.
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I also said we would send his papers to the H.C.
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of the Malay States on the chance of an opening
arising for him there, but that I could hold
out no expectation that an opening was likely.
(As a matter of fact Mr. Wood might come in
very useful in the new Commercial Audit Dept. they
are proposing to establish, but I doubt if they
could
offer a sufficiently attractive salary
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