Abstract
ON or about the same date that Sir Robert Greig retires, one of the four assistant secretaries of the Scottish Agriculture Department is also due to retire, in the person of Mr. H. M. Conacher. It may almost be assumed that their successors will be Scotsmen, or there would be ‘wigs on the green’ at Westminster. It is to be hoped also that on this occasion full consideration will be given to the claims of technical officers in Government departments to be selected for these posts, instead of assuming, as is usually done, that they cannot be capable administrators. The functions of the Scottish Department of Agriculture are of a character which render technical knowledge and experience, in addition to administrative ability, highly desirable qualifications for the controlling posts. The Department's work is largely concerned with the scientific development of agriculture, the organisation of agricultural education, and the carrying out of schemes of land settlement. For these purposes it employs a variety of technical experts, and it is not too much to ask that senior members of these technical staffs should definitely be brought under review in the filling of the impending vacancies in the controlling posts.
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Technical Officers and Administrative Posts. Nature 133, 441 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133441d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/133441d0