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use of quarters and furniture provided by the Government. That
Your
Petitioners appreciate that under the new system officers
gain during periods of leave and in calculating pensions.
Fuel and Light. That these perquisites were much appreciated and
in the present state of high costs Your Petitioners find that
charges for fuel and light are a serious tax upon their resources
especially, as, under the new scale no compensation is made for
this valuable allowance
Field, Hardlying and lodging allowances
That Your Petitioners
submit that these allowances should be granted in more circumstances
than are outlined in paragraph 24 of the stablishment Officer's
letter of the 29th. January 1948. That for example;
(a)
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Officers in the New Territories are allowed 4 days
leave per month when they usually come into Hong Kong to
shop and for a change. That the hardlying allowance was
very useful to meet the cost of board and lodging in Hong
Kong on these occasions as no accommodation is provided in the
service
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(b) Water Police That the launches at present in use are
extremely uncomfortable and quite unsuitable for the accomm-
odation of European Officers in the tropics That the service
therein is definitely" hard lying" and as officers are at sea
for 4 days out of 5 additional expense and discomfort is suffered
by these men
Medal, Drill, teachers, instructions allowances
That Your Petitioners submit that teachers and instructors
allowances should be allowed in line with other Departments of the
Government service
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