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(iii) Indian Prison Warders of over ten years service at present receive reut allowances of $180 per annum. We consider that these might continue. In this case it is understood that, as with the Police, the officer concerned must first obtain the consent of the Superintendent of Prisons to bring his wife to Hong Kong, and that he must live in approved premises.
(iv) Indian and Chinese Police come under General Order No. 111 which reads as follows:
Where married quarters are not available, rent allowances may be granted, at the discretion of the Captain Superintendent of Police to officers of the Indian and Chinese contingents of the Police Force at the following rates:--
Inspectors and Sergeant Majors... $20 a month.
Sergeants
Lance Sergeants
Constables, 1st Class not exceeding
10% of the Establishment
$10 a month.
$7 a month.
$7 a month.
provided that the officer has obtained the consent of the Captain Superintendent of Police to bring his wife to Hong Kong and that he lives in approved quarters.'
We are satisfied that conditions regarding the Police can be termed exceptional, and we recommend, therefore, that General Order No. 111 should remain as it is.
Conclusion.
183. We desire to express our appreciation of the very valuable assistance given to us by the Secretary, Mr. W. J. Carrie, of the Hong Kong Cadet Service, in the conduct of our prolonged enquiry and in the preparation of this Report. As will be readily realised from even the most cursory perusal of the Report, a series of elaborate calcula- tions had to be made by him before we could put forward our various recommendations; and we are especially indebted to his industry and to the thorough knowledge of conditions of service under the Colonial Government possessed by him and always available for
our use.
We also desire to call attention to the accurate and painstaking work of Miss V, R. Harrison who took the evidence of the very large number of witnesses who appeared before us, and has had to do all the typewriting necessary in the course of our enquiry; and, incidentally, often to work long after official hours in order to keep up with our rate of progress.
We are indebted also to Mr. Un Ting-fan of the Junior Clerical Service who inter- preted, when Chinese of the lower grades appeared before us, and to Mr. Badan Singh who assisted where necessary in the examination of Indian Police and Prison Warders.
We have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Excellency's most obedient servants,
H. C GOLLAN, Chairman.
SHOU-SON CHOW,
PAUL LAUDER.
His Excellency
Sir CECIL CLEMENTI, K.C.M.G., etc.,
Governor, etc.
HONG KONG.
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