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BASIC SALARY
£
1000
1100
1200
1250 or over
RESIDENTIAL ALLOWANCE
£
100
60
20
Nil
156
(For the purpose of this calculation the value of free
quarters up to £150 would be added to basic salary).
15. This schone would reduce substantially the total
cmoluments obtainable at the top of certain of the scales in
Appendix VI to General Orders, i.e. the Administrative,
Public Works, and Educational scales, which at present offer
total pay while in the Colony of £1300 and under the
suggested scheme would rise only to £1190. We suggest,
therefore, that these scales should rise to £1250 instead
of £1150, the Residential Allowance disappearing at that
point. We appreciate that this means a partial sacrifice of
certain of the objects of the scheme of salary revision,
i.e. the greater uniformity of basic pay with other
Colonial scales and reduction of pensionable emoluments and
leave salary. Nevertheless it seems to us the best
solution of a difficult problem. Among other factors we
have been influenced by the following:-
(a) Very few Administrative officers and only a
proportion of the other services retire on the
maximum of the time-scale.
(b) Difficulty is already being experienced in recruiting
men on the Public Works scale and a slight
improvement of pensionable prospects may attract
more candidates.
(c) There is dissatisfaction with the Educational scale
(sec petition addressed to the Secretary of State)
and an improvement of pensionable prospects may do