CO129-611-4 Development Committee- reports on various aspects 11-12-1945 - 14-7-1947 — Page 13

Mr. Dawson

the

Please

see the despatch at (29)

which

Coverfor describes the present porsitzen of co-operatives in the Glory, the probable trend; of development

a

suggests the appointment of

Registrar of Co-operatives.

Crtainly seem to

the develope

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in

Such a

post would

be essential to coordinate

urbant rural districts,

atany rate

for

some years

to inaugurate.

the system.

This was done last year by Mr Cunchery,

Tor. 12/4

I have not a copy of the 1946-47 Estimates

available,

this post is

that Treasury approval

have

afe to

but I

presumpe

not

provided for

will

eventually

I should

be

the despatch,

and

for the

Irs. to

be obtained.

views

grateful for your

your suggestions

for your

salary of the Registran

54276/1/47

Mr. Vickers

5. Whyte 2//3.

The Governor has under consideration the possibility of appointing a Registrar of Co-operatives to inaugurate and organize the movement, particula rly in the case of the fishing, agricultural and forestry industries. This Registrar will have on his staff

a competent assistant who has now been appointed a full- time co-operative officer, and whose period of study you have presumably organized in this country and elsewhere. Presumably the intention is to have a Registrar a contract of, say, for three years to train up the Chinese assistant \co-operative officer to/take over.

The question upon which i would be grateful for yours and Sir Frank Stockdale's advice is regarding the terms of appointment which we will have to offer to obtain a person of the calibre Required and whence he will be obtained.

You will notice that he should be a person verged in the Co-operative movement in an industrialised

$1t.-54236/147133 D. R. Serpell (Jon)

communi ty

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