to begin with, on the chance of promotion. It is for this reason that the door-has been left open for the promotion of a clerk from B to A, and also because we do not think it would be in the interest of the Service to preclude Portuguese from obtaining an appointment with a salary of $100 a month or over. There are some very useful Portuguese, and seeing that a Portuguese would not be likely to be successful in competition with educated Europeans, it might be inconvenient to really not be able to promote a really useful man. Shutting the door to the A cadre altogether to Portuguese might have the effect of making it impossible to obtain good material as heretofore for the B clerkships.
While, however, providing for such promotion, we think it should be the exception and that, as a rule, the A cadre should be supplied by competitive examination locally, and by selection in England. The candidates in local competitive examinations should, we think, be subject to nomination by the Governor.
We consider the competitive examination the fairest to all, and we expect that it will have the effect of securing the appointment of Europeans in cases in which no objection can be raised. It will moreover relieve the Governor of the insidious task of selecting one candidate from a number of candidates.
As regards the selection of A clerks from England, we recommend that it be left to the discretion of the Secretary of State whether he will appoint direct or hold an examination. We do not doubt that the Colonial Office, if applied to for a clerk, would often be able to select from their own staff.
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to begin with, on the chance of promotion . It is for this reason that the door-
has been left open for the promotion
of a
a lerk from B to A, and also
because
be in the
we do not think it would
interest
the Ternce to
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preclude Portuguese from
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obtaining an appointment with
A
salary of
There are some.
$100
a month or over.
very useful Portugann,
and seeing that a Portuguese would
not be likely to be successful in
of educated
against.
An examination
Europeans, it
might
be inconvenient-
really
Moreover Shatting
not to be able to promote a really
Useful
Men.
the door to the A dano altogether
to Portuguese, might have the effect
of makkory
Ao
it impossible to obtain
good material
material do heretofore for
the B Merkships.
While, however, providing for such promotion, we think it should be the excption and that,
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As a rule, the ♪ case should be
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supplied by competitive examinition beally, and by dilution in
England.
The candidatio
in local competitive
examinations should, we think,
be entfect to subject
Governor.
to nomination by the.
We consider the competitive
septem the fairest to all, and we expect that it will have the effect of securing the appointment of Europeans
in
A
no obfection can be raised.
h which
It will morcover retirve the
Governor of the insidious teck a number of
selecting
one
Candidates.
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to regards the selection of A danc England, we recommend
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that it be left to the discretion of State whether he wil the Secretary of
appoint direct or hold an
an examination
We do not doubt that the Blonial
Offere if applied to for a dork, would often be able to select from their own
Staff
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