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think that on the whole this course is

likely to be more advantageous than that

of appointing a Cadet officer.

7. As regards paragraph 6 (a) I

am of opinion that it is not desirable

that a Passed Cadet should be appointed to

act as Private Secretary to the Governor

or Acting Governor, having regard to the

nature of the correspondence which

would pass through his hands.

A junior

member of the Service ought not, in the

interests of discipline, to be placed in

a position in which he will see papers

dealing with and possibly criticizing

adversely the actions of officers under

whom he may have to serve when he ceases

to act as Private Secretary.

As regards the proposal that

the Chief Clerkship in the Colonial

Secretary's Office should be made a 3rd class

(42640/04)

Cadet post, I would invite reference to

Sir M. Nathan's despatch No. 406 of the

18th of November 1904. The reasons given

in that despatch appear to me to be con-

clusive against the adoption of the

suggestion.

I see no objection to the proposal

that on the occurrence of a vacancy the

Assessorship of Rates should become a 3rd

Class Cadet post and be called Assistant

T

Treasureship.

B. In view of what I have said above,

it does not seem clear that any additional

Cadets will be required beyond the two for

whom you have already asked. I propose,

therefore, not to request the Civil

Service Commissioners to select any

Comandering further candidates unless, after reading

this despatch, you are of opinion that more

Cadet

Cadets