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Messrs. Chester-Woods and Whant should be junior to officers
therein.
3.
The next difficulty is in respect of Mr. G. D.
Binstead. In your staff despatch No. 25 of 25th June, 1946,
Mr. Binstead's appointment to this Colony is described as
a "transfer". It is understood from Mr. Binstead that his
substantive rank in Palestine was "Constable" although he
was acting as an Assistant Superintendent of Police. If
this is correct, it appears that he should be treated in the
same way as the locally promoted subordinate officers and
should take his place at the bottom of the seniority list,
after Messrs. Chester-Woods and Whant, if their promotions are
approved.
4.
Mr. E. Tyrer (formerly known as Mr. E. T. Egg)
was originally appointed Sub-Inspector of Constabulary,
Trinidad, arriving there on 15th October, 1937, and being
confirmed in his appointment with effect from 15th October,
1938. I understand that his post in Trinidad is in the
Colonial Police Service, so that his appointment to Hong Kong
should be regarded as a transfer for purposes of seniority.
Mr. E. C. Luscombe was appointed Police Cadet, Hong Kong,
on 2nd September, 1937, and was confirmed as Assistant
Superintendent of Police on 6th October, 1939, the probationary
period in Hong Kong being normally two years. I consider tht
Mr. Tyrer should be immediately junior to Mr. Luscombe in spite
of the dates of confirmation and I understand that this was
made clear to Mr. Tyrer in London before he joined the Hong
Kong Police Force. He will not be included in the "war group".
5.
The relative seniority of Messrs. B. C. Fay
and G.A.R. Wright-Nooth has already formed the subject of
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correspondence Your Savingram No. 24 (55867 C.R.) of 18th
February, 1946, contains the ruling that Mr. Fay should be
senior to Mr. Wright-Nooth, this seniority being determined