CO129-523-2 Appointment of Colonial Auditor 30-1-1930 - 7-7-1930 — Page 31

RECEIVED

30JAN 1930

COL.OFFICE

Mr.Ellis,

Colonial Office.

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I am anxious to get the selection of a

successor to Mr.Phelips as Auditor of Hong Kong

settled before I leave for West Africa, which I

expect to do on March 12th.

Before I make a recommendation it is

very desirable that i should, if possible,

know: -

(a) What the emoluments of the post are to

be.

(b) Whether the F.M.S. Audit is to be

brought into the Colonial Audit

Department system.

Hong Kong needs one of our best men; but

my recommendation for that post will probably

not be the same if the F.M.S. Auditorship has

also to be filled, as it would be if the F.M.S.

could be left out of account.

As regards the salary of the Hong Kong

post, I understand that the Salaries Commission

proposed for the Auditor a scale of 1,100-£50-

£1,400 as compared with:-

£1,1.50-£50-£1,400 for the Land Officer.

£1,350 - £50-£1,600 for the Captain Superintendent

of Police and the Harbour Master.

£1,500-£50-£1,800 for the Treasurer and other

Class I Cadet posts which the Commission recommended should be 7 instead of 5 in number

£1,400 the maximum proposed for Cadet officers

in ordinary long scale posts.

I do not think that this puts the Auditor

in the position which he ought to hold. While

his