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22.
That, when identical circumstances arose in the
Department in 1920 the Engineer most suitable, and who was not
the officer next senior in the Department, was promoted to
Executive Engineer in charge of the vacant office.
23.
That, this promotion occurred at a time when the former General Order 11 (old Colonial Regulation 25) was in force.
That, Government has informed the Head of the Department
24.
and the petitioner that it is not favourably inclined to
recommend the provision of the additional temporary post proposed
in paragraph 19, the reason advanced being that advantage of
the conditions of both the former and current General Orders 11
was being requested.
25.
26.
27.
That, accordingly, Government proposes: -
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(a) to recommend, again, for promotion the two Engineers
next senior in the Department and
(b) the petitioner shall continue in his charge of
the Waterworas Construction Office in an acting
capacity only.
That, the result of these proposals would be:
(a) one of the officers promoted to Executive Engineer
would take charge of the office in which the said
officer is now acting as Executive Engineer,
(b) the other officer promoted to Executive Engineer
would still be performing the duties normally
carried out by an Engineer and
(c) the petitioner would continue to carry the
responsibilities normally borne by an Executive
Engineer while remaining a substantive Engineer
for a probable further period of two years.
That, the proposals contained in paragraph 25 indicate
that Government is still regarding seniority as the principal factor in deciding claims for promotion.