HC Deb 30 March 1938 vol 333 c1993
44. Mr. Kelly

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether civil servants were considered for the position of Chief Inland Revenue Officer in the Isle of Seychelles; and whether the gentleman appointed has held a Government post in the past?

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. So far as I am aware, Mr. Sauvage had not previously held a Government post. He has, however, been a member of the Legislative Council.

Mr. Kelly

Do I understand that it is the rule there to appoint members of the Legislative Council to Civil Service posts, and why is it that ex-employés of private firms are appointed to these positions?

Mr. Ormsby-Gore

There are very few civil servants there. The island cannot afford to pay the usual scale of the Colonial service, and it is the custom to get unofficial members of the community to do jobs of this kind.

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