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5. In all other respects the arrangements proposed in the Memorandum appear to be adequate for the purpose of obtaining suitable candidates for junior positions in the Survey Departments of the Crown Colonies and Protectorates.
WM. V. MORRIS,
Acting Director of Surveys.
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No. 35.
UGANDA.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
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(No. 224.)
MY LORD,
(Received 24 September, 1909.)
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Government House, Uganda, 23rd August, 1909.
IN accordance with the instructions contained in your Lordship's despatch, No. 200, of July 13th last, on the subject of the steps which should be taken for improving and systematizing the supply of candidates for junior survey appoint- ments in the Crown Colonies and Protectorates, I have the honour to forward a copy of a Memorandum by the Acting Director of Surveys on this subject.
2. I concur in the opinions expressed by Mr. Morris.
Entebbe,
August 19th, 1909.
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No. 36.
CEYLON.
I have, &c.,
ALEXANDER BOYLE,
Acting Governor.
→ Enclosure in No. 35.
(Memorandum. No. 105/09.)
From the ACTing Director OF SURVEYS to the CHIEF SECRETARY, WITH reference to the despatch of the Secretary of State, No. 200, dated 13th July, 1909, relative to the proposal for establishing a system of Survey Cadetships for service in the Crown Colonies and Protectorates, I have the honour to submit the following remarks :---
1. The scheme propounded by the Surveyor-General of the Federated Malay States in the enclosures accompanying despatch No. 54 of the High Commissioner to the Secretary of State, dated 11th February, 1909, is in many respects an admirable one, but is considered too elaborate for the purpose under consideration, viz., the selection of candidates for Junior Surveyorships in the Crown Colonies and Protec- torates. A candidate who had satisfactorily qualified in all branches and subjects of surveying enumerated by the Surveyor-General of the Federated Malay States, and had efficiently passed through the six months' course at Southampton, should be competent to hold a considerably higher appointment than that of a Junior Surveyor. For this and other reasons the arrangements proposed in the Memorandum accom- panying his Lordship's above-mentioned despatch are considered preferable to the scheme put forward by the Surveyor-General of the Federated Malay States.
2. The limits of age for candidates, viz., from 21 to 25, mentioned in paragraph 2 of the "Memorandum," are considered very suitable, but it is suggested that the latter might be extended by one or, perhaps, two years, the object of which is that a candidate who has passed the examination of the Associate Membership of the Institution of Civil Engineers should be exempt from the technical test referred to in paragraph (4) of the Memorandum.
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3. With regard to the two months' course of instruction at Southampton, it is considered that this period is too short for a candidate to obtain a good knowledge of the methods of surveying adopted in the Colonies, which is on quite a different system to that in vogue in England, and it is suggested that the course of instruction should continue for at least three months instead of two, which should enable a candidate, almost directly upon his arrival in the Colony to which he has been appointed, to proceed to the field and not, as is usual in most cases, require to undergo one or two months' training before he is considered competent to undertake the work entrusted
to him.
4. It is noticed that no mention is made in paragraph 9 as to whether a candidate being appointed, and having given complete satisfaction during the first term of service, and in the event of his being allowed to serve for a second term, he would forthwith be placed on a permanent appointment; this is thoroughly recom mended as being practically the only means of securing and inducing capable and competent men to remain for any length of time in unhealthy tropical climates.
No. 30.
THE ACTING GOVERNOR to THE SECRETARY OF STATE. (Received 27 September, 1909.).
(No. 563.)
MY LORD,
The Queen's House, Colombo, Ceylon, 7 September, 1909. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordship's despatch,~ No. 370, of the 12th July,* on the subject of certain arrangements which have been proposed for improving and systematizing the supply of candidates for junior survey appointments in the Crown Colonies and Protectorates, and to transmit herewith a copy of a letter which has been received from the Surveyor-General on the subject.
2. Your Lordship will observe that, while in favour of the scheme generally, Mr. Warren offers remarks on certain details, and considers that the two months' course at Southampton is not sufficiently long, and that it should be extended to six months, as proposed by Colonel Jackson in his scheme. With this opinion I concur, and would recommend the adoption of the longer period for your Lordship's favourable consideration.
I have, &c.,
HUGH CLIFFORD, Officer Administering the Government.
SIR,
(No. 638.)
Enclosure in No. 36.
Surveyor-General's Office, Colombo,
SURVEY APPOINTMENTS.
20th August, 1909.
WITH reference to your letter, No. 312, of the 9th instant, I have the honour to report that consider a scheme on the lines proposed has now become a necessity for the proper selection of candidates for survey appointments, and it is on certain details that I have to make suggestions. I saw a good deal of the methods of selection as now carried out while I was on leave, and I feel that all Departments interested owe a great deal to the Colonial Office officials and the Survey Committee for the care taken and the time devoted to the matter. With the extra precautions proposed and the greater publicity to be given to the existence of the appointments, there should be no difficulty in getting men of the right stamp. I would impress upon the authorities the ignorance that exists in England as to how to get Colonial appointments or how to obtain any information about them. I do not refer to the general public, who are not interested in them, but to men who would like to become candidates if they knew how. I had many letters on the subject while at home.
2. In paragraph 4 (a) of the proposed arrangements the scope of the examina- tion is not given, but Colonel Jackson goes further than is required for the Ceylon Survey. In algebra a knowledge of progressions, permutations, and combinations is not essential, nor are spherical trigonometry, co ordinate geometry, and differential calculus, though I'do not say a man is not the better for a knowledge of these subjects.
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