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CONFIDENTIAL (3).

Sir,

3.1 MAY 1939

63899/39.

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG,

18th May, 1939.

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17325CR

I have the honour to refer to paragraphs 9

and 10 of my despatch No.779 of 20th October, 1938,

regarding the establishment of a post of Waterworks

Engineer and the inclusion in the Water Department for

the time being of an Executive Engineer in charge of

construction. Financial provision for these posts was

included in the estimates for 1939, and has received

your sanction in the general approval of the estimates, but I have not yet received your specific approval of the status suggested for the Waterworks Engineer or of

the appointment to these posts of the individual officers

referred to in my despatch, namely, Mr. A.B. Purves

17028 and Mr. W. Woodward.

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2.

Your subsequent approval of Mr. Purves'

promotion to be Director of Public Works on the

it

retirement of Mr. R.M. Henderson, C.B.E., has created a prospective vacancy in the post of Waterworks Engineer. Furthermore, if you approve the retirement as from 31st

23935 CR. July of Mr. P.D. Wilson, as recommended in my confidential

furing) Rip

(2) despatch of 18th May, 1939, there will be a substantive vacancy from that date in the grade of Assistant Director

of Public Works and I recommend that Mr. Purves be

appointed to that vacancy pending his assumption of the

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,

&C.,

&C.,

&C.