CO129-435 - Governor Sir May & Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1916 [9-11] — Page 181

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leave and does not count towards pension.

(4) The duty pay dream by Kr. Duncan was granted him hecmuse

(1) he was engaged for a special work which was eɛtimated to

be completed within a definite and comparatively short period,

(2) he was a temporary Engineer who would leave the service

of the Government on the completion of such work.

(3) the appointment was not a pansionable ona.

In other words he had no proppect when engriyad of being

brought on the permanent staff, and he was therefore on a different

footing to and had no place amongst those who were then or übɛequently

would be placed on the permanent steff.

(6) If pay from all sourasa bo considered in arriving at an

officer's buniority then it would appear that there are officert in the

Public Works Department who should be placed over the heads of their

sender, howurur much higher the rank of the latter may be. duch n

method would, I think, be far from the intentions of the Government

though in the present once it is apparently holding good.

5. That ur. Duncur poivossos a higher diploma then my which I

por seat. I would reply that; -

(n) though the possession of a diploms indientes sens considerable

dugree of leaming, there are Architects and Engineer: in the Colony

who, though looking diplomas, are more capable than many who have them.

(b) If this be carried to its logical conclusion there would

appear to be no reason why Mr. Dupoan (or any Officer who is an A.M.I.

0.3.) should not be placed over the heads of those of his seniors who

have either inferior diplomac or none at all a conclusion which would

very much affect the staff of the Public Works Departmeni tə

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4. That Mr. Duncan has been engaged here on work more important

then my own. I submit that:-

(a) I have been senior assistant (first noting and now mb-

stentively) in the Buildings Ordinance Office since I joined the Public

Works Department.

(b) The work performed in that office is not of an obtrusive nature and, provided that it is being done satisfactorily little or not

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