Christopher Dominic Ahearne

Christopher Dominic Ahearne  (1886 – 1964) 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.

Life
Early career
Ahearne was a cadet in Straits Settlement Government service in 1910.
Then he was attached to the Indian Immigrant Department in Penang.
He was appointed as District Officer (Balik Pulau) in 1911. He was also appointed as the District Officer of Balik Pulau in 1916.
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.
He was Assistant Adviser (Batu Pahut, Johore) in 1919. In 1923 as Second Magistrate in Singapore, Deputy Controller of Labour (Kuala Lumpur) and Deputy Controller of Labour (Penang).
Duties at the Indian Immigration Committee
In 1925, he was on special duty for Indian Immigration Committee in connection with the Avadi Water Supply and Drainage.
He went to Assam to investigate labour condition in British India.
Since the 1930s
He was the Controller of Labour for Malaya in 1930.
In 1931, he led the Straits Settlements Delegation to the International Shipping Conference held in Simila.
During the slump, he was the chairman of the Straits Settlements Retrenchment Committee.
In 1933, he led a Malayan delegation to New Delhi to discuss on the immigration questions with the Indian Government.
He was appointed as first Federal Secretary of the Federated Malay States in 1936 to 1939, created by Sir Cecil Clementi.

Honours
Ahearne was appointed Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) in 1939.

References

Category:1886 births
Category:1964 deaths

Category:Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
Category:British Malaya