CO129-328 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [1-6] — Page 542

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Enclosure 3.

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Mr. Melbourne is an industricus

and capable Officer, but I regret that I am unable to re-

-commend his appointment because I do not consider that he

possesses the technical qualifications necessary in an

Officer who will have to replace the Land Officer and

Official Receiver during the latter's absence.

3.

I have therefore to recommend

that a Solicitor with practical knowledge of conveyancing

and bankruptcy work be selected for the appointment of

Assistant Land Officer, and sent out to the Colony as soon

as possible after Mr. Bruce Shepherd's vacation leave ex-

-pires on the 25th. August next.

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I attach the usual paper of par-

-ticulars of the office, and I venture to suggest that the

salary should correspond with those in Class III of the

Cadet Officers Classification Scheme viz.:- £420 rising to

£540 by £40 triennially instead of being as at present

£440 to £500 by £30 triennially. In any new appointment

of a Cadet to be Assistant Land Officer for the New Ter-

-ritories the salary would be the same as that now proposed

for the Assistant Land Officer at Hongkong and thus another

of the variations from the Cadet Service Classification

referred to in my Despatch No. 14 dated the 19th. January,

1905,