CO129-562-14 Vacancy for an assistant analyst in Department of Imports and Exports 30-11-1936 - 30-9-1937 — Page 27

No. 664.

RE

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

30th November, 1936.

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Sir,

I have the honour to address you with reference

to the establishment of the Department of Imports and Exports.

The senior officers in the establishment consist of a

Superintendent and an Assistant Superintendent (both Cadet

Officers), and an Analyst who also holds the post of an

Assistant Superintendent. This allotment of officers has

existed unchanged since 1925 when the second Cadet Officer was

added and since that year many extra functions, notably the

collection of statistics and the issue of Certificates of

Origin and kindred matters, have been imposed until the volume of the Department's work has increased very considerably.

The Superintendent has on several occasions recently made representations that his staff is insufficient for the adequate despatch of business and safeguarding of

In view however of the stringent need for economy in the Colony at present he did not press for the inclusion in the 1937 Estimates of an extra post since he hoped for the time being to carry on with his existing staff with the occasional assistance of a Junior Cadet should the services

of such an officer be available.

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revenue.

3.

Since the framing of the Estimates however,

the traffic in Heroin pills has suddenly increased to the most

Factories of the pills have had a mushroom

alarming extent.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

7.G.A. ORMSBY-GORE, P.C., M.P.

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&C.,

&C.,

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