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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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C.O. 885

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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Offices below 1001,

in value.

Offices from 100. to 2001, in

value.

Offices ex- ceeding 2007. in value.

Vacancies

3. Offices of which the emoluments do not exceed 1007. a year are invariably filled by the appointment of local candidates selected by the Governor, who has the absolute disposal of all such appointments.

4. When a vacancy occurs in an office of which the emoluments exceed 1007. and do not exceed 2001, a year, the Governor reports it to the Secretary of State together with the name and qualifications of the person whom he has appointed to fill it provisionally, and this recommendation is almost uniformly followed.

5. When a vacancy occurs in an office of which the emoluments, exceed 2001. a year, the Governor follows the same course as to reporting the vacancy and provisional appointment, and he is at liberty to recommend a can- didate for the final appointment; but it is distinctly understood that the Secretary of State has the power of nominating another instead.

6. This power is, however, seldom exercised in favour are usually of persons not already in the public service. Vacancies tilled by

are usually filled by promotion; and, as a general rule. promotion.

it is only in the case of the highest offices, and those requiring professional or other special qualifications not to be found in the Colonies themselves, that appointments are made by the Secretary of State from this country.

Certain South African appoint- ments.

Eastern appoint.

menta.

7. Recruiting for the South African Constabulary in All enquiries with reference to this country has ceased. the force should be addressed to the Agent-General for the Transvaal, 72, Victoria Street, S. W.

Information રીક to the Government Railways in South Africa may be obtained from the following: (1) Central South African Railways; The Agent General for the Transvaal, 72, Victoria Street, S.W. (2) Cape Government Railways; the Agent-General for the Cape of Good Hope, 100, Victoria Street, S.W. (3) Natal Government Railways; the Agent-General for Natal, 26, Victoria Street, S. W. (4) Rhodesian Railways; the Secretary to the Rhodesia Railways, Ltd., 2, London Wall Buildings, E.C.

8. In Ceylon, Hong Kong, the Straits Settlements, and the Federated Malay States, cadetships have been established, with a view to training up officers to fill

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eventually the more important posts in the civil services of those Colonies and States, practically all the subordinate offices being filled (as in other Colonies) by the appoint- ment of local candidates. The cadets, who must be natural born British subjects and between the ages of 22 and 24, are selected by open competitive examination held by the Civil Service Commissioners, to whom all enquiries on the subject should be addressed. The examination is usually held once a year, and is the same as that at which candidates for the Home and Indian Civil Services compete.

9. The following administrative and political appoint Tropical ments in Tropical Africa are frequently filled from this African country as vacancies occur:

adminis- trative

Gambia.-Travelling Commissioners, salary 3004. (with appoint- 108. a day while travelling).

Sierra Leone.-Assistant District Cominissioners, 3501.

to 400Z., by annual increments of 107.

Gold Coast.-District Commissioners 400%. (duty allowance 80/.).

Southern Nigeria.-Assistant District Commissioners 300% to 400, by annual increments of 20/

Northern Nigeria.-Assistant Residents 300/, to 400, by annual increments of 15. (with, at present, field allowance of 2s. a day*).

East Africa Protectorate Assistant District Commis- sioners, 2501. (no increments).

Uganda. Assistant Collectors, £250 (no increments). Somaliland.-Assistant District Officers, 250l. to 300%, by increments of 10 annually. Assistant Political Officers will receive the same salary, with 50%. transport and travelling allowance in addition.

Nyasaland Protectorate.-District Residents (Third Class) 250l. to 350, by increments of 10. annually,

• The field allowance will, as at present arranged, be reduced to 18. after the 31st of March, 1909, and will be abolished after the 31st of March, 1910,

ments.

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