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3.
Considerable regrading has been carried out and substantial increases
are proposed for the Police Force, the Prisons Department and for local nurses,
teachers, doctors and engineers. Increased opportunities of promotion for local
officers have been provided by the creation of now grades in many departments, such
as those for assistant master assistant engineers, and assistant medical officers,
in which local officers will be able to obtain the necessary training and experience
before rising to grades formerly staffed by overseas officers. Another important
proposal is for the reorganisation of existing clerical services into a single
general clerical service, in which suitable local officers will be able to rise
to posts of responsibility. Discontent in the Police Force, particularly amongst
the European Inspectorate, should be allayed by the proposal to bring all non-
gazetted police officers, accepting the new terms of service, on to the permanent
pensionable establishment on the same conditions for leave and pensions as the remain-
der of the service. Divorsitics in cxisting salary scales have been substantially
reduced by the application of model scales and the Commission recommends that a
number of allowances should be abolished.
4.
Certain general rules for conversion from existing salary scales are
put forward, and it is recommended that the revised scales and conditions of
service should be brought into effect from 1st January, 1947.
5.
The continuance of the payment of high cost of living allowances is
recommended, and a temporary scheme based on voluminous evidence which the Commission
received is put forward.
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Only minor changes are proposed in general anditions of service. The
Commission recommends that expatriate officers should serve a three year tour
after reaching the age of forty and completing ten years' service, instead of after
reaching the age of forty-five and completing twenty years' service. In view of
the expense of air passages and the time taken in sea voyages, the Commission is
unable to recommend any scheme of short annual holidays for overseas officers.
7.
The report also contains a qualified recommendation that Government
should have the right to call upon any officer to retire after he has reached the
age of 45, and that officers should have the right to retire voluntarily after
attaining that ago.
8.
The Commission endorses the proposal that an independent Public Services
Commission should be appointed as soon as possible.