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C. Roas.

success.

10.

The second officer with experience is Mr S.B. He has acted as Postmaster General with great

Hr E.A.Irving is a candidate for the post, which is a little better as regards pay than that of Inspec- tor of Schools, Mr Irving ia senior to Mr Messer, and has been granted the status of a Cadet. (Details comparing the fd salaries of the two poats omitted. E.A.I. >

But Mr Irving has had no experience in Postal work, and I do not consider that he has the special qualifi-

cations for the post that Mr Mosser possesses. On previous cccasions when vacancies in the Post Office have had to be filled, stress has been laid on candidates' possession of Postal experience.

The Colonial Secretary considered me disqua-

lified for three reasons, az follows:-

First, as having had no experience in Postal

work. Mr Ross acted as Postmaster General

for six mentha in 1003. I did not feel jus-

tified in making a protest at the time, having

always understood that acting appointments

are made entirely to suit tho temporary con-

venionco of the Government. Yet six years

later, this acting ap-cintment has the effect

of cutweighing my 8 years' seniority over

Mr Roas. When again, as quoted on page 6 above

Mr May recommended that Mr Wolfe should act

as Postmaster Geheral over my head, he was

giving that officer preferential claims to

the substantive apointment, whenever it might

fall vacant

Second, as lacking the "special qualification"

of "financial ability" and "quickness in deal-

ing with figures". I can recull no instance

of a record to that effect, and submit that

the way I have managed the work of my Depart-