CO129-340 - Governor Nathan Acting Governor May - 1907 [4-6] — Page 706

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Salaries in Silver.

They are, however, under the disability that, when acting in a post, they are entitled to draw only half the lower Sterling Salary attached to it whereas a Passed Cadet on a dollar salary when acting in the same post draws half the higher dollar salary of the post. If Your Lordship should see fit to approve my recommendation that the lower sterling rate should be abolished, the immediate effect would be to do away with this anomaly.

10. I have made no reference to appointments other than those appropriated to members of the Cadet Service, for the reason that in the case of some of these appointments the Sterling Salaries approximate to the present dollar salaries, and the salaries of the majority of the remainder have been increased since the introduction of the Sterling Salaries Scheme. For European appointments other than Cadet Appointments certain technical qualifications are usually required, and the possession of these commands for the holder a recognised market rate, which within certain limits fluctuates from time to time. It has recently been found necessary to re-adjust ...

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Salaries in Silver. They are, however, under the disability that, when acting in a post, they are entitled to draw only half the lower Sterling Salary attached to it whereas a Passed Cadet on a dollar salary when acting in the same post draws half the higher dollar salary of the post. If Your Lordship should see fit to approve my recommendation that the lower sterling rate should be abolished, the immediate effect would be to do away with this anomaly. 10. I have made no reference to appointments other than those appropriated to members of the Cadet Service, for the reason that in the case of some of these appointments the Sterling Salaries approximate to the present dollar salaries, and the salaries of the majority of the remainder have been increased since the introduction of the Sterling Salaries Scheme. For European appointments other than Cadet Appointments certain technical qualifications are usually required, and the possession of these commands for the holder a recognised market rate, which within certain limits fluctuates from time to time. It has recently been found necessary to re-adjust ...

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: salaries in Silver. They are, however, 699 under the disability that, when acting in a post, they are entitled to draw only half the lower Sterling Salary attached to it whereas a Passed Cadet on a dollar salary when acting in the same post draws half the higher dollar salary of the post. If Your Lordship should see fit to approve my re- -commendation that the lower sterling rate should be abolished, the immediate effect would be to do away with this anomaly. 10. I have made no reference to appointments other than those appropriated to members of the Cadet Service, for the reason that in the case of some of these appointments the Sterling Salaries approximate to the present dollar salaries,a and the salaries of the majority of the remainder have been increased since the introduction of the Sterling Salaries Scheme. For European appointments other than Cadet Appointments certain technical qualifications are usually required, and the possession of these commands for the holder a recognised market rate, which within certain limits fluctuates from time to time. It has recently been found necessary to re- -adjust ....

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salaries in Silver.

They are,

however,

699

under the

disability that, when acting in a post, they are entitled

to draw only half the lower Sterling Salary attached to it

whereas a Passed Cadet on a dollar salary when acting in

the same post draws half the higher dollar salary of the

post. If Your Lordship should see fit to approve my re-

-commendation that the lower sterling rate should be

abolished, the immediate effect would be to do away with

this anomaly.

10.

I have made no reference to

appointments other than those appropriated to members of

the Cadet Service, for the reason that in the case of some

of these appointments the Sterling Salaries approximate

to the present dollar salaries,a and the salaries of the

majority of the remainder have been increased since the

introduction of the Sterling Salaries Scheme. For European

appointments other than Cadet Appointments certain

technical qualifications are usually required, and the

possession of these commands for the holder a recognised

market rate, which within certain limits fluctuates from

time to time. It has recently been found necessary to re-

-adjust

....

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