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REPORT

We,

the members of the Committee appointed

by His Excellency the Governor "to enquire into and re- port on the salaries of Subordinate officers in the Civil Service of the Colony" have accordingly the honour to sub-

mit the following Report, together with recommendations

for an increase of remuneration in the majority of cases.

2. In apportioning the amount of

Increase we have taken into consideration the recent allow-

› ance made by the Secretary of State to the higher officials,

and in making our recommendations, although we have to a

certain extent allowed the individual rerits of the case

and length of service to weigh with us, we have principal-

ly been guided by the enhanced cost of living at the pres-

ent time,

3. In order to arrive at a fai

the decision we have given an opportunity to all subordinate

officers, whose names have been submitted to us by the

Government, to state their cases personally before ua,have

examined all letters and documents sent to us on the sub-

{ject, and have interrogeted the Heads or each Department

concerning their staffs.

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4. The salaries of the different

departments do not appear to have been modelled on any giv-

en plan, but to have grown into their present unequal pos-

ition according to the gradual development of the depart-

ment 7 and the pressure brought to bear in each case for

an increase.

5. We are of opinion that it is

not