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CONFIDENTIAL(2).

Sir,

RECEIVED

11 AUG(939

C. O. REG.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG,

26th July, 1939.

With reference to the despatches noted in the

margin, I have the honour to recommend

Despatch No.398 of 28th October, 1936, from Secretary of State. Despatch No.56 of 16th February, 681925, from Secretary of State.

Despatch No.367 of 22nd October, 1920, from Secretary of State. Despatch No.262 of 9th August,

1932, from Secretary of State.

you.

12/53723/00approved

か

for your approval the promotion of

Messrs. T.E. Jackson and G. Swan,

Assistant Government Marine Surveyors

to the two new posts of Senior

Surveyors of Ships, Harbour Office, on the salary scale

Qapproved in your despatch confidential (4) dated 27th

April, 1939.

2.

Messrs. Jackson and Swan are next in seniority

to Mr. R. Hall, Assistant Government Marine Surveyor, but

Mr. Hall, who is at present absent on leave, has spent

the whole of his time in charge of the Government

Slipway at Yaumati, and, when given the opportunity of

acting as Government Marine Surveyor, when Mr. W.O.

Lambert was on leave, declined to accept the acting

appointment and requested that he might be allowed to

remain at the Slipway.

3.

Messrs. Jackson and Swan are now at the head

of the engineering and ship surveying branches of the

Government Marine Surveyor's Office respectively and are

qualified in every way for the promotion recommended

above.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

MALCOLM MACDONALD, M.P.,

&C.,

&C

&C.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

At. Worthente

Jas.

Governor.