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(B) Wireless.
Provision is made for two new posts of Class V Tele-
graphists who will be required in connection with the Aviation
Meteorological Service, which is to be inaugurated next year.
I will say more about this when I am dealing with the Royal
Observatory. The Assistant Accountant was appointed in 1932
and the post was left on a temporary basis pending a decision
as to the fate of the Colony's wireless services. As these
seem likely to continue to be operated by Government for some
years to come it is considered only fair to the officer con-
cerned to put him on the permanent establishment.
He has per- formed his duties most efficiently, and is at present acting
for the Chief Accountant of the Post Office who is away on
leave. If and when the wireless services are transferred to
commercial enterprise the officer would be available for general
service on the accounting side of the Senior Clerical and
Accounting Staff, vacancies in which occur from time to time.
The Class I Radiopostman and the three coolies are rendered
necessary by the general expansion in the work of this Sub-
department.
Head 9- Imports & Exports Department.
There is an increase of one European Revenue Officer for this department. He is rendered necessary principally on account of the opening, on the instructions of the Secretary
of State, of six more Government Opium shops. There are at
present seven such shops which are looked after by a Revenue
Officer whose real work is along the waterfront. This is not
a satisfactory arrangement and will be an impossible one with