CO129-600-2 Salaries Commission- proposed Public Services Commission 20-1-1948 - 1-3-1948 — Page 17

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Sir,

I have etc., to refer to your confidenti

despatch No. 290 of 25th November, 1948, on

the subject of the establishment of a

Public Services Commission and to express

my approval generally of the course of

action which you propose.

2. As regards the remission of vacancie

to the Commission, I agree that it would be

contrary to the principles laid down in

Colonial Office Paper No.197 to reserve

certain posts or a proportion of posts in

certain classes for overseas candidates if

local candidates, in every way suitable, were

available. In this respect the first of the

comments in paragraph 4(b) of my

Confidential despatch No. 66 was, perhaps,

misleading and I accept the views expressed in

paragraphs 4 and 5 of your despatch under

reference.

As you indicate, it will be for

later consideration, when the Commission is

in existence, whether local appointments to

posts heretofore exclusively filled by

members of Unified Services may be made

without prior reference to me.

3. As regards the draft Bill enclosed

with your despatch, I invite your

consideration