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especially in the case of the Water Police, but if the sug-
gestion is approved I foresee no difficulty in arranging
the matter.
(b) Increase the classes in the Land Force
to four.Let the pay in the 4th. Class be $9 a month as in
present 3rd. Class and the number of men in it 50.
This class would be filled by men of under
two years service who are as a rule unmarried or ought to be,
Increase the pay of the other classes as fol-
lows:-
3rd. Class by $1
$10 a month.
2nd. Do.
1st. Do.
Do. $1.50
Do. $1
$12.50 a month.
$15 a month.
The effect would be as follows:
Present pay Proposed pay
Increase
& Bonus
& badge
3rd. Class $9.45
$10.50 to $11
2nd.
Do. 11.55
15.50 to $14
11 p.c. to 16 p.c.
17 Do. to 21 Do.
1st.
Do. 14.75
16.50
11 Do.
$2,150.
These increases in each class would cost
The Water Police having been granted an in-
crease of a dollar in each class this year, require no further
increase at present.
I do not consider that in view of the auties
and the responsibilities of the Chinese Police that these
rates
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