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CONFIDENTIAL (3).
Sir,
3.1 MAY 1939
63899/39.
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONG KONG,
18th May, 1939.
4/53899/38.
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I have the honour to refer to paragraphs 9
and 10 of my despatch No.779 of 20th October, 1938,
regarding the establishment of a post of Waterworks
Engineer and the inclusion in the Water Department for
the time being of an Executive Engineer in charge of
construction. Financial provision for these posts was
included in the estimates for 1939, and has received
your sanction in the general approval of the estimates, but I have not yet received your specific approval of the status suggested for the Waterworks Engineer or of
the appointment to these posts of the individual officers
referred to in my despatch, namely, Mr. A.B. Purves
17028 and Mr. W. Woodward.
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Your subsequent approval of Mr. Purves'
promotion to be Director of Public Works on the
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retirement of Mr. R.M. Henderson, C.B.E., has created a prospective vacancy in the post of Waterworks Engineer. Furthermore, if you approve the retirement as from 31st
23935 CR. July of Mr. P.D. Wilson, as recommended in my confidential
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(2) despatch of 18th May, 1939, there will be a substantive vacancy from that date in the grade of Assistant Director
of Public Works and I recommend that Mr. Purves be
appointed to that vacancy pending his assumption of the
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,
&C.,
&C.,
&C.