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Colonial Secretary's Office.
Hong Phong.
23rd September, 1938.
My dear Gent,
2 In your official despatch No.256 of 11th August, 1938, approval was conveyed for certain proposals
for an increase of personnel in the Post Office "subject
to the approval of the Legislative Council also being
obtained". This has put us in something of a quandary
since, as stated in paragraph 3 of our official despatch
No.488 of 17th June, 1938, the increase in personnel will
not cause any excess on the personal emoluments sub-head,
the extra expense being met by savings within the sub-head,
and it is contrary to usual practice to seek the authority
of the Legislature for variations of posts, salaries, etc.
within the sub-head. It may be that it was thought that
as a rather substantial increase was involved here approval
of Council ought to be obtained contrary to the usual
practice but we are still rather at a loss as to how the
approval is to be sought as no actual supplementary vote
is required. We shall be grateful therefore for guidance.
2.
It is possible that the qualification the
despatch refers only to 1939. The increased personnel will
of course be shown in the estimates for that year and will
accordingly be submitted to the Legislature for approval.
G.E.J.GENT, ESQ., 0.B.E.,
COLONIAL OFFICE.
Yours ever,
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