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Registrar General's Office should

in my opinion not be merged in any other but hold its present dis- tinct position, as being intended

for, and only concerned with, the

special needs of the Chinese popu-

lation. If under the present

arrangement the time of the Colo-

-nial Secretary and of the Regis-

trar General is in neither case

fully occupied, it appears to me

that the subordinate staff of each

department should be reduced, pos- sibly by abolishing the posts of Assistant Colonial Secretary and Assistant Registrar General.

4. The posts of Treasurer

and Postmaster General were separ-

ated but two years ago, after very

careful consideration; and it is

therefore premature to contemplate

anew the amalgamation of those two

offices. Here again economy should

rather be looked for in the direc-

tion of reducing the staff of one

or both of the Departments, and of

holding the Chief Officers respon-

sible for efficient and constant

control of the work of their sub-

ordinates.

üldisest

5. I am prepared with some

hesitation to accept the view,

expressed

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