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European posts,
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Superintendent of Crown Lands, Second Assistant
Superintendent of Crown Lands, and one Surveyor effected.
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In view of the fact that Brigadier "interbotham, who was specially sent out by the Colonial Office to inspect the survey offices of Crown Colonies, reported that the staff of the survey office of Hong Kong should be increased by one European surveyor, it is not considered that further reductions beyond those indicated abovз should be made.
Paragraph 31.
Government agrees with this recommendation,
which does not however call for any action at present.
Paragraph 32. There was a Town Planning Committee, doing work similar to that suggested for a Zoning Committee, which ceased to meet after May 1923. Since that date land sales and development have been in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee. The Government regrets that it can envisage no advantage from a permanent zoning committee such as is suggested by the Commissioners. Further town planning schemes are now being prepared and when they are ready they can be scrutinized by a specially appointed Committee. There is no need for a permanent committee; it is only when large new areas, not hitherto considered, are opened up for development that such a body is required.
Paragraph 33. Action has been taken in accordance with the recommendations in this paragraph, except that it is considered desirable for the Director of Public Works to continue to sign lease plans.
Paragraph 34. The Treasurer and Auditor have been
instructed to go into this matter as soon as time permits.
Paragraph 35. The allotment voucher system was instituted as a result of executive engineers incurring unauthorised expenditure. The system does not relieve them of responsibility
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