The Archive · 1926

MR. N, C. MACGREGOR

Supervision of Resorts of Seafaring Populace: Hard Work and Traffic Mr, Norman Macgregor shows that he has taken his candidacy for the Council in the most serious manner by expressing decided views on the need for a greater supervision of the places of resort, in the eastern district customarily} used by members of the seafaring Fopulation. He considers that in the Interests of the community frequenting these places 2s well ax of the port and Settlement, a very. much closer system of inspection sould be instituted, and as addi-officers of the Council would be required to do so, there might be a very good case for raising the cost of licences of these estab. ishments.

If elected Me. Macgresor believes that it will be possible to effect economies in certain directions, but these must not be at the cost of the essential services. In common with other candidates he lays special stress upon the trafic problem, which ko fully realizes must be extremely difficult to solve, If elected, Mr. Macgregor' above mentioned special points, to render the best service to the community as a whole.

Mr. Macgregor was born London in 1891 and was educated at Blackhealth and Marlborough, subsequently in France and Germany. He came to China in 1912, being engaged in business in Hongkong, Tientsin, Peking as well as Shanghai, while he has also) been stationed in Singapore, It is. of interest to mention that the: firm of which he is a member. Caldbeck, Macgregor & Cow has Doon for 6 years connected' with

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