CO129-511-12 Staff list for Hong Kong- approval for staff increase in Colonial Secretary's Office 15-6-1928 - 15-6-1928 — Page 7

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probationers assigned to the Treasury while the

other is supernumerary to establishment.

I now ask covering authority for the

increase of the Colonial Secretary's Office

Establishment by the addition of two more Class III

posts and the incorporation of the supernumerary

probationers.

Officers would be appointed to the

now Class III post from the ranks of the

probationers or by transfer from other Departments.

One of those additional clerks would be employed

on the work of making extracts and precis of files

and improving the reference index, as much can be

done to economise the time of administrative officers

and to increase the efficiency of the officer by

further attention to this matter.

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The other additional clerk would be

available to undertake any special duties, to assist

in whichever

branch of the Registry he was most

required at any time and to take the place of

officers on leave.

7.

These proposals involve additional

expenditure under Head 3 of the Estimates amounting

approximately to 4,000 for the period 1st June to

31st December; but as it will probably be necessary

to make additions at an early date to the Accounting

Staff in certain other Departments I propose to defer

the taking of a supplementary vote until the position

is clearer.

8.

I now come to the question of the Chinese

and Eurasian Staff employed. Reference to Appendix II

of the Estimates for 1928, shows 14 officers of the

Junior Clerical Service attached to the Colonial

Secretary's