CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932 — Page 7

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On the white

the Report

points to

the

ma in

somc

Of economy

but

not only in IK

very generally throughout

the lots

namely the

gradual substzbuchon (but not

So gradual

hitherts) of

locally sounciled native

staff in place of Emopeans in the less responsible offices.

The capacity for

In Hong Kong graft is

always put form and

obstacle. The

an

the

Commission's retest

that capacity for graft is not

confined to

chiness is interesting

but not wholly catiofactory: "

perhaps the Postale might be

made

gumal

lese imposing of by a

shaking up of the

such as for

system chicks

instance

was

found to be

regined in

th

case of the

Treasury accounting system after

exference of a Ressen's

régima.

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