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it will now be necessary to appoint four wireless engineers, to replace the four officers loaned by the Imperial/Inter-
national Communications Company. The change over is shewn
under B Wireless on p.94. There is also a net increase
of 14 in Wireless Technicians and Mechanicians. It is not
proposed to fill all these posts immediately, but hitherto
our difficulty has been to keep good men after we have
trained them. By the new system of classes, which may
have to be modified in the light of experience, it is
hoped that this difficulty will be overcome.
The amount for Harbour Surveying under Special
Expenditure has been reduced to $15,000, as this is all
that will be required next year. The survey is proceeding
satisfactorily and it is hoped to complete it by the end
of 1935.
Public Works Extraordinary.
I have dealt with a number of items of Public
Works Extraordinary under the departments on whose behalf
the works arc being undertaken and as regards most of the
others the cxplanations given in the memorandum of the
Director will, I think, suffice, I will however add a
few words of further explanation regarding two items.
The first is No.32 of the Director's memorandum Tele-
phone Cable to Shaukiwan. It may be thought that if
Shaukiwa has waited all this time for a connection to
the Government system it could continue to wait till
finances improve. But that is not the true position
which is that Government has had the loan of certain
Military lines and they are now required for their