CO129-246 - Acting Governor Fleming - 1890 [8-9] — Page 673

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The Solitary Chinese Clerk has risen in the same manner, but it must be noted that in his original post knowledge of Chinese was absolutely necessary.

The Examination System has been employed for the purpose of filling minor Clerkships. It has never been applied to the better paid Clerkships, which as the list shows have either been filled by promoting a Portuguese Clerk or selecting an Englishman locally and appointing him direct to the post.

M: Travers, Assistant Postmaster General, is the only instance of an Englishman who has risen in the service from being a Clerk. The system of appointing Clerks by examination to a very minor post, with salaries on which a European cannot live, and thus giving them a claim to almost unlimited promotion has a tendency very to exclude Europeans from Clerkships in this Service.

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The Solitary Chinese Clerk has risen in the same manner, but it must be noted that in his original post knowledge of Chinese was absolutely necessary. The Examination System has been employed for the purpose of filling minor Clerkships. It has never been applied to the better paid Clerkships, which as the list shows have either been filled by promoting a Portuguese Clerk or selecting an Englishman locally and appointing him direct to the post. M: Travers, Assistant Postmaster General, is the only instance of an Englishman who has risen in the service from being a Clerk. The system of appointing Clerks by examination to a very minor post, with salaries on which a European cannot live, and thus giving them a claim to almost unlimited promotion has a tendency very to exclude Europeans from Clerkships in this Service.
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کے کتے کے کمر میں que 7 Cor F To The Solitary Chinese Clerk has risen in the same manner, but it must be noted that in his original post knowledge of Chinese was absolutely necessary. The Examination. System has been employed for the purpose of filling minor Clerkships. It has never been applied to the better paid Clerkships, which as the list shows have either been filled by promoting a Portuguese Clerk or selecting an Englishman locally and appointing him direct to the post. M: Travers, mow Assistant Postmaster General, is the only vistance of an Englishman who has risen in the service from being a Clerk. The system of apporiting Clerks by examination to ( 669 very minor post, with salaries on which a European cannot live, and thus giving them a claim to almost unlimited promotion has a tendency vey to exclude Europeans from Clerkships in this Service.
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کے کتے کے کمر میں

que

7

Cor

F

To

The Solitary Chinese

Clerk has risen in the same manner, but it must be noted

that in his original post knowledge of Chinese was absolutely necessary.

The Examination.

System has been employed for

the

purpose of filling minor

Clerkships.

It has never been

applied to the better paid Clerkships,

which as the list shows have either

been filled by promoting a

Portuguese Clerk or selecting an Englishman locally and appointing him direct to the post.

M: Travers,

mow

Assistant Postmaster General, is the only vistance of an Englishman who has risen in

the service from being a Clerk.

The

system of

apporiting Clerks by examination

to

(

669

very

minor post, with salaries on which a European cannot

live, and thus

giving

them a

claim to almost unlimited

promotion has

a

tendency

vey to

exclude Europeans from Clerkships

in this Service.

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