CO129-503-6 Vacancies for schoolmasters- difficulty in filling posts- terms of appointment and service 17-3-1927 - 15-11-1927 — Page 12

Mr. Beckett.

Mr. Ellis

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Please see Captain Newbolt's minute. I

It is,

too, heartily sympathise with the exasperation

which the Governor's despatch reveals.

however largely due to the ignorance which the

Colonial Conference gave us such an excellent

opportunity of clearing up with the representa-

tives who attended it. As Sir C. Clements

menta Was

not present I think it would be well worth while

to send him a full and friendly despatch explain-

ing the position at our end on the lines of Captain

Newbolt's minute. I fully endorse what Captain

Newbolt says, and might add that knowing what an

amount of personal trouble these vacancies have

caused him, I feel he has, if anything, more reason

1 to show exasperation (which he does not) than the

Governor has.

(2) With regard to the last sentence of

Captain Newbolt's minute, I also had a talk with

Mr. McElderry during the Conference, and I think

that after he had seen Captain Newbolt and myself

he obtained a pretty clear idea of the difficulties

and saw that we had done what could reasonably be

expected of us.

I may repeat he re what I said to him regard-

ing my views as to the best means of improving

matters. The main points were these:-

(a) That the recruitment and training

of Educational officers for Hong Kong might

be improved, if educational matters in Hong

Kong were added to the province of the