PROMOTIONS AND ADVANCEMENTS
59. Two officers were promoted to the rank of Senior Assistant Commis- sioner and one to Assistant Commissioner, six to Chief Superintendent and six to Senior Superintendent. Eleven Senior Inspectors were appointed to Assistant Superintendent and one to Chief Inspector. Twenty-eight junior officers were promoted to the rank of Senior Inspectors.
PART III
RECRUITING AND TRAINING
Officers
RECRUITMENT
60. On the 1st April, 1964 the strength of Inspectors was 15 below establishment; by 31st March, 1965 it was 18.
61. To fill vacancies caused by the creation of new posts, promotions, resignations and other casualties, 32 overseas and 44 local officers were recruited and 6 members of the Rank and File were promoted to Probationary Inspector; 21 overseas and 39 local Probationary Inspectors passed out from the Police Training School during the year. 20 overseas and 24 local officers were still under training at the end of the year.
62. One Woman Probationary Inspector passed out from the school during the year and two were still under training at the end of the year.
63. The recruiting standards for Inspectors are shown at Appendix 7.
Police Constables
64. On 1st April 1964, the strength of rank and file was 251 under establish- ment. During 1964 recruitment was not satisfactory and gradually deteriorated and in January 1965 there were 563 rank and file vacancies. A special recruiting team was formed and recruiting drives were held in the densely populated areas of the Colony. The results were very satisfactory and at the end of March 1964 the number of vacancies decreased from 563 to 250. Recruitment was boosted by an increase effective from 1st January, 1965 in the Police Allowance from $40 to $70 a month.
65. During the year, 7,100 applicants to join the Force as Constable were interviewed and tested; of these 679 were accepted as recruits, 8 persons who had previously been members of the Force were re-enlisted and 58 who had
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