CO129-534-3 Report of Retrenchment Commission 4-5-1931 - 19-2-1932 — Page 95

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e.g. policemen, revenue officers, should be kept in the

departments, only when some point on which information or a

ruling by Government is required should they go to the

Secretariat.

The leave of such officers should be approved

by the head of the department, it being sufficient to forward

the name and other particulars concerning the officer, to the

Treasurer and to the Secretariat for transmission to the

Colonial Office and Crown Agents.

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Finally, permits for occupying land should be dealt

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with by the Superintendent of Crown Lands and Surveys.

setting out of 'zones", as advocated in the Commission's report

on the Public Works Department should, save in very few

instances, do away with the necessity for referring to the

Colonial Secretary as to whether a certain lot is available

or not for sale.

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With the Secretariat and the business of Government

organized in accordance with the recommendations made above

it will not be necessary to have such a large staff. The

Commissioners are of opinion that three Assistants, one Cadet

of considerable seniority, one of about ten years' service

and one junior Cadet should be adequate. To facilitate the

work the Chief Clerk should in future be recruited from the

Registry of the Colonial Office. The division of work amongst the Assistants should be between (a) matters which are

municipal in nature, and (b) those which are governmental

or political in nature. In the clerical staffs,

Junior, a reduction of twenty per cent should be made.

Senior and