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officers who have actually accepted appointment at the fixed
salary of £1250 is receiving further consideration.
3. The proposals in paragraph 2 (d) of your despatch of ́27th April with regard to the salaries of certain individual
posts are being examined with the Heads of Departments concerned,
and I will communicate further in due course with regard to them.
4. As regards the Anomalies Committee proposals with regard
to rent for quarters and rent or lodging allowance I have decided, after consideration of the representations made by the local service to bring into operation the new General Order proposed by the Committee, subject to certain drafting amendments and
with two provisos; first, that it will not be applied so as to reduce the allowance of any officer drawing allowance as a married man when it comes into operation (or any such officer who is on leave but was drawing such allowance immediately before going on leave), and second, that in the case of single officers on the old 6% terms no reduction will be made until 1st January, 1940. A copy of the revised General Order when finally issued will be forwarded to you.
5. Steps also will be taken to introduce the necessary legislation amending the Pensions Ordinance, to make other consequential amendments to General Orders and to make adjustments in outstanding individual cases in which salary on promotion or
while acting in higher appointments has been dependent on
decisions on the Anomalies Committee Report.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient, humble servant,
& as horticol
Governor.