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the Administration of Governor's Posts paper to the ODA's obligation to provide "topping up" funds for services in the case of DTS on budgetary aid. The paper should define more precisely what services ODA was obliged to fund in those circumstances. (The list of services in paragraph 10 was
more extensive than ODA's undertakings in the 1981 submission on this subject). The ODA was also concerned at the paper's assumption that they could undertake full responsibility for the implementation of projects financed
The ODA lacked the expertise to by such "topping up" funds.
carry out such work, and would in practice have to rely on OED. Miss Robinson undertook to minute WIAD in detail on these points.
8. Miss Robinson referred to the alleged overpayment whereby certain Caribbean DT Governors had been receiving full COLA payments both with their salary top-ups and with
She wondered how this their entertainment allowances. matter might be resolved.
9. Mr Magee pointed out that the Governors of Anguilla, Montserrat and TCI were all entitled to an increase in their
These could not be salary top-ups backdated to 1 January. paid until a decision had been made on the overpayments. PSD were awaiting a response from Finance Department on this but since the payments had been made according to the terms of the relevant contracts there was a question of contractual obligations which might have to be referred to the Legal Advisers. Mr Magee agreed that a DTLG sub committee might at some stage be formed consisting of WIAD and the administration departments to sort out the problems which would arise from the proposed change in basis for the terms and conditions for governors appointed from outside the DS from OSAS to DS terms, but pointed out that it was PSD's job to implement the new terms and conditions rather than to design the package. Mr Magee noted too that the payment of salaries and allowances above normal DS rates by the governments of the wealthier DTs could give rise to problems particularly if restrictions were placed on the salary and allowance levels of DS Governors, but not on those of contract Governors.
10. Mr Wallace observed that attention should be paid to the varying lifestyles expected of Governors in different DTS. Mr Campbell pointed to the potential embarrassment in a situation where a DS Governor, whose salary and allowances were linked to DS scales, was in fact paid less than his Financial Secretary or Chief Executive, who às contract officers were bound by no such restrictions on their remunerations. Mr Hendry observed that the UK could not prevent a wealthy DT (eg Bermuda) from paying its Governor a salary in excess of the DS rate for this grade because this
Miss Robinson was a matter for the local legislature.
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