10.
beg respectfully to submit the following recommendations for
favourable consideration and early adoption.
11.
there
That instead of the existing nine classes,
This factor alone will go a
should be at most four classes.
long way towards removing some of the hardships mentioned above.
The reduction of the Service to four classes will automatically facilitate promotions and reduce the number of those who annually
receive no normal salary increments.
Your petitioners, after prolonged and detailed
thought on the matter, beg respectfully to submit the following
revised salary scales for favourable consideration
Class III
-:
$600 - $1775 by 2 of $60, 1 of $80, 2 of
$100, 1 of $200, 2 of $100 and 3 of
$125.
Class II
Class I
$2000
$3600
$3300 by 2 of $150 and 5 of $200.
$4700 by 3 of $200 and 2 of $250.
Higher
$5000 - $6000 by 4 of $250.
(Appendix K).
12.
That the above scales are recommended for the
following reasons
(a) The commencing salary should be at least $50 a month (roughly
15/6d a week). Though this is not a very large sum,
especially considering the type of employees who join the
Service, yet as it leads to a more equitable basis of
remuneration later on, your petitioners do not press unduly
for a higher figure. They, however, consider $50 a month
to be the barest minimum if efficiency and self-respect
are to be secured.
(b) The first appreciable increase comes after six years' service
when the annual salary is raised from $1000 to $1200 in order
to make marriage possible. This accords with the follow-
ing recommendation of the Salaries Commission 1929 (para-
graph 16) :-