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would result in the Board of Trade withdrawing
its recognition of the Hong Kong Class I A
Certificate. Singapore, whose Class IA Certificate
also receives world wide recognition, has been
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asked for details of the staff of the Marine
iffublication is affroued, When we get printed copies
Surveyor's Office.
of the Report and commentary from Hong Kong, a
copy should, I think, be sent to the Board of
Harbour Deft
Trade for observations upon the section.
The Governor takes a more reasonable
view of the functions of the Observatory than
the Commissioners, and does not propose to curtail
its work.
The Governor is not at present prepared
to replace British Section Sergeants in Police
by Russians. But, instead more use is to be made
of motor cycle patrols experimentally, so reducing
the number of Section Sergeants by 10.
Superintendent of Prisons is to visit
Shanghai, Singapore and Taiping to ascertain
how these prisons are run with a lower ratio of
staff to prisoners than has been found possible in
Hong Kong.
The suggested severance of the Water
Department from the Public Works Department is not
accepted by the Government, nor is the transfer
of the Electrical Department to the Post Office.
Price costing of water is being considered.
It is not considered worth while to change the
P.W.D. financial year.
General Works Office is to be abolished and its
work split up.
Various other recommendations of the Commission
cannot be accepted by Government.
The Governor states in his covering
despatch
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.