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Mr.Nunn
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Mr.
Mr.
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Secretary of State:
Your Reference......
DRAFT.
P.E. Millbourn, Esq.,
Stå
5 JAN
기!
8.1.48
Ministry of Transport.
Dear Millbourn,
The Governor of Hong Kong put
forward last year certain proposals for
the re-organization and renaming of the
Harbour Department of the Hong Kong
Government. The proposals have now
been approved by my Secretary of State
and I am writing to acquaint you with the details,
ai
Care
yon
require them for
2.
purposes of recordt.
FURTHER ACTION.
* Now termed
"Director of
Marine"
see paragraph 3.
It has been decided to alter the
title of the Harbour Department to
"Marine Department". Up to now the
organization has consisted of a Harbour
Master and one Assistant Harbour Master, who,
together with the requisite clerical
assistance, controlled the administration
of the Harbour and its services.
however, The administrative staff was, felt to be
unnecessarily large and the administration
over-centralized. The office of the
Ship Surveyors will therefore now become
*
directly responsible to the Harbour Master
and the licensing, harbour control,
magisterial, craft maintenance, and
other