CO129-600-3 Salaries Commission- proposed Public Services Commission 1-4-1949 - 31-12-1949 — Page 41

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Mr.

Kirkness

14/9/49.

Mr. Wallace 15/9/49. Mr. Blaster 15/9 Mr. Perkin 1619

Mr.

DRAFT. s.0. LETTER

Your Reference.

SIR ALEXANDER GRANTHAM, K.C.M.G.,

GOVERNMENT HOUSE,

HONG KONG,

(4)

which has been

seen by hymnichersy

is not likely to come in

the near future,

and we apree

that

FURTHER ACTION.

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you

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Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. S.

Minister of State

Secretary of State

See (6)

For Sir T. Lloyd's signature

Confidential

405

We have given careful thought to your

confidential letter of the 16th June about the

Public Services Commission, and we agree withr accept

your conclusions that Administrative and Police

vacancies should be referred to the Commission

We note in the same way as all others, and that, looking

view that

aboad to the day when good local material will

no longer be insufficient to fill these vacancies,

we can only trust to administrative action to the vacancies ensure that a suitable proportion of them is

remitted to the Secretary of State to fill from

among European candidates.

agnes. with the один

I note that you have accepted the amendments

to the Bill which we suggested in the Mote

enclosed with my letter of the 30th April.

CÃO regard to the point raised in your paragraph 6°

clause of the Bill, concerning the

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about Section-

appointment of the Establishment Officer as

permanent Secretary to the Commission, we see

see no

objection to an amendment in the sense which you

suggest should you eventually desire it.

now

You will, I take it, wish to proceed with

the introduction of the Bill in Legislative

Council; We do not propose to answer officially

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