CO129-409 - Governor Sir May - 1914 [1-3] — Page 270

No 43.

Sir,

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6 MAR 14

GOVERNMENT HOUSE.

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HONGKONG. 11th. February, 1914.

I have the honour to report that I propose,

subject to your approval, to abolish the practice whereunder an

officer holding the position of Passed Cadet is nominated to a

particular post in Class III when his turn cumes for promotion, and

to substitute therefor the practice obtaining in the Straits

Settlements whereby promotion is made to a Class as such.

Passed Cadets are in the ordinary course

2.

promoted in order of seniority, but the senior on the list is not

always fitted to perform the duties of an office which may fall vacant, and in such a case it is in present circumstances necessary to make such rearrangement of substantive appointuents as will give to the officer promoted a suitable post. But Officers in Class III are frequently acting for long periods in appointments other than their own and a change in the title of their substantive posts does not necessarily imply an actual transfer from one appointment to

another. It may happen that the only practical outcome of the

change is a gazette notice, somewhat confusing to the public, and a transfer of salary from the books of one Department to those of

another.

3.

I propose therefore in the case of future

vacancies to recomend promotion to Class III simply, wit out

specifying a particular post. Officers in this class will take

their

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

LEVIS HARCOURT, M.P.,

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&C.,

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