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namely;
(1) To compensate the recipient for having to
serve in a far country away from his Homeland and
relatives
(2) To augrient his basic pay to such an extent that
he can live in that social state and condition as his
position warrants, and particularly having regard to
his brother officers of equivalent rank, who belong to
races which have a more frugal manner of living
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11. That Your Petitioners welcome the instituition of
Ex-Patriation Pay but they are disappointed at the inadequacy of
the scale allowed That Your Petitioners find from experience
that the new scales of basic salaries, and the Ex-Patriation
Allowance, together with the High Cost of Living Allowance, do
not permit them to live in that social state and condition as
their position warrants and that the Russian and Chinese Officers
are relatively in a much more comfortable position. A rough
comparison of expenses obtained from European, Russian, and
Chinese Sub-Inspectors is attached hereto and marked " Schedule C".
That many important items such as clothing and recreation are
omitted from "Schedule C" but the minmum expenditure of an
European officer is calculated at $900 per month
12. That the abolition or curtailment of allowances causes
hardships which the members of the Salaries Commission probably did not appreciate ;-
Rent Allowance. That it is advisable that Police
Officers should live either at stations or in quarters
suitably located, with the result that Police officers
have no settled home but are frequently moved from
place to place. That the increase of basic salary does
not admit of a deduction of even a small rent for the
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