CO129-349 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1908 [10-12] — Page 214

Enclosure

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I have the honour to acknowledge Your Excel- -lency's latter of 13th. October, informing me of certain changes which Your Excellency contemplates making in the Regis- -try of the Supreme Court in the event of Mr. Messer being ap-

-pointed Posmaster General.

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Mr. Kemp would receive substantive promotion

were he appointed Head of the Sanitary Department, and I should be most unwilling to make any proposal which would interfere with such promotion. But Mr. Kemp is designated as the successor

to Mr. Seth, when that officer retires. That is an event to which I look forward, as apart from his incompetence, which I have already reported on, the state of affairs which arose out of his claim to be independent of the Chief Justice and which has lingered on for nearly 6 months, makes him a very useless officer. I presume however that Mr. Kemp's appointment as Head of the Sanitary Department would not preclude his being appoint-

-ed Registrar when the occasion arises.

3.

With regard to Mr. Wood's appointment as Senior Deputy Registrar, I have already supported Mr. Lee-Jones' application for that post. It would in my opinion be a great pity to deprive that officer of promotion he has well merited, by putting an Officer over his head who knows nothing of Registry work. Neither the legal studies which Mr. Wood has made in England while on leave, nor the experience he has gained as Second Magistrate, of themselves are any qualifications for the post of Senior Deputy Registrar. The one officer in the ja Excellency

Sir Frederick Lugard, K.C.M.G.,,

Registry

Governor of Hongkong.