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No.112.

nel: 1. 5th January,

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1901 with one. Inclosure.

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Sir,

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Government House,

Hongkong, 29hd

March, 1901.

469

I have the honour to transmit for

your consideration the enclosed letter of the Acting

Postmaster-General forwarding a report from the Superin-

tendent of the Money Order Branch of his Department,

drawing attention to the insufficiency of staff in that

sub-department and referring to the inadequate accomm o da –

tion afforded by the Office itself.

2.

On receiving Mr. Lewis' letter, I

have referred the question to the Colonial Treasurer,

the Director of Public Works and the Acting Postmaster-

General for a joint report as to what measures, in their

opinion, should be adopted with a view to increasing the

efficiency of the Money Order Office. I enclose a copy of

their Report in which they urge the necessity of larger

premises being built and a new clerk engaged.

3.

Mr. Lewis informs me that the only

Officer at present in the Post Office, who is competent

to fill the proposed new post of Assistant Superintendent

of the Money Order Office is Mr. 3. Moosa. This Officer's

present salary is $1,560 per annum, but as, if transfer-

HE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,

&C. *

200. *

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