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89. Gunpowder Depot: The Officer in charge should receive $2,500 per annum, rising by $150 annually to $3,400; and the Watchmen, 2 on $228 to $264 and 6 on
$156 to $204 by $12 after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years.
90. Signal Stations: understand, been abolished. annually and for the Coolie
The post of Signalman at the Peak Signal Station has, we For the Assistant we recommend $252 to $312 by $12 $156 to $204 by $12 after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years.
For the Signalmen at Blackhead's Hill and at Green Island Signal Stations, we recommend scales of $1,500, rising by $100 annually to $2,000. The Boatswain at Blackhead's Hill should receive $252 to $312 by $12 annually and the subordinate Signalmen $156 to $204 by $12 after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years. The Watchman at Green Island should be paid $156 to $204 by $12 after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years.
91. At the Government Coaling Depot we recommend that the Foreman receive $252 to $312 by $12 annually and the Coolies $156 to $204 by $12 after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years.
92. Government Slipway, Yaumati. The Boatswain, we consider, should receive £370, rising by £15 annually to £430. For the Motor Mechanic we consider a scale of $1,000 to $1,500 by $100 annually to be adequate, and for the artizans employed we recommend as follows:
Boatswain Class II. Painters 1st Class
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14.-ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
93. The Director of the Royal Observatory is head of a Scientific department with important duties not only connected with shipping locally but also with interna- tional research. We consider the present scale of salary to be inadequate and we re- commend that in future the emoluments of the post should be £1,000, rising to £1,200 per annum by £50 annually. For the Chief Assistant we recommend a scale of £600 to £900 and for the First Assistant £500 to £800, rising, in both cases, by £25 annually.
94. The Lithographer represented to us that his pay was adequate but that in order to perform his duties properly he was compelled to engage, and pay out of his own pocket, an assistant. In accordance with expert advice we have received, we recom- mend that the Lithographer receive as before a salary of $1,440 per annum, the Printer $300, rising to $420 by $24 annually; and that a Stone Polisher be engaged on a salary' of $192 to $240 per annum by $12 after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years.
95. The Office Attendant should receive $192 to $240 per annum, the Watch- men and Coolies $156 to $204 by $12 in each case after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years. For the Engine Attendant at Au Tau Magnetic Station we suggest a scale of $384 rising by $12 annually to $444.
15. FIRE BRIGADE.
96. In the Fire Brigade the Captain Superintendent of Police is Chief Officer. He is in reality Inspecting Officer and the Superintendent performs most of the duties normally attached to the post of Chief Officer elsewhere. Similarly the Station Officers perform duties comparable with those of Divisional Officers. For these reasons we have augmented the present scales beyond the 15% we have awarded in the case of most other officers-on sterling salaries.