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hardly adequate, certainly nothing like as good as
that of Mr. Cuttle, particularly on the secondary
school side. I gathered that one of his reasons
for giving up work in Malaya was that he was not
satisfied with the kind of experience that he was
getting in the rather backward area of which he had
charge as Inspector.
8.
After further consideration, I recommend
that the post should be offered, on secondment for
three years, to Mr. Cuttle. This is consistent
with the view that I have maintained since the post
was created, that experience of educational adminis-
tration and development in this country, and parti-
cularly in urban areas, was the most important
qualification for the post. I realise that Sir
Andrew Caldecott has also consistently maintained
the value of experience in other Colonies.
accounts for the difference of opinion which seemed
to emerge at the end of the interviews. Sir andrew
Caldecott no doubt will have had time to consider
further the actual value of Mulayan experience for
Hong Kong work.
This
Mr. Gent and I understood that both
Mr. Cuttle and Mr. Nicol were in his opinion better
qualified for the post then Mr. Sollis, of the
Malayan Service, who has been considered for it, or
Kr. de kone.