Mr. Dawson
the
Please
see the despatch at (29)
which
Coverfor describes the present porsitzen of co-operatives in the Glory, the probable trend; of development
a
suggests the appointment of
Registrar of Co-operatives.
Crtainly seem to
the develope
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in
Such a
post would
be essential to coordinate
urbant rural districts,
atany rate
for
some years
to inaugurate.
the system.
This was done last year by Mr Cunchery,
Tor. 12/4
I have not a copy of the 1946-47 Estimates
available,
this post is
that Treasury approval
have
afe to
but I
presumpe
not
provided for
will
eventually
I should
be
the despatch,
and
for the
Irs. to
be obtained.
views
grateful for your
your suggestions
for your
salary of the Registran
54276/1/47
Mr. Vickers
5. Whyte 2//3.
The Governor has under consideration the possibility of appointing a Registrar of Co-operatives to inaugurate and organize the movement, particula rly in the case of the fishing, agricultural and forestry industries. This Registrar will have on his staff
a competent assistant who has now been appointed a full- time co-operative officer, and whose period of study you have presumably organized in this country and elsewhere. Presumably the intention is to have a Registrar a contract of, say, for three years to train up the Chinese assistant \co-operative officer to/take over.
The question upon which i would be grateful for yours and Sir Frank Stockdale's advice is regarding the terms of appointment which we will have to offer to obtain a person of the calibre Required and whence he will be obtained.
You will notice that he should be a person verged in the Co-operative movement in an industrialised
$1t.-54236/147133 D. R. Serpell (Jon)
communi ty
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