18. When a vacancy occurs in Class I the appoint- 
ment is made by the Governor. 
19. When a vacancy occurs in Class II a pro- 
visional appointment is made by the Governor and is 
reported to the Secretary of State for approval in the 
next quarterly return under Colonial Regulation 366. 
20. The powers of the Governor under the two pre- 
ceding regulations do not extend to the appointment 
or provisional appointment of a person not resident 
in the Colony. 
21. When a vacancy occurs in Class IIT the 
Governor reports it immediately to the Secretary of 
State. The Governor may recommend a candidate 
for the appointment, but it must be clearly understood 
that the Secretary of State may select another candi- 
date. Any person who is appointed to act in the 
vacant post should be distinctly informed that he 
holds the office only until the appointment is con- 
firmed or superseded under directions from the Secre- 
tary of State. 
22. In reporting a vacancy in Class ILI, the 
Governor will furnish in duplicate, in the form given 
in Appendix 1, full particulars respecting the nature 
and incidents of the Office. 
23. In the selection of candidates for vacancies in 
Classes IT and III, the claims of meritorious public 
officers in the service of any Colony will generally 
take precedence of those of persons not already in 
the public service. 
24. The Governor will make annually a confidential 
report on the qualifications of persons in the public 
service who apply or are fitted for promotion otherwise 
than in their own department, whether in the Colony 
or elsewhere; and on all officers on the active list of 
the Army seconded for employment in the Colony, on