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I think there is a difficulty in appointing Col. Sec
has already been decided in the direction of economy, additional advantage would be derived from instituting a comprehensive enquiry affecting all Departments in the service, so that the facts and the possibilities of reduction may be placed on record, and thus no opportunity of effecting retrenchment allowed to slip by.
14. I desire therefore that you will convene a Committee for this purpose, over which the Colonial Secretary and Chief Justice, Mr O'Brien or the Chief Justice might preside, would be the best man for Chairman but the C.J. by courtesy would take the chair.
C.P.L. I have altered it.
E.F.
I would omit this paragraph. It deals with one small detail which looks as if it were dragged in, in order to try and divert some of the responsibility on the Governor. Besides it is not as though the Governor had opposed strongly the principle of a local man, he was telegraphed to as to one particular officer, and said he was "efficient officer, insufficient experience."
495
C.P.L. better omit perhaps
E.F.
with one or two other Government officers and certain Unofficial Members of the Council as colleagues; it being clearly understood that the reference to the Committee does not extend to the question of reducing the salaries of existing officers.
15. The last sentence of the 12th paragraph of the Memorial apparently refers to the Appointment by my predecessor of an officer from outside the Colony to be Superintendent of the Gaol. In regard to this I may point out that Lord Knutsford was willing to have appointed a Cadet to this post if he had been able to obtain your concurrence, but you reported that the officer in question had not sufficient experience.
In conclusion I would add
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I think there is a diffi-
quity in appointing Col. Sec λ
has already been decided in the direc- tion of economy, additional advantage would be derived from instituting a comprehensive enquiry rfecting all De- partments in the service, so that the facts and the possibilities of re- duction/may be placed on record, and
thus no opportunity of effecting re- trenchment allowed to slip by.
14. I desire therefore that you
& apprish & will vofor ture subject to a Committee this purpnes
over a which the Colonial Secretary
and Chier Justice. Mr O'Brien or the Chief Justice might preside,
Yould be the best man for Chairman but the C.J.by courtesy would bake the chair
C.P.L. I have altered it.
E.F.
I would omit this paragraph It deals with one small detail which looks as if it wore dragged in, in order to try and divert somo
no of the responsibility on the Governor. Besides it is not as though the Governor had opposed strongly the prin- ciple of a local man, he was telemaphed to as to one particular officer, and said he was "efficient officer, insufficient ex- perionce.
495
C.P.L.
better omit perhaps
E.F.
( 1990/92)
with one or two other Government orfi-
cers and certain Unofficial Members of the Council as colleagues; it being clearly understood that the reverence
to the Committee does not extend to the
question of rencing the salaries of existing officers.
15. The last sentence of the 12th paragraph of the Memorial appar- ently refers to the Appointment by my
predecessor of an officer from out-
side the Colony to be Suparintendent
of the Gaol. In regard to this I may
point out that Lofd Knutsford was
willing to have appointed a Cadet to
this post if he had been able to obtain
your concurrence, but you reported that
the officer in question had not suffic- ient experience.
conclusion I would add
without
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