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capable of differentiation and may be performed
by First or Second Class officers alike as bost
suits the exigencies of the moment. We
consider this a hardship and have prepared the
craft of a General Order to allow Acting Pay to
be draum during the absence of officers in the
First Class by an equal number of officers in the
Second Class irrespective of the duties actually
performed. This arrangement is however somewhat
ut variance with the spirit of the Colonial Regulations on the subject of Acting Pay and we are now exploring an alternative scheme for automatic promotion (subject to efficiency) after
a definite period of waiting at the maximum of the Second Class. It must be admitted that this
proposal was before the Salaries Commissioners and
not adopted by thom but unless it appears likely
to be unduly costly we are inclined to think that
it will be a botter solution of an inequality of
treatment which calls for some remedy.
CHARGE ALLOWANCES.
74. We recommend that the Charge Allowance
of $600 per annum formerly drawn by Chief Tarder
C.W. West of the Prison Department be continued to
that
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