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Mr. Hall
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The following extract from a personal letter dated 20th July
to me from J. Cater is of interest:
"I have still no staff but Finance Committee is meeting
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again next week and I hope to obtain a hearing then.
This delay
is rather annoying especially in view of my speedy return to
Hong Kong. I could easily have fitted in the Ceylon trip and the
Sarawak one too. But the delays have given me opportunity to
prepare Rules and bylaws, accounts and lectures. I am now ready
to go ahead with the training of staff and the carrying out of a
survey. With regard to the latter I am happy to say that the
District Commissioner and Senior Agricultural Officer are most
cooperative. We shall make a small (quiet) start on a quota
sample basis, find out the snags as we go along and then extend
investigation further. The O.A.G. is now in favour of dropping
the "large scale" survey proposed some time ago".
(sgd.) B. J. Surridge
2/8/50.