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Proposed Leaves

Name

Department

Contract

expires

1942 (cont.)

Propose leave be

granted.

R.B.M.Norrie

Foreman Plumber

3.3.42.

Apr.'42

W.Clemow

Asst. Outside

Fitter

5 yrs.in Dec. '41.

Jan.'42.

J.B.Thomson

13.4.42.

Apr.'42

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Remarks

Wife in Australia. Return doubtful.

Wife and child in

Australia.

Return

J.C.Dryburgh Asst. Elect-

8.12.42.

Dec. '42.

rician.

J.J.Forster

Harbour

Engineer

5 yrs.in

J.Watson

Storekeeper

D. McColgan

Mar. 142.

Previous

service

with C.N.co.

Due leave Apr.'42. Spring

1942 (5 yrs.)

Due leave Spring.

1942 (5 yrs.)

doubtful.

Wife and child in Australia. Return doubtful.

Wife in Australia. Return doubtful.

Wife and two children in Colony. Likely unwilling to go on leave as children would not be allowed to re-enter Colony.

Bachelor. Would like to go to Australia will return.

Bachelor. Unwilling go Australia;

we will consider his case on

Watson's return.

D. L. Lyle

Harbour

Engineer

4 yrs. in Dec. 1941.

Jan.'42.

Suggest sixteen weeks' leave

R.C.Wallace

Boilermaker

3 yrs. in Jan. 1941.

Jan. '42

Suggest sixteen weeks' leave.

The foregoing has been drawn up on the assumption that the evacuation order is not cancelled. The Military Authorities here grant sixteen weeks' leave to men of 40 years and over 40 years with four years' service in the Colony, and to men under 40 years with five years' service.

We should press for the evacuation to be made entirely voluntary, and as far as the Dockyard is concerned we would have a happier and more enthusiastic staff. Whether or not the evacuation ban is lifted we will still have to send a number of people on leave next year in order to avoid congestion later. At the present time we would like to add about four men to our staff, and feel that men could be obtained in Shanghai if they were allowed to bring their wives to the Colony.