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so that he would be able to acquire a sound knowledge of all the manifold activities of the department before the present Harbour Master retires, and if he proved himself suitable in all respects and succeeded eventually the present Harbour Master, would be in a position to look forward to considerable further years of service. I enclose a form of particulars of the vacant office. For this post there is no local candidate whom I would particularly recommend, but if no applicant of outstanding merit is forthcoming I should be glad to be given the opportunity of reconsidering whether the person whom I recommend in the following paragraph for the post of Assistant Harbour Master should not be offered the post of Deputy Harbour Master. I have received one local

application, copy of which is enclosed herewith, for the Deputy post from Lieutenant-Commander G.H. Gandy,

26940 BR. R.N. (Retired), who is at present a land surveyor in

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the Public Works Department. Lieutenant-Commander Gandy's candidature is favourably regarded by the Harbour Master himself, but he is purely a technical officer and has not had the requisite administrative or secretarial experience or been tried in any large administrative capacity.

3. To the post of Assistant Harbour Master I would propose to appoint subject to your approval Commander T.C. Stiff, R.D., R.N.R. (Retired). Mr. Stiff was appointed a nautical surveyor in the Harbour Department in 1929 after qualifying at the Board of Trade course (vide Lord Passfield's despatch No.193 of 16th July, 1930). He has acted as Assistant Harbour Master in 1931 from May to December and has been acting again