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I am inclined to advise the selection of
Mr.Flippance; he is personally known to me, a nd
although he never worked under my direction
while I was in Malaya I have had opportunities
of seeing something of his work and consider that
he would probably do reasonably well. He has the
great advantage of knowing Far Eastern conditions.
None of the others possess this considerable
advantage.
Mr.Gomez and Mr.Harcourt have only West Indian
experience and I doubt whether the former really
has the specialised horticultural and forestry
experience which this particular post requires,
while Mr.Harcourt would probably do better
where there was more scope for his administrative
abilities. Moreover taking into account the
difference in the cost of living in Hong Kong and
the Leeward Islands I doubt whether the increase
which the post affords would be considered
adequate in practice at any rate on the
commencing salary.
Mr.Martyn's impediment in speech would probably
be an insuperable difficulty especially as the