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tions draw extra allow-

asdees

oses

for Harbour Office work 11 a month) work as Inspect

of Nuisances (#15 a month) and telephone work (from #4 to #6 a month) the In- spectors in Victoria, draw

no such allowances, al-

though it is usually the case that such Inspectors

are those on the lowest rate

of pay

as 3rd class Inspectors whom it is necessary to

train at the Central Station,

or those who have children to educate. It would there

fore

seem

only fair that

they should be placed.

on an

more

equality with the Inspectors at out-stations | whose pay and allowances larger, whilst their ex

are

penses

who are

are smaller, and

therefore not ex-

posed in the same

" to to

degree

temptation in the way

of corruption.

The annual cost of

such