CO129-270 - Public Offices & Others - 1895 — Page 378

Fave

Some small economies su

suggested, which can be carried out. Moreover I should

traurfer from the haubour master to the Ragistral General the protection and examination of omigrants. The

of registra General and his staff with their knowledge of Chinese au, better fitted to protect the emigrants than

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17688 Mpendix 1.3

General

and Registrar Gonnal be combined? 2. Can the Assistant Registrar General

be abolished.

The

combination of colonial Secretary and

registrar general was suggested by the governor

and Sir G. O Brien on

1892 in confidential despatches, but

Ford Ripon

was not inclined to

Sir George O' Brien again

to

recommended the better combination in a letter to the committee. The

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the harbour master is, and M. Lockhart Esidence States that in the Straits the Protector of Chinese, who answers to the Registran General is charged with the same duty

The harbour master will thus bezelieved some work, and the decision already

p.56.

State's :g gh: 24 Oct-92

agree.

hat pp XI-XIV XI-XIV

17888-93 s.

deety.

taken to abolish the assistant haubom

vacancy

Master on

can be maintained.

Neither the committee nor the governor express an opinion upon this transfer Report p- XV

g

duties as

they are waiting

Some

I

despatch par

19 should not wait there may home special report. any longer but decide as above

There remain the questions.

questions, which

must be considered

Can the

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practical print,

such as the Citaclihood

of friction in ponitay Min Rejs Seth witte

Stian Launches ·

Colonial Semetary Immimit, his

ach for refund ER

Committee themselves could not

up their minds on

malle up

The governor

Combination

is in

the subject.

favour of

the

16-21 of dep. It has always been held that the

Saten noviny

was no object

Chinese

and a

ought

to have a Special Office

Special Officer. It is proposed

is theep the Special Office and staff, but the head of the office, it is suggested, Shall also be colonial Secretary. Among other results will be that the colonial Secretary must always be