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THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1975
CLERICAL OFFICERS (RANK (1), PASSING THEIR PROBATION WILL RECEIVE A SECOND ADDITIONAL INCREMENT IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR LONGER PROBATIONARY PERIOD AND THE FACT THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO PASS AN EXAMINATION. THEIR SCALE WILL ALSO BE EXTENDED BY ONE POINT TO GIVE THEM AN ADDITIONAL $100 A MONTH.
CLERICAL OFFICERS (RANK 1) WILL ALSO BE RAISED BY $100 PER MONTH AT THE MINIMUM.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT CAREER PROSPECTS IN GENERAL FOR THE WHOLE COMBINED CLERICAL OFFICER GRADE WILL BE ENHANCED BY AN IMPROVED PROMOTION RATIO OF ONE TO FIVE POSTS. THIS RATIO HAS GRADUALLY BEEN IMPROVED SINCE 1971, WHEN IT WAS ONE TO NINE POSTS.
RECOMMENDATIONS ACCEPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT WHICH DO NOT INVOLVE COSTS ARE CONCERNED MAINLY WITH ADJUSTMENTS IN JOB CONTENT, ACADEMIC STANDARDS ON ENTRY, CRITERIA FOR REGRADINGS AND PROMOTIONS INDUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, JOB ROTATION, STAFF CONSULTATION AND STAFF RELATIONS.
IN CONCLUSION, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH THE GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED IN PRINCIPLE WILL GIVE CLERICAL GRADES BETTER PAY AND PROSPECTS AND GIVE THE GOVERNMENT AND THE PUBLIC A SMALLER, BETTER MOTIVATED, MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE PRODUCTIVE CLERICAL CLASS.
TAXPAYERS REMINDED TO SUBMIT TAX
RETURNS BEFORE MAY 31 ******
SALARIES TAXPAYERS HAVE ONLY ABOUT ONE WEEK LEFT TO COMPLETE AND SEND IN THEIR TAX RETURNS FOR THE YEAR OF ASSESSMENT 1975/76.
ACCORDING TO A SPOKESMAN FOR THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT TAX RETURNS WERE NOW COMING IN AT THE RATE OF 3,000 A DAY.
HOWEVER, SINCE RETURNS WERE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON MAY 1, ONLY ABOUT ONE-QUARTER OF THE 160,000 ISSUED HAVE SO FAR BEEN RETURNED.
THE SPOKESMAN URGED THOSE WHO HAVE NOT YET COMPLETED AND SEND IN THEIR RETURNS TO DO SO WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY AS THE MAY 31 DEADLINE IS ONLY A FEW DAYS AWAY,
HE REMINDED LATE TAXPAYERS THAT THEY RAN THE RISK OF INCURRING A MINIMUM PENALTY OF $75 FOR SUBMITTING LATE RETURNS.
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