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THE CHINA MAH, MONDAY, JANWABY 5; 1948.

GOVERNMENT ALLOWANCES Important Decision By Salaries Body

Majority Can Be Dispensed With

One of the most important decisions reached by

U.S. TO STEP

UP AID FOR

the Salaries Commission (which sat under the GREEK ARMY

chairmansalp of the Hon. D. J. Sloss) is that the majority of the Allowances hitherto grant- ed to Government servants can be dispensed with, provided that the permanent emolu- ments of post are otherwisë adequate. The only (and major) exception conceded is the temporary High Cost of Living Allowance. Apart from this, the Commis. Foill excișt di tuu chức vi certain sion recommends that, in gener- #kurung plu UIL.C al, allowances should only b. since 1st opfit, lver; on Lake Bu prescribed in respect of:-

casted Mfrican scales who do no

(ii) speels) risks,

CULÉENTAL

Banke

Washington, Jan. 6. The State Department is expected to announce "very shortly" increased ald for the Greek Army.

The kid would be in the form of an increased allot- ment for military purposes out of the originat $300,000,- 000 programme.

To date, a total of $144,- 000,000 has been earmarked for the Army but the new 'announcement was likely

to bring that figure above the $200,000,000 mark.- Reuter.

WAN

th

to

to sleep away from his headquarters he may reasonably be expected incur additional expenditure on food, particularly if the period during which be is away is a short one. In addition be may or may not be put to additional expense in respect of sleeping accommodation. We

recom-

mend, therefore, that in future Geld allowance should be

be redesigned to

cover

cover the additional cost of food while an officer is compelled to sleep away from

parate radquarters and that

allowance at ap

propriate rates should be granted to officers who are compelled to pay for overnight accommodation,

ot

We recommend the abolition boot allowance and the issue Instead from Government Stores on an ap proved scale of boots or shoes

uitable pattern.

Entertainment

af

in

(1) reimbursable expenditure setve my house auowance fui incurred in performance of duty; pension purposes. We are of th

(u) dues extrane.us to nor--pion, however, thut the reuur.

We have received representations mol duties;

sun muue in the emoluminus of

from several leads of Departments uch clnicera was undwy large anu

who are in the course of their official n our siment of

dusies called upon to entertain visit- so include provistun for rent WE

ing officials

Governments of other Love Ignurga their less favoureu

that an entertainment allowance usion. To readjust salaries in ances If the officers at present

en-should be provided for in their de- Jegard to rent auowance we have titled to them

accept the revised partmental votes from which they or h.refore followed tat procedur salary scales. We have taken officers of their departments could be ad down for the majority of the loss of these privileges into accoum reimbursed for expenses incurred ervice in the Pensione Ordinance in assessing salaries for the grades afficial entertaining. Except in the I nauing one sixth to basic affected and consider that all etcase of His Excellency the Governor, alary. The revised basic salaries ficers, whether living in Government which we recommend include in married quarters

we are opposed to the introduction or in privately of departmental votes for entertain- il cases this addition us well a. rented accommodation, should payment but recommend the an increase to compensate to some for the fuel and light which they of funds for official entertainment to

xtent for the permanent de- conate.

he controlled by the Secretariat from rease in the purchasing power

Hardying allowance is at present whic

which officers can be reimbursed for f monty,

payable to Police officers stationed in approved expenditure. It would, in the New Territories, to the crews our opinion, place Heads of Depart of Palice cruising launches and toments in an invidious position of-boarding ameers and assistant in-they were themselves to control de

provision

We recommend the abolition ol the privige which certain ficers at present enjoy in occupy Ing Government quarters free o charge. We also rec.mmend the abolidon of rent allowances on. have instead incorporated an ap propriated element for rent int. all revised basic salaries. We con suer that the present system rent allowances and charges fo the use of Government quarters i linnecessarily complicated, is ope to criticism as being discriming tory and is the cause of mans Rented Quarters anomalies. It was not until 194

We consider that such provi- that any change was made in th maximum

permissible

ton what in general, enable rental laid down in General Order 10.

eers to rent premises of a type spectors of junks when on duty afloat partmental voter for this purpose. as the result of the 1920 Salaric.

ppropriate to their status at in connexion with

with typhoons of other Commission's

emergencies. We see no justification officers controlled rents, Where recommendations

with provided although it is obvious that ther

Government for the payment of hardlying

We understand that during allow- were considerable fluctuations u

uarters, we ricommend the de.ance to any Government officer persome time after the resumption Der Military Administration and rents

luction of an economic rent not manemly stationed in the New Ter- during the intervenin, period. Even with the recent in

xceeding 10.2/3%

ritories subject to p

or outlying parts of the island civil government, when many seiling of 8360 per month. crtuse of 30% introduced to brin

ficers we In such * Cape D'Aguilar

provideder went on recuperative leave, the rent allowances Into line with

cases where officers are required, that reasonable use of Government practice arose of paying charge al- controlled rents under the Land

n connexion with their duties, transport

towances permitted to enable him

officers 101 lord and Tenant Ordinance, 1947

30 live in self-contained Govern-

periodic visita

Hong

mellgible ល

for actiog pay who had to the evidence produced

nent quarters, in, for example, Kong or Kowloon. Nor do we con

undertake

greatly increased respon- shows that

Police Stations or hospitals, w in many instance.

sider that hardlying

sibilities, While allowances

such a system was the rents paid by officers on dol consider that the deduction shoul should be paid to the crews of Police unavoidable in the abnormat circuma- lur salaries fir accommodation e appropriately reducid. In th

ase of local married officers who fice employces on duty afloat. We re-is opposed to the

cruising launches to Harbour Of. tances of that period, the Commission of a type greatly inferior to that which they occupied before the war bears Kite relation to the sent receiving. In this connexion rent allowances they are at pre-

to

we have taken no secunt of rents in excess of the controlled rates. although there is ample evidenc

many Government servants that are being forced by principa tenants to pay

a

excessive renty. We have already forwarded separate recommendation to Gov. trument that steps should be taken to advise the publle of 'heir rights as tenants under the Landlord and Tenant Ordinanc and to give Government servant- and other members of the public *uch assistance as is possible t secure those rights.

