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Volunteers from the Defence Corps and the provision of cheap
flying to the Club. I need hardly point out that apart
from spreading air-mindedness among the residents of this
Colony the establishment of the School will provide a valuable
opportunity of exhibiting the capacities of the British
aeroplane.
Legal Departments.
The only item calling for comment under the Legal
departments is the provision of an additional Crown Solicitor.
As Honourable members will be aware the staff of the Crown
Solicitor's Office, the Land Registry, the Court Registry and
the Official Receiver's Office is to a certain extent inter-
changeable but even so it is not possible to keep these offices
manned and allow for regular home-leave without overworking
those left behind. The work of the Legal departments like
that of all other Government departments has greatly increased
in recent years and the minimum senior staff necessary for the
adequate discharge of their present duties is Crown Solicitor
and one Assistant, Land Officer and one Assistant, Registrar
and one Assistant, and the Official Receiver; total seven
officers.
At present the authorised establishment is eight
only and it will be obvious that a regular rota of leave requires at least two men to be absent every year.
This year three have
position has unly been
been due for and have taken leave and the
tenable by the fact that a member of the Senior Clerical and
Accounting Staff who has recently qualified as a solicitor has
been available to act as Assistant Land Officer. It is now
proposed to make this appointment permanent and for convenience