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some future date, provide a field for a Trade Union Advisor,
possibly a Trade Union Official, seconded from the United Kingdom.
In this connexion I again invite attention to the telegraphic
correspondence on the subject of Major Chauvin and especially to
your telegram No.561 of 23rd July and my telegram No.798 of 12th
August.
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(b)
Factory Inspectorate.
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As industrial activity revives the number of factories and work-
shops is steadily increasing. The work of registration and inspection may
within a comparatively short period necessitate the full staff suggested by
Mr. Hawkins, which would incorporate Miss Hinder's proposals. The inspec-
torate would thus consist of:-
(i)
A Chief Labour Inspector (European).
(ii) Four Labour Inspectors (Grade 1) of whom one would be
Lady Inspector (Chinese) who might in due course expect promotion
to Lady Assistant Labour Officer. Of the remaining three inspec-
tors, one at least could with advantage be a well qualified
Chinese, possibly an engineering graduate as suggested by Miss
Hinder.
(iii) Four Labour Inspectors (Grade II) who would be Chinese
and two of whom would be women.
The inspectorate staff suggested above compares with the
present authorized staff of:-
One Chief Labour Inspector (European)
Two Labour Inspectors (European)
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one post is vacant.
Six Probationer Labour Inspectors (Chinese), three men
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and three women two posts, one male and one female, are vacant.
(c) Statistical Staff. I am in agreement with Miss Hinder's observation
on the necessity for accurate vital and industrial statistics, which should be
available to the Labour Department, but I am inclined to the opinion that a
central Government statistical office, to which the Labour Department can
refer its problems and from which it can receive expert advice, is preferable
to a further considerable increase of the staff of the Labour Department at
this stage.
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