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Colonies, though not as a rule, is allowed to take private practice) varies from 4007. in the Bahamas to 1,5007. in British Guiana and the Straits Settlements; that of a Puisne Judge from 700/. in the Leeward Islands to 1,4001. in Ceylon; and that of a Chief Justice from 7001. in St. Lucia to 2,2501. in Ceylon. In some few well as an Colonies there is a Solicitor-General as Attorney-General. The better-paid appointments, and those in the more healthy Colonies, are invariably filled by the promotion of officers who have rendered good service in the same or other Colonies. Candidates for first appointments should, therefore, be prepared as a general rule to accept a small salary or to go to one of the less healthy Colonies. Candidates must be under the age of 40.

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Details with regard to legal appointments are given in

See paragraph 29. n separate memorandum.

Barristers if under 35 are also eligible for most of the administrative appointments in tropical Africa referred to in paragraph 9.

18. Supervisors of Customs and Assistant Treasurers or Accountauts are required from time to time in the and clerical West African Colonies and Protectorates, with initial appoint-

salaries ranging from 2507, to 350/., according to Colony. ments.

Marine

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Treasury Assistantships in Uganda and East Africa (2507. to 4007.), and in Somaliland (250l. to 3501.), are also sometimes filled up from this country.

Clerkships are occasionally vacant in the Treasurer's and Secretary's Office, Nyasaland Protectorate, salary 2001. to 3001. (by increments of 107. annually), with a subsistence allowance of 251. decreasing 51. annually.

Only candidates with the necessary experience need apply. Business and accounting experience, but not necessarily Customs experience, is required for Supervisor- ships of Customs.

19. Naval officers or officers of the Royal Naval Reserve are occasionally selected for appointment as port officers or harbour masters. They are also eligible for selection as Marine Officers in Southern Nigeria (3001. to 400.), and as Assistant Marine Superintendents in Northern

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Nigeria (3007. to 3507.). Candidates for these appointments should be officers of the R.N.R. and must hold certificates as Master Mariners. There are also occasional vacancies for 2nd Officers in the East Africa Protectorate (Uganda Railway) Steamer Service on Lake Victoria (2407.).”

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20. Details of police appointments are given in Potice separate memoranda, a list of which is given in the last appoint- section of this memorandum.

ments.

21. Military appointments in the West African Frontier Military Force and the King's African Rifles are made by the appoint- Secretary of State for the Colonies on the recommendation ments. of the Secretary of State for War, and applications should be addressed to the War Office and not to the Colonial Office.

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Appointments in the Malay States Guides are made ou the recommendation of the Commander-in-Chief in India. Preference is given to officers of the Indian Army, but officers of British Regiments serving in India are Occasionally selected.

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22. The salaries attached to appointments in West West Africa are higher than those attached to similar appoint- African ments elsewhere, and West African service also carries appoint with it special privileges in respect of leave of absence and pension. These advantages are granted on account of the unhealthiness of the climate.

Candidates should on no account apply for or accept a West African appointinent in the expectation of ultimately being transferred elsewhere, as the number of opportunities for such transfer is exceedingly small. No applications for transfer can be entertained until an officer has served for five years in West Africa, and officers desiring to be transferred must be prepared to accept a reduced salary. Only a small proportion even of applicants who satisfy these conditions succeed in obtain- ing transfers.

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23. Details of the appointments open to medical men Medical are given in the separate memoranda mentioned in the last appoint. section of this memorandum.

ments.

24. A considerable number of nurses is required for Nurses. service under the Colonial Governments. In selecting

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