THURSDAY, APRIL 3. 1975
ONE OF THE DECISIONS MADE BY THIS COMMITTEE WAS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A MAXIMUM INCREASE OF 1,600 IN THE STRENGTH OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE DURING THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 1975 TO MARCH 31, 1976.
HE SAID THE COMMITTEE HAD DECIDED THAT MORE THAN HALF OF THE TOTAL MUST BE ALLOCATED TO THE POLICE AND PRISONS AND THERE- AFTER PRIORITY HAD BEEN GIVEN TO THOSE DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED WITH REVENUE COLLECTION.
THIS LEFT A SMALL BALANCE FOR DISTRIBUTION AMONG ALL THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND WOULD INEVITADLY GIVE RISE TO GRAVE PROBLEMS FOR SOME OF THEM. BUT HE WAS SURE THAT MEMBERS WOULD AGREE THAT >IN DIFFICULT TIMES, THE GROWTH OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE MUST BE RUTHLESSLY CONTAINED.
AS FOR THE AUXILIARY SERVICES, MR. RODERTS SAID THAT THE REDUCTION IN FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR THEM DID NOT MEAN THAT THE GOVERNMENT UNDERESTIMATED THEIR IMPORTANCE. WHEN TIMES IMPROVE WE SHALL CERTAINLY HOPE TO BE ABLE TO BUILD UP THE SCALE OF THEIR ACTIVITIES AGAIN.+
TURNING TO THE QUESTION OF ADDITIONAL WATER FROM CHINA, THE COLONIAL SECRETARY SAID IT MUST BE APPRECIATED THAT EVEN ASSUMING THE AVAILABILITY OF SUBSTANTIAL FURTHER WATER FROM CHINA, THERE WERE CONSIDERABLE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS TO BE OVERCOME. THE EXISTING DELIVERY SYSTEMS WOULD REQUIRE TO BE EXTENSIVELY MODIFIED.
INCLUDING THE CONSTRUCTION OF ADDITIONAL PIPELINES AND PUMP ING FACILITIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.
+1 AM CONFIDENT THAT OUR CLOSE AND FRIENDLY RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE RELEVANT CHINESE AUTHORITIES, BASED ON A MUTUAL UNDER- STANDING OF EACH OTHER'S NEEDS AND PROBLEMS, WILL CONTINUE AND MAY IN DUE COURSE MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR FURTHER WATER TO BE SUPPLIED FROM CHINA.+
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