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it would of course be open to the
Commission to make recommendations to
Government in the light of its experience
in recruiting candidates.
In my view the in ¡his connection
main concern of the Commission will be to
ensure that the fullest possible
consideration is given to the selection
of local candidates, who possess the
prescribed qualifications, to fill
vacancies remitted to the Commission.
Apart from measures designed to improve
the field of suitably qualified local
candidates, progress in this policy
will largely be governed by the remission
to the Commission in the first instance
of all vacancies except such as it may have been agreed, in consultation between the Governor and the Secretary of State, to reserve for overseas candidates. (L (a) Paragraph 173(iii) and (iv). I agree
that, since an important function of the
Commission will be to ensure the
maintenance of the prescribed standards
of qualifications for admission to the
public service, it would be appropriate
for the Commission to be charged with
a review of all recommendations for
promotion from one Class to another, in
order to ensure that a junior officer is
not promoted unless his qualific. tions
are of the standard which would be
required in an outside candidate for
appointment to the Class to which it is
proposed to promote him.
In respect of other promotions, where
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