17.
86
175
36.
The Commissioners understand that the formation of a
contral storo, with a branch at Kowloon, for all Government
They do departments, except the Medical, has boon proposod. not considor that such a schone is likely to result in any saving on the othor hand a gonoral store to bo of any uso would havo to be contrally located, which would bo uno cononic.
37. Thoro remains the directorato.
Tho
The Director of Public Works has to assist him two
Assistant Directors of Public Works ( cxclusive of the Assistant Director of Public Works in charge of Waterworks, @nstruction) a Technical Secretary and a Secretary. Commissioners recommend that the two posts of Assistant Directors of Public Works be abolished and replacod by one
Doputy Director of Public Works, Tho Technical Secretary
should be rotainod, but he should bo a noro junior officor
than the present holder of the post. For the Secretary should be substitutod a Chi of Clark, who should bo a Class I
officer of the Senior Clerical and Accounting Staff,
to
control the Correspondenco Office, which appears to bo
somewhat no gloctod. The first thing that Zoquiros attention
horo is the filing system the prosont one being far too
cumborsomo and dotrinontal to officioncy.
38.
The Technical Secrotary would do most of the "hack"
work of the department, such as scrutinising allotmont
vouchers, adjustment of votes, and financial matters
gon orally in connection with votes and estimatos,
39. The Deputy Diroctor would carry out the greater part
of the routine mattors that are now done by the Director,
Ho would koop in general touch with mattors of policy and
sub-dopartmental works and contracts, though nero from the