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Order—No. 3038, Reveinue, dated 8th November 1909. 



The Honorary Director of Fisheries is informed 

 that the Secretary of State has sanctioned the creation 

 of the appointment of a whole-time officer as Marine 

 Assistant in the Fishery Department for three years 

 and the appointment of Mr. J. Hornell, f.l.s., to the 

 post * from 3rd July 1909 on a salary of Rs. 700 — 50 — 900 

 per mensem with the travelling- and leave allowances 

 admissible under the Civil Service Regulations to 

 officers of corresponding rank. A copy of the agree- 

 ment executed by Mr. Hornell is forwarded to the 

 Honorary Director, who is requested to report with 

 reference to clause 8 in which vernacular language 

 Mr. Pfornell should be required to pass. 



2. A report should be submitted to Government in 

 two years' time whether the permanent retention of the 

 appointment is required. 



In compliance with paragraph 2 of the above order, a 

 report was made in 191 1 requesting Mr. Hornell's 

 retention, which was accordingly sanctioned in G.O. 

 No. 201, Revenue, dated 24th January 1912. In 1915 

 Mr. Hornell's appointment was made permanent and 

 pensionable. 



Early in 1909 proposals were made to Government 

 that Mr. Hornell who had had much tropical experience 

 in Ceylon as Marine Biologist and Superintendent of 

 Pearl Fisheries, should be made Superintendent of 

 Pearl and Chank Fisheries for the Midras Presidency ; 

 this was sanctioned in G.O. No. 601, Revenue, dated 

 4th March 1909, since which time Mr. Hornell has 

 combined these duties with those of Marine Assistant. 



Hence by the appointment of Mr. H. C. Wilson 

 as Piscicultural Expert in November 1907, and of 

 Mr. James Hornell, f.l.s., in 1908, the Department 

 obtained the expert and valuable services of two prac- 

 tical European scientists in the several branches of 

 pisciculture and fishery developments. 



* [ Mr. Hornell had already been appointed temporarily for one year from 

 Julv iqo8, with the result that his further retention was suggested during the course 

 of the year. J 



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