Imports and
Exports Depart-
ment. (21)
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Number of Boarding Officers to be reduced
from 7 to 5.
Infliction of severer penalties for non-
payment of licence fees might reduce work of
Inspectorate.
abolished.
Post of Chief Assistant Inspector should be
Marine Surveyors staff to be reduced.
This work could be lightened by having annual
(=hiree. yearly)
The fees charged
instead of "bi-annual surveys.
by the Department should be raised.
Overtime in connection with surveys of
ships and emigration work to be kept down to a
minimum.
All separate sub-departments should be
price costed.
No reduction recommended.
Royal Observatory.
(22).
Fire Brigade. (23)
Attorney-General's Office. (24).
Registry, Supreme Court Crown Solicitor: Land
Officer: and Official Heceiver. (25).
Magistrates. (28)
Police Depart ment. (29).
The Observatory should confine itself to
work for mariners.
The post of junior assistant should be
filled by a Chinese.
The staff cannot be further reduced.
No reductions recommended.
Reduction of one clerical officer, and one
stenographer recommended.
On retirement of present holder, duties of
Official Receiver should be absorbed by Registrar.
The Magistrate's clerk at the Central
Magistry need not be legally qualified or trained.
Considerable economies suggested by staff
reductions,