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(g) That the Port Committee should be given an assurance that its recommen- dations will receive the serious consideration of Government at the highest level and that, if approved, it will be the concern of Government to ensure that such recommendations are carried out with the assistance of such Government or Municipal services as may be available.

(h) That the terms of reference of the Port Committee should be to consider and to advise Government upon all matters relating to the welfare, control, administration and development of the Port, including reclamations; its directive being to see that adequate and proper facilities are available in the Port for ships and their cargoes and to make and submit to Government all necessary plans in that behalf, but to allow approved private enterprise to provide these facilities as far as possible, and also to let private enterprise do its own operating.

It should be the express duty of the Port Committee to keep under review the execution of all approved port works and for this purpose it should be empowered to call for progress reports.

(i) That the Harbour Master should be relieved of his duties as Marine

Magistrate in order that he may concentrate on Port affairs.

(j) That no other scheme or method of control or operation of the Port

commends itself to the Committee.

(k) That the Port Committee envisaged in these recommendations should be

constituted at the earliest possible date.

16. Thanks.

We acknowledge with great appreciation the thoughtful care which has been devoted to the preparation of the representations submitted. These have been of the greatest assistance to the Committee.

We also acknowledge our indebtedness to Mr. Colman for the information which he has given on the subject of port administration.

We wish to express our appreciation of the valuable services rendered by Mr. C. G. F. F. Melmoth, who acted as Secretary to the Committee, and also of the services of Miss Irving who has most capably handled a great volume of typing and stencil-cutting.

His Excellency,

Sir MARK YOUNG, G.Ç.M.G.

We have the honour to be, Sir,

Your Excellency's most obedient servants,

T. M. HAZLERIGG,

(Chairman).

D. H. EVERETT.

V. KENNIFF.

W. M. THOMSON.

I. B. TREVOR.

T. N. CHAU,

C. C. ROBERTS.

R. Y. FROST.

LAWRENCE KADOORIE.

R. A. WICKERSON,

LI KOON-CHUN.

(Note: The Hon. D. F. Landale left the Colony before this report was prepared. His views are to be found in Appendix V, No. 6, Page 4).