State Library of NSW
[Page 132]
[Note – Pages 132 to 138 are out of order – page 132 should be numbered page 133]
thought of him, the mechanics and the machines. At first he adopted an air of injured dignity and explained that there were'nt enough men to look after the machines. I told him that at Oxford I had less men to look after the same number of machines and that unless he could do the work as efficiently as I insisted, he would have to go. I told him that if I knew a man was working I would be the first to grant him every priviledge in my power, but nothing short of absolute efficiency would satisfy me. I then drew up a new organisation of the flight, detailing specific responsibility to each mechanic and reorganised the system of working parties so that there would be sufficient men on duty at all times and yet managing to reduce the actual average working time per man per day by over an hour. Having carefully pointed out that I could not do my work efficiently unless I was loyally backed up by every man in the flight I dismissed the sergeant with a very definite impression of what I wanted, and (I imagine) a very fair idea that I mean to have
This page has its status set to Completed and is no longer transcribable.