It always will seem to me an extravagance that Hingtong should have a separate Trias and Separate Auditor. As to the staff and work of the Treasury, I know no reason why the suggestions of the Committee should not be carried out, backed as they are by the Governor.
Possibly, as already suggested, another paper worth of other departments might be transferred to the Treasurer! Post Office: The committee propose to abolish the Assistant Postmaster General. The Governor prefers to keep him but to abolish the Chief Clerk. I think we must be guided by the Governor, especially as the Assistant Postmaster General's office is one in which we can employ one of the long redundant cadets. If moulded into shape and fashioned to start a rational post office, I presume the Hongkong post office will cease to be the head office of the Treaty ports, and all analogous arrangements.
In that case, it will presumably be possible still further to reduce the staff. Para. 12 of his despatch, the Governor "promises a further despatch upon postal arrangements" which he has promised. It seems unnecessary to refer this part of the report to the G.P.D. They would have no material for judging as to what is proposed.
The Governor hopes to economise by collecting all the public departments into one building. This would mean a very large and, I fear, very expensive building.
Harbour Master: The Inspection of emigrants, which question the Governor says, is still under consideration, shall be transferred to the Registrar General. And the Governor is to be asked about it. If this is done, the decision already taken to abolish the Assistant Harbour Master will be strengthened, as presumably the work of the department will be lightened.
Observatory: No reduction is recommended,
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it always will seem to me au
extravagance
that Hingtong should have a separate of it has a Trias and Separate Auditar. As to
the
staff
No reason
and work of the Treasury
the Treasury I know
Why the Suggestions of
the
Committee should not be carried out,
backed as
they are by
the governor.
/ Possibly, as already suggested
! another paper
Sothe
on
Levenne
worth of other departments might be transfered to the Treasurer!
Post oppice
The committee propose to abolish the
Assistant Postmaster General.
General. The gaveixer
prefer to Heep him but to abolish the
Chucf cleald. I think we must be guided
chick
by the governor, especially
as the Assistant
Postmaster General's office is one in
which we can em
employ one of
of the long
ever China is
redundant cadets. If Mnoched into shape and fastou start a rational post office. I presume the 1 Hongkong post office will cease to be that! head office of the Treaty ports, and
Renne of
ir
$
2,000,000 dollars,
all analozy protipes avongemeints.
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in that case it will presumably be possibi still further to reduce the staff.
por. 12. of his despatch the governor " promises a further despatch upon postal arrangements - tohich he has promised. It seems unnecessary to refer
One
of the many further despatakis
of his duthatch and the
this part
to refer this
report
it to the G.P.D.
They would have no material fo judying as Oto what is proposed.
The
governor hopes to economise
of despatcheting all the public departments into one
This would mean a
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Puport pp.
VII-X
Dropatch part to
9-13
spatch pors 22-4
apat pp.
XN-XVII
I have suggested
Despatch pans. 25-6 Report pp. XVI-XVIII
building. This
and
by collec-
very large
paper that
I fear very expensive building.
Harbour Master
on another
the Inspection of emigrants", which quastion
governor says,
is, tie
still under consideration,
Shall be transferred to the Registrar General, It and the governor is to be asked about it. If this is done the decision already taken to abolish the Assistant barbrou matter
will be strengthened, as presumably the worth of the department wild be light
·ened.
Observatory No reduction is recommended,
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