London, Aug. 18.
The Colonial Ofice hae issued a Memorandum in connection with the unification of the Colonial Ser vices, in which it is declared that the recognition of the principle ut ingle Colonial Service does not itself depend on any drastic prac~ tical change of present conditions.
Tt says that the Committee on the system of appointment in the Colonial Office and in Colonial See-vices envisages a condition of affairs in which oticers appointed to a single Colonial Service accept, on appointment, liability to trans= for from one dependency to another.
The Memorandum, stressing the advantages of unification, says that it will give the Secretary of State the fullest scope to secure the right. men for the right posts and place to the best advantage the experience of officers of proved capacity, but points out that the scheme does not involve a rigid continuous movement of personnel round the world.
"The Memorandum concludes by stating that the proposal for the unification of the Colonial Services holds out the prospect of considerable advantages to the Colonial Governments—Reuter.
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