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existed. But the scheme for the
unification of the Colonial Administrative
Service, which was circulated in 1932, not
only dealt with conditions appropriate to
that Service, but contained important
pronouncements upon other matters, such as
pensions, applicable to any branch of the
Service normally recruited from outside the
Colonies themselves. More recently, the
report of the Plymouth Committee on Leave
and Passages has provided a standard for
that section of the conditions of employment.
5. As regards salary scales, it has now
been possible to carry out an exhaustive review
of the kind of salary scales which may be
regarded as providing a reasonable career
for persons recruited in this country for
service in the Colonies, and may be expected,
in comparison with other avenues of employment,
to attract candidates of the type required.
The review was undertaken primarily with
reference