II.
the system is apparent when it is
realised that the whole of the
establishment of Class VI A. viz. 72
officers, were on the maximum of their grade.
Moreover, 24% of these 360 officers had been
drawing maximum salaries for four years and
over.
A further consequence of this
rigid division into a large number of
classes is that there are not adequate
prospects of promotion for men of exceptional
merit, since the application of the class
system to all grades of the Service, including
the highest appointments, encourages promotion
by seniority rather than by merit or by
suitability for any particular appointment.
The Governor recognises the
validity of these complaints and their
depressing effect upon the members of the
Service, and has evolved a new scheme with
a view to eliminating them.
Salary Scales.
The petitioners complain that
their salary scales are inadequate, and
contrast them with the salary scales in
force in the Naval and Military Clerical
Services etc.
They suggest in particular
that the commencing salary should be raised
from $40 a month (i.e. 12/6d. a week at $1
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