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CONDITIONS OF SERVICE IN THE
POLICE FORCE.
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I.
No married man will be enlisted, and no married quarters will be provided until after promotion to rank of Sergeant. On attaining the rank of Sergeant, Officers whether married or unmarried will be required to contribute 1 per cent of their salaries to the Widows and Orphans Pension Fund.
II. The pay is £100-rising by triennial increments of £10 to £120 per annum. Note---For purpose of local payment this salary will be converted into dollars at a rate of exchange which will be fixed monthly by the Colonial Government.
III. Full pay will be drawn from the date of embarkation.
IV.
A bounty of £15 will be paid on enlistment.
V. Each Officer is allowed to remit home, through the Government, any sum
not exceeding his half-pay, but only at the market rate of exchange.
VI. The engagement will be for five years only. Subject to the approval of the Captain Superintendent of Police and of the Principal Civil Medical Officer, a constable can re-engage for a further term of five years.
VII. At the expiration of each of these terms of five years service he becomes entitled to a second class return passage.
(a)
And he can apply through the Captain Superintendent of Police for per- mission to return to the service within a period not exceeding nine months. (b) Should this application be approved, he will receive half-pay during his
absence, and a return passage to the Colony.
(c) On his return he shall be reinstated in his relative position in the Furce. VIII. Should he not take leave but remain in the Colony at the expiration of each or either of these two terms of five years' service, he will receive a sum equal to three months' pay of his substantive rank by way of bonus.
IX. Should he be allowed to continue in the Force on the completion of his second term of service, he may, on his final retirement, be allowed a pension according to regulations from time to time issued by the Colonial Government with the approval of the Secretary of State. Under the regulations recently issued, no pension will be granted for less than fifteen years' service, nor until the Officer has reached the age of 45 years except in case of retirement on the ground of ill-health.
X. Should a constable be compelled to retire, through ill-health before ten years a gratuity of one month's pay for each years service
may bo granted.
XI. On joining the service each man has to provide himself with a uniform box, the cost of which is $5.
XII. The hours of duty are such as the Captain Superintendent of Police may direct. They vary, but in the majority of cases do not exceed 8 hours in the 24 for Water Police, and 6 hours in the 24 for Land Police.
XIII. He will have to attend school for one hour each day, four days weekly until he obtains a Certificate of Competency, without which he cannot obtain promotion in the force.
XIV. He will also be required to attend drill for half an hour three or four days a week, until he is passed as efficient.
XV. Each Coustable (European) is provided with free quarters, fuel and light. XVI. The following are also provided free:~
Beds and bedding, summer and winter clothing, helmets, great coats and boots
or money in lieu thereof.
XVII. Ile is provided with table linen, cutlery, glass, crockery-ware and cooking utensils for the sum of $ 3 entrance fee.