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97. For the Superintendent we recommend a scale of £700 per annum, rising by £25 annually to £900, and for the Assistant Engineer and Station Officers £450 to £550 by £20 annually. For the Assistant Station Officers we consider a salary of £260 rising to £350 by 5 annual increments of £10 and 2 of £20 to be adequate. The Mechanical Engineer should receive £310, rising by £10 annually. to £350, and the Assistant Mechanical Engineer £190 to £240 by £10 annually.
98. The Chinese Sub-Officers are a special body of men requiring not only a knowledge of English and intelligence generally but also good physique. We consider that a commencing salary of $100 a month should attract the type of man required and suggest a scale of $1,200, rising by $100 annually to $1,800 per annum. For the Fire- men we recommend scales as follows:
Head Foreman Foremen Firemen 1st Class Firemen 2nd
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$500 to $600 by $20 annually $380 to $480 by $20 $312 to $360 by $12 $252 to $300 by $12
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99. The Motor Drivers should receive $550 rising to $650 by $50 annually and Motor Ambulance Attendants $312 to $360 by $12 annually. Engine Drivers and Stokers should receive the scales suggested generally for these types of employees namely $324 to $384 by $12 annually, and $252 to $300 by $12 annually respectively. The scale suggested generally for Motor Mechanics is $650 to $800 and for Fitters $550 to $650 by $50 annually. For Carpenters, Painters and Sailmakers we suggest a scale of $384 rising to $444 by $12 annually. The Liftmen should receive $204 to $300 by $12 annually. The Station Coolies should receive $156 rising to $204 by $12 after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years.
100. For the Crews of the Fire floats we suggest the same scales of pay as recom- mended in paragraph 87 for Launch Crews generally namely:--
Engineers Grade II.
Engineers Class III. Engineers Class IV. Coxswains Class I. Coxswains Class II. Coxswains Class III. Stokers Class II. Seamen Class II.
$1,050 to $1,500 by $50 annually.
$456 to $516
$384 to $444 $456 to $516
$384 to $444 by $12 annually. $324 to $384
$252 to $312
$216 to $240
16. SUPREME COURT.
101. The increase by 15% of the present salary of the Chief Justice would bring it to £2,760 per annum but the emoluments of the Chief Justice, like those of His Excel- lency the Governor, have been fixed in the past with special reference to the salaries paid to Chief Justices in other Colonies. On that account we do not consider that a salary exceeding £2,600 per annum should be suggested for the Chief Justiceship of Hong Kong. This figure, on account of the proposed reduction of the existing percentage increase of 34.4% to 15%, will represent a considerably lower salary than that at present drawn locally by the Chief Justice. At a 2/- dollar the loss will be £235.12.0 per annum in the case of a married officer, and £257.16.0 if he should be unmarried. On account of this decrease we recommend that the Chief Justice should occupy an official residence free of rent, which would reduce, but not altogether remove, the loss that this officer would otherwise incur.
For the Puisne Judge we recommend a salary of £1,850 per annum.
102. The posts of Registrar of the Supreme Court, Crown Solicitor and Land Officer are of a similar nature and for them we recommend the same salary, namely, £1,150, rising by £50 annually to £1,400 per annum. There is at present one Deputy Registrar on a special scale of salary; for him we recommend a salary of £1,130 per annum until his promotion when, we understand, the special scale will be abolished and