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2.—Subordinate Officers not included in the Grading Scheme.
In a separate despatch under date 31st October, 1912, the Governor dealt with the case of Subordinate Officers not included in the Grading Scheme. In view of the facts that a large number of these employees either had or would be granted house allowances of $2 per month each, that the price of rice, after being abnormally high in the previous year, had experienced a sharp fall during the current year, and that the pay of many of these men had been revised of recent years, a general increase of salary was not considered necessary. following recommendations were however made with effect from 1st January, 1913:
(i.) The minimum pay of any Government employee should not be less than $108
per annum.
The
(.) The provisions relative to good conduct pay contained in General Order 48 (1) should be deemed to apply to all those subordinate officers in the following classes whose present initial salary was less than $144 per annum :-
Messengers.
Office Attendants.
Office Coolies.
Indoor Servants.
Pressmen, Stamp Office.
Dispensarymen. Gardeners.
l'ark-keepers.
Watchmen and Caretakers of Buildings, with the exception of
Caretakers of Schools in the New Territories.
Survey Coolies.
Store Boys.
Station Coolies, Police Department.
It should also be deemed to apply to the following subordinate officers whose salaries were at the rate of $144 per annum without further increment :—
Ward Boys, Amahs, and Boys, Attendants on Sisters, Medical Department. For purposes of the grant of Good Conduct Pay the previous service of officers in the foregoing classes, to whom General Order 48 (1) had not hitherto applied, should be calculated as follows:
(a.) An officer who, on the 1st January, 1913, had served for three years or for a longer period should receive the first instalment from that date, and his subsequent service for purposes of further instalments should be deemed to commence on that date.
(6.) An officer who, on the 1st January, 1913, had served for a less period than three years could count his previous service for purposes of the instalments.
(.) The scale of pay for crews of Government launches and the dredger should be
as follows:
Coxswain, 1st class (for Police Patrol launches), $360 a year.
Do., 2nd class, $216-$240 by $121.
Engineers, 1st class (for Police Patrol launches and Dredger), $360 a year.
Do., 2nd class, $240-$276 by $121.
Do., 3rd class (No. 2 Engineers in Police l'atrol launches), $216-
$240 by $12.
Stokers (Firemen), 1st class (for Police Patrol launches), $216 a year.
do., 2nd class $144-$168 by $121
Do.,
Seamen (Deck-hands), $120-$144 by $121.
(iv.) The Foremen in the Sanitary Department should be graded as follows:
$960-$1,200 by $120".
Head Foremen
3 Foremen
$720-$900 by $601.
3 Foremen
$480-$660 by $601
Non-Chinese Scavenging
Foremen...$480.
2 Artisan Foremen
Chinese Foremen...
$240-$120 by $601.
$300-$420 ($360 after 3 years and
$420 after 5 years).
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