Christopher Dominic Ahearne
Christopher Dominic Ahearne CMG (1886 – 1964)[1] was a colonial administrator. He was a cadet in Straits Settlement Government service in 1910. He was later the Federal Secretary of the Federated Malay States (FMS) in 1936.[2][3]
Life
changeEarly career
changeAhearne was a cadet in Straits Settlement Government service in 1910.[4] Then he was attached to the Indian Immigrant Department in Penang.[2] He was appointed as District Officer (Balik Pulau) in 1911.[2] He was also appointed as the District Officer of Balik Pulau in 1916.[2] In addition, he held several posts of 2nd Assistant Superintendent of Immigrant (Klang and Kuala Lumpur), Assistant Controller of Labour (Kuala Lumpur, Penang and Klang) in 1913 and 1914.[2] He was Assistant Adviser (Batu Pahut, Johore) in 1919.[2] In 1923 as Second Magistrate in Singapore, Deputy Controller of Labour (Kuala Lumpur) and Deputy Controller of Labour (Penang).[2]
Duties at the Indian Immigration Committee
changeIn 1925, he was on special duty for Indian Immigration Committee in connection with the Avadi Water Supply and Drainage.[2] He went to Assam to investigate labour condition in British India.[2]
Since the 1930s
changeHe was the Controller of Labour for Malaya in 1930.[2] In 1931, he led the Straits Settlements Delegation to the International Shipping Conference held in Simila.[2] During the slump, he was the chairman of the Straits Settlements Retrenchment Committee.[2][3] In 1933, he led a Malayan delegation to New Delhi to discuss on the immigration questions with the Indian Government.[3] He was appointed as first Federal Secretary of the Federated Malay States in 1936 to 1939,[2] created by Sir Cecil Clementi.[3]
Honours
changeAhearne was appointed Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) in 1939.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Ahearne, Christopher Dominic, (1886–1964)". Who's Who. 1 December 2007.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 "THREE KNIGHTHOODS FOR MALAYA". Morning Tribune. 3 January 1939. p. 2.
See Mr. C. D. Ahearne, C.M.G.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Knighthoods For Two Singapore Men". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 3 January 1939. p. 3.
See Mr. C. D. Ahearne
- ↑ "No. 28431". The London Gazette. 1 November 1910. p. 7821.
- ↑ "No. 34585". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1938. p. 5.