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permission to retire on the expiration of his
own leave thereafter on attaining the age of
fifty-two; he does not therefore desire to be
considered for one of the vacancies, should his
retirement be approved (vide Mr. N.L. Smith's
despatch No.665 of 25th October, 1937).
3.
Messrs. Robertson and Nicol are at
present acting Executive Engineers in charge of
the Buildings Ordinance and Port Development
Offices, respectively, and are well qualified for
promotion by their official qualifications,
experience and merit.
4.
Mr. W. Woodward, who is at present acting
Executive Engineer in charge of the Waterworks
Construction Office, and is next on the list of
Engineers and Architects after Mr. Nicol, also
applies for one of the vacant posts, and has
requested me to forward to you the accompanying
petition in furtherance of his claim. I fully
recognize the merits of Mr. Woodward's work and the
amount of responsibility carried by him in his
present post, and I also agree that it is not
possible to replace him in charge of the Waterworks
Construction Office by an Executive Engineer of
the same experience; but I consider that, all other
things being equal, the seniority of Messrs.
Robertson and Nicol outweighs the claims of Mr.
Woodward, and I regret that I am not at present
able to meet his wishes. Subject to your approval,
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