CO129-523-2 Appointment of Colonial Auditor 30-1-1930 - 7-7-1930 — Page 5

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Mr.Gent,

Mr. Ellis,

As I said in my minute of 29th

January, Hong Kong needs one of our best

men as Auditor, especially during the next

few years, when, I hope, a serious attempt

will be made to place the financial admini-

stration of the Treasury and the other

Expending and Revenue Collecting Departments

in Hong Kong on a proper basis.

Sir C.Clementi in his despatch of

7th January (No.6 in 72768/30) expresses the

hope that I shall favourably consider Mr.

Dallin for Mr. Phelips' vacancy as Auditor.

I am quite unable to recommend Mr.Dallin for

this post; and, in my opinion, it would be

difficult to make, among the men with con-

siderable service in the Colonial Audit

Department, a more unsuitable selection.

Mr.Dallin has been far too long in Hong Kong,

to which he was appointed in 1910 after some

3 years service in Southern Nigeria and some

three years service in the Exchequer and

Audit Department. As Mr.Phelips told me when

I saw him on 27th February, Mr.Dallin is

detested by everyone in the Hong Kong Audit

Office owing to his bullying manner to the

Subordinate Staff a manner which is the reverse reverse of that which he shows to the higher

officers of the Cadet Service, the Colonial

Secretary and the Governor. This is no new

development, as he was adversely reported

on when in Nigeria for lack of tact, especially

when