CO129-612-5 Administrative Service- proposal to increase establishment 10-1-1945 - 11-2-1949 — Page 16

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traning and experience, will in due course enable the factor for leave to be considerably reduced

and thereby make possible a corresponding reduction in the establishment. No doubt similar considerations will apply in the case of Administrative Officers.

3. As Mr. Ross, the efficiency expert, is expected to pay his long-awaited visit to Hong Kong very shortly and as, in any case, some considerable time has elapsed since your despatch under reference was written, it has occurred to me that you may wish to await the result of Mr. Ross's enquiries and then to give further consideration to:-

(a)- the number of posts which must

(b)

ordinarily be filled by Administrative officers, and

the number of posts not ordinarily filled by Administrative Officers, but for which the establishment of Administrative Officers has ordinarily to provide leave replacements.

4. I should be glad to know whether you wish to adopt this suggestion.

5. Should you decide to make revised proposals as a result of the further consideration suggested it would be of assistance in considering them if an up-to-date statement could be furnished on the lines of enclosure 3 to your despatch under

reference.

SECER.