CO129-578-9 Prison Department- vacancy for assistant superintendent of prisons 21-6-1939 - 15-11-1939 — Page 12

No. 442

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG.

Copy

attached

Ausd. 2

APPTS.

Sir,

ED 1939

L

21st June, 1939.

I have the honour to forward herewith particulars

of a post of Assistant Superintendent of Prisons, which it

is proposed, subject to your approval, to include in the

Prison Department estimates for 1940-1941.

2.

I concur with the opinion expressed by the

Commissioner of Prisons in paragraphs H.2, 3 and 4 of his

report on the subject of the reorganisation of the Prison

Department which I forwarded with my despatch No. 114 of

17th February, 1939, regarding the need for the creation

of this post.

3.

4.

I should be grateful if approval of this post

might be granted in advance of the general approval of thẹ

1940-1941 estimates so that an officer may be appointed to

the post in time to commence his duties in January, 1940.

In this connection I may perhaps make reference

to my despatch No. 818 of 7th November, 1938, with which I

forwarded an application by Lieutenant- Commander R.R.

Helbert, R.N., for an appointment in the Colonial Prisons

Service. Lieutenant-Commander Helbert is forty one years

of age and his retirement from active service in the Royal

Navy prior to reaching the age of forty five years is at

the discretion of the Admiralty. If, however, he is

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,

&C.,

&C.

&C.,