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present rate of pay is obviously too low and the salaries re- -commended by the Commissioners do not appear excessive. In addition I would continue the allowance of $50 a month now
paid to all unmarried Mistresses unless it should become possible to provide them with quarters.
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5.
To Secretary of State: Con
-fidential of 19th May, 1917. From Secretary of State: Con-
-fident
tial of 11th.September 1917.
Ca/4.3561/1 + To Secretary of State: Confiden) -tial of 27th.December, 1917)
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Public Works Department.
As regards the Director of Public Works
I would refer to the correspondence noted
in the margin. The post is one of the
first importance and I would propose to
defer consideration of the salary to be allotted to it until after the arrival of the Governor. I would retain the posts of First and Second Assistants and would propose a salary of £900 rising to £1,100 for the former, and of £800 rising to
£1,000 for the latter, in both cases by increments of £25
annually.
As regards the other Officers of the
Department I think it is desirable to retain the present ranks of Executive Engineers First and Second Grade and
Assistant Engineers, and I would make the salaries as
fol Lowe:-
Executive Engineers, First Grade, £700 to £800 by
annual increments of £20.
Executive Engineers, Second Grade, £600 to £700 by
amual increments of £20.
Assistant Engineers, £400 to £600 by annual
increments of £20,
Electrician to be graded as Assistant Engineer.
Principal Land Surveyor, £600 to £800 by annual
increments of £25.
Land Surveyors, £400 to £600 by annual
increments of £20.
6.
In the three Departments dealt with it
should be possible to provide posts for graduates of the
University in the three faculties of Medicine, Arts, and
Engineering, and in both the Education Department and the Public Works Department I am of opinion that it should be
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