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harr. 10-13

with the other offices which the Governor propores (in 16376) to

abolish of amalgamate. (2) As to the Clerical service we have already written on 14216/92

2

"(3) Un for. proposes

the post of

to amalgamati

Registrar Leneral

that of Colonial Secretary

the Heads of each department do more of the routine work of their depts

falls.

which now

their Assistants

Japer? Suggest this to governor.

(4)

The Gov. proposes also to amalgamate the fox offices of Treasurer & Postmaster general.

These posts

pai

with

par. 1.4.18 of

16376

see par

two

I desp

дові

The Col. Sec. used to be also Auditur but it was considered that he could not

perform the two duties properly, &

20the offices Jears ago.

were

separated only 2

I am strongly of opinion that the amalgamation now,

proposed between

the posts of Col. Lec. & Reg. Gen. would be equall undesirable.

As to the

Duties of the Reg. Genend

multifarious

who is the Chicadorser of

fremment

th

Chinese questions,

and the Protector of Chinese,

8. 9. his Annual Report in 11958/9 and pp. 5,6 of Enc. in 24542/87.

If the Colmial Secretary and Registrar General

are not now

fully occupied, it seems to me the wiser plan would be to reduce the staff of their Departments (2.9. by

the posts of abolishing Sec., and Ass. Reg. Gen.),

andh & Chines Petitions

yes

مامي

X.This p mainter

Assistant Col. 11352/83 1

and to make

to

As

Jee

zears ago,

were

only separated the streng

recomm

mendation of the Acting fovernor

(see 17270/90, my

par. 2 of

mante on 17271

F. 7. / States derf" on 17272/90)

desp

amount of

The large & growing amo

work at the Post Office

require mom to top after that

Office

1727/90 to

give

his

an

officer at the head

whole time to it. Under

the old arrangement, wit we

suffered a large defalcation of $40,000,

fact

said to be due to the

^

that the Post Office

properly looked after I think it would be false

was not

comy

to givering go back to the old system,

I would

there agai

should

? Suggest that a remedy rather be looked for in the direction

X

7

feast office cutting down the staff of

Rost Office & Treamerz,

is rather

superfle

Post

(PE

thin

& letting

The Chief Officers in Each dept feel themselves responsible for a foll

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