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In 1908 I drew Sir F. Lugard's attention to
the unsatisfactory feature of these allowances. It was pointed out
that the result of the system of paying the European Police for
every item of work in addition to Police duties was that a
Sergeant in one of the Stations in the New Territories was drawing in pay and allowances almost as much as the First Class Inspectors in responsible posts in Victoria. A first step in reducing these allowances with a view to correcting such an inconvenient anomaly
with the concurrence of the Captain Superintendent of Police,
was,
to amend the conditions of service by inserting a condition (llo. XIV
dosure 5.
in the copy enclosed) that Police Officers in certain rural dis-
-tricts are required to perform, in addition to their Police
duties for the Sanitary Department, Harbour Department and
duties,
Land Office.
It is now desired to take a step further and
to abolish as many of these allowances as possible. They have
grown in the course of years to proportions which militate against efficiency for there is an unavoidable tendency to appoint senior officers to comparatively unimportant posts which happen to be more lucrative by reason of the allowances attaching to them
The present opportunity seems favourable for making the change
throughout the Force. This would have the advantage of avoiding the discontent which is sure to occur as soon as men engaged under the new conditions of service come to serve in a post to which allowances for Harbour Department, Sanitary Department or
Land Office work now attach. I am unable to recommend that the
following allowances should be abolished:-
(a). For Conveyance:
-
(b). For Knowledge of languages
these are in compensation for extra cost of living:
(c). For For Detective Staff: (d). For Rations
(e). For Finger Prints
(special knowledge).
(g). For Medal (reward for
special services).
(f). For Drill Instructor (special knowledge).
(h).For Registrar of Births
(involves overtime).