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hollycognise, however, that stich officers a barracks be of a nominal per nev

have their homes ashore and are in many posts are liable to vary entage only. If rent control nould be removed and rents for ppropriate accommodation should *mporarily advance in exc^ss r ne sixth of an officer's salarly. riate adjustment should be recommend that un

uppro 183

ve

n the cost of living allowance

con-

when an duty for over 24 hours at consequence put to extra

when sea and

we recommend that they most officers welcome the opportunity should receive field allowance.

presented them of displaying their capabilities. If there

G A permanent increase in responsibility sider that there is a case for the up-

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WE

can-

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as

re the application of acting pay rules

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'n such an event officers occupy ance and the conditions under which arisen in the past mainly because a

1g Government quarters could it is payable appear to us to ither receive the additional highquire revision. When an officer set of living allowance and pa compelled by the nature of his work 'n Increased

rent or pay the revinus rent and receive no ad 'ition to their high cost of livin llowance. It appears to us im robable in view of the presen th te housing shortage and high cast of building that rent

fall below existing trolled levels for many years.

• NOTICE is hereby given that We consider that the practice o

Provision Of Quarters the ONE HUNDRED and treating house allowance as par

Although the provision of Gov. TWENTY THIRD ORDINARY of pensionable emoluments is u

emment quarters for the whole MEETING of Shareholders in unnecessary complication which of the public servles would

un- the Company, will be held at include an element for rent W. effects, it appears to us to be im can easily be avidad it salaries doubtedly have many beneficia' the Office of the

Company understand that in Malaya, Wes practicable on account of the vas Queen's Building. Victoria, Africa and other Colonial terri. expenditure which would be in dong Kong, on Monday, 12th ories salaries include

provisiot

det Ivolved. We understand that in the January, 1948, at NOON. for for rent and that deductions or co

case of the Polles Force is Gov the purpose of receiving a Re-made if Government quarters or ernment's policy ultimately + Jort of the Directors, together provided. We consider that such with a Statement of Accounts in system of that kind can operat of the public service. The salario fairly in resptet of all section: of certain overseas officers, fo. xample, have in the past clear y been low because of the provi- sion of free quarters and repre stntations have been made to u that many of the lower paid over seus officers are at present at considerable financial disadvant

cespect of 1946 and Re-electing

Directors and Auditors.

By Order of the Board of Directors,

H. DA LUZ, Secretary.

view and further particulare Hongkong, 24th Dec., 1947,

can be obtained on application

to Section 20, Naval Store Dept.,

H.M. Dockyard, Hong Kong, be-|

tween the hours of 9.30 am-

11.30 am and 2.00 p.m.-4.00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 5th-7th January, 1948.

E. F. S. FISHER, Suptdg. Naval Store Officer.

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provide quarters for all officers and we advocate the building or quarters for ather department ncquisition by Government where it is advantageous for the staff to be housed in the vicinit public service are local resident of their work. Most men in the

nd can reasonably be expected to rent their own accommodation European style accommodatio which was destroyed or damaged age while on hime leave, sine cupation and the general shortage

is a result of the Japanese during this period they have te

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style houses, Europtan incorporation of a rent clement

ate basle salary will not in it-erment should as far as possible self increase the Colony's pension anxiety of finding accommodation relieve overseas officers of th-

GOVERNMENT RATIONS.

HOLDERS OF GOVERNMENT RATION CARDS

Issued by

The Dairy Farm, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.

are hereby advised that the

JANUARY DISTRIBUTION will be available for collection from MONDAY, 5th JANUARY, 1948.

to

MONDAY, 12th JANUARY, 1948.

(Saturdays & Bundays excluded)

QUANTITIES ALLOCATED ARE-AS FOLLOWS:-

19.30 paz 3b.-4 lbs per person

FLOUR

| BUTTER (Trash) @ $1.10 »» -1 (one) lb. for each person In

family as per number registered on Ration Card.

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for themselves and should con. tinue to provide quarters for auch officers, who should properly be expected to pay economic rents.

Language Allowance We recommend the complete abolition of language allowances in he case of officers accepting the tew scales of pay, for we consider that where * knowledge of language 1 essential for the

proper performance of an officer's duties, it hould be part of his conditions of service that he should qualify in that language before he is confirmed to the permanent pensionable establish- men at the end of his probationary period. In grades in which a know-

of a particular language is es

have provided for probation

period

a we

tree year

against a two year probation period for grades in which such knowledge is not required. Where a knowledge particular language is desirable

of

but not essential, we recommend that officers who obiala Government'a permission to study 'n language, should on qualifying be granted sa appropriate bonus.

Fuel And Light The fuel and light allowances payable to certain officers under Gen- origin in the days when officers of cral Order 115 clearly had their

hose entegories were required to live in barracks and received low inlarin

hich were compensated for by

lavkind,

When officers these categories were called upon or permitted to Live fo privately

Hond quarters they received allowances to make up for the loss of the privaliser enjoyed in betrack), An; the cost of Fuel and light my bu ygdead la any cost of living: Induzy we recani» mend the abolition of these,

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