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e.g. policemen, revenue officers, should be kept in the
departments, only when some point on which information or a
ruling by Government is required should they go to the
Secretariat.
The leave of such officers should be approved
by the head of the department, it being sufficient to forward
the name and other particulars concerning the officer, to the
Treasurer and to the Secretariat for transmission to the
Colonial Office and Crown Agents.
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Finally, permits for occupying land should be dealt
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with by the Superintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys.
setting out of 'zones", as advocated in the Commission's report
on the Public Works Department should, save in very few
instances, do away with the necessity for referring to the
Colonial Secretary as to whether a certain lot is available
or not for sale.
7.
With the Secretariat and the business of Government
organized in accordance with the recommendations made above
it will not be necessary to have such a large staff. The
Commissioners are of opinion that three Assistants, one Cadet
of considerable seniority, one of about ten years' service
and one junior Cadet should be adequate. To facilitate the
work the Chief Clerk should in future be recruited from the
Registry of the Colonial Office. The division of work amongst the Assistants should be between (a) matters which are
municipal in nature, and (b) those which are governmental
or political in nature. In the clerical staffs,
Junior, a reduction of twenty per cent should be made.
Senior and