CO129-366 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor May - 1910 [4-5] — Page 244

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Mr May was prepared to recommend me for the post in pre-

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ference to an officer of such recognized ability as Mr Haze-

land. As to the second point, Mr May, earlier in his

minute, speaks of Mr Hallifax as having "been a Police

Magistrate in the New Territories since 1900". In the

first place, this is not strictly in accordance with the

facts. A reference to the Civil Service List vill shew

that during that period Mr Hallifax was among other duties,

acting as Superintendent of the Fire Brigade at Hongkong,

and seconded to North China, for considerable periods.

But in any case, he was not appointed District Officer till

1907.

The importance of the duties of an Assistant District

officer is described in Mr May's posteript: "can well be

filled by any average Cadet". His Excellency in the last

quoted minute describes those duties as "much less onerous

than those of First Magistrate”. They would not, I submit,

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compare for a moment with those of the Warden,

will Mr Hallifax' administrative work in the New Territory,

to which Mr way draws attention, compare in importance with

that of the Kinta District, whore as stated above, I acted

successfully as Collector of Land Revenue for nearly two years.

On the other hand, I am six and a half years

senior to Mr Hallifax.

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In the end, Mr Hazeland was given the appoint-

I did not feel that this gave me just cause for con-

plaint; but I did feel that my position in the service was

being jeopardised. Consequently I addressed a minute to the

Colonial Secretary, reiterating my claims, and concluding

thus:-