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21.-MAGISTRACY, HONG KONG.
110: The posts of Police Magistrate and Coroner and Second Police Magistrate are usually filled by Cadet Officers.
We have already recommended, for the reasons given in paragraph 47 of this Report, that the post of First Clerk to the Magistracy should be a "Special Appointment" under the Senior Clerical & Accounting Staff on a scale of £700 per annum, rising by £25 annually to £950.
The Office staff should be paid as follows:
Office Attendant $192 to $240)
Messengers &
Coolies
by $12 in each case after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years $150 to $204) service.
22. MAGISTRACY, KOWLOON.
111. The Police Magistrate & Coroner for Kowloon is also usually a Cadet Officer. The Office Staff should be paid as follows:-
Office Attendant $192 to $240) Messengers &
Coolie
$156 to $204
by $12 in each case after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years.
23.-POLICE FORCE.
112. The post of Captain Superintendent of Police is at present held by an officer of Class I. of the Cadet Service. In future, however, we understand the post will normally be filled by officers who have entered the service as Police Probationers (Gen- eral Order No. 26 (3)). When such is the case we consider a scale of £1,350 per annum, rising to £1,600 by annual increments of £50, to be adequate for the post.
With one exception, the Deputy Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents and Probationers are, we understand, on a time scale similar to that of the Cadet Service. The scale was revised last year and as from 1st January 1929 the increments at the lower portion of the scale were considerably steepened. We recommend, therefore, according to the rule laid down by us, that a Probationer should receive £400 per annum on joining the service, rising to £425 on passing his second examination in Chinese, and to £450 per annum on passing his final examination. His salary should then rise by 4 annual increments of £30, 2 of £60, 9 of £40 and 5 of £50 to £1,300 per annum, with efficiency bars at £570 and £1,050 per annum.
One post of Assistant Superintendent, held by an officer promoted from Chief Inspector, is on a special scale. For him we recommend a scale of £780 rising to £930 by £50 annually..
113. For the European Contingent of the Police Force we recommend scales as
follows:-
Chief Inspectors and Chief Detective Inspector £600 to £700 by £25 annually;
Inspectors
Sub-Inspectors Sergeants
Lance Sergeants
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£475 to £535 by £20 £370 to £430 by £15
£260 to £550 by 2 annual in- crements of £20 and 5 of £10: £190 to £240 by £10 annually
114. In paragraph 54 we have already referred to the representations made to us by Indian Officers of the Clerical Service and of the Police Force and Prisons Depart- ment. We have recommended the grant of full pay leave to India but have stated that we are unable to suggest that any special exchange privileges should be granted to Indian employees. In revising the salaries of the Indian Contingent of the Police Force we have, however, taken into consideration any difficulties which may have, arisen in recent years on account of the fall in the value of the Hong Kong dollar.