What is Christopher Dominic Ahearne?
{{use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{use British English|date=February 2022}} '''Christopher Dominic Ahearne''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|CMG}} (1886 – 1964)<ref name=who/> was a colonial administrator. He was a cadet in [[Straits Settlement]] Government service in 1910. He was later the Federal Secretary of the [[:en:Federated Malay States|Federated Malay States]] (FMS) in 1936.<ref name=morningtribune/><ref name=singfreepressb/> ==Life== ===Early career=== Ahearne was a cadet in Straits Settlement Government service in 1910.<ref name=gazette28431/> Then he was attached to the Indian Immigrant Department in [[Penang]].<ref name=morningtribune/> He was appointed as [[:en:District Officer|District Officer]] (Balik Pulau) in 1911.<ref name=morningtribune/> He was also appointed as the District Officer of [[Balik Pulau]] in 1916.<ref name=morningtribune/> 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.<ref name=morningtribune/> He was Assistant Adviser (Batu Pahut, Johore) in 1919.<ref name=morningtribune/> In 1923 as Second Magistrate in [[Singapore]], Deputy Controller of Labour (Kuala Lumpur) and Deputy Controller of Labour ([[Penang]]).<ref name=morningtribune/> ===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.<ref name=morningtribune/> He went to [[Assam]] to investigate labour condition in British India.<ref name=morningtribune/> ===Since the 1930s=== He was the Controller of Labour for Malaya in 1930.<ref name=morningtribune/> In 1931, he led the Straits Settlements Delegation to the International Shipping Conference held in Simila.<ref name=morningtribune/> During the [[:en:Great Depression in the United Kingdom|slump]], he was the chairman of the Straits Settlements Retrenchment Committee.<ref name=morningtribune/><ref name=singfreepressb