CO129-523-2 Appointment of Colonial Auditor 30-1-1930 - 7-7-1930 — Page 13

RECEIVE

17MAY 1930

COL. OFFICE

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Mr.Ellis,

Mr.Parkinson,

In continuation of Mr.A.J.Harding's

minute of the 7th of March last (Hong Kong/

72768/1930) on the subject of the selection

of a successor to Mr.Phelips as Auditor of

Hong Kong (who is due to retire on pension at the beginning of June) I now recommend the

selection of Mr.P.L.Collisson, O.B.E., of this

Department who, at the present time, holds the

appointment of Auditor in Uganda. This recom-

mendation is made in accordance with Mr.A.J.

Harding's wishes, and I have ascertained that

Mr.Collisson is willing to accept the appoint-

ment under the conditions set out in the

despatch from the Secretary of State to the

Officer Administering the Government, Hong

Kong, No.115 of the 15th of April, 1930.

As you are aware it is desirable that

the successor to Mr.Phelips should be appointed

as soon as possible and, from the departmental

point of view, there is no reason, so far as I

am aware, why Mr.Collisson should not proceed

to Hong Kong without undue delay, so, if my

recommendation is approved, I would ask that

Mr.Collisson may be informed that he has been

selected to fill the impending vacancy as

Auditor of Hong Kong and that it is desired

that his transfer should take effect as soon

after the 4th of June as may be convenient to

the Government of Uganda.

I presume that the expenses of Mr.

Collisson's transfer from Uganda to Hong Kong,

and

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