CO129-313 - Governor Sir Blake - 1902 [10-12] — Page 471

Kong.

.Secretary. . . . .

11 yrs. idet}

asurer.

istrar General. 12 yrs.

st Magistrate.

14 yrs.

11 yrs.

t.Superintendent

Police.

.12 yrs.

Ceylon.

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Straits Settlements.

Col.Secretary (non-cadet) .19 yrs.

Treasurer..... 27 yrs.

Auditor Gen.. .25 yrs.

Govt.Agent.... 24 yrs.

Central Province

Principal Collector of Customs..... 22 yrs.

Col.Secretary (non-cadet)....16 yrs.

22 yrs.

Treasurer.....

Auditor Gen. 22 yrs.

Res.Councillor.22 yrs.

Penang

Res.Councillor Malacca..

25 yrs.

(In the case of Ceylon, the last two

posts are taken as the two cases in which an

officer has got into Class I in the shortest

time.

The service of the Colonial Secretary

Starits, is reckoned up to the time when he

became Auditor General of Ceylon.) in the last two or three years

14

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mams

og transfer

16.77

If,

the equaliseer of pro-

motion, has told against the Hong Kong cadets,

the principle of assimilating the services can-

not for that reason be set aside.

It is fos-

sible that it will tell in their favour at a

later date; and you are correct in assuming

as you state in the last paragraph of your

despatch, that when their length of service

warrants