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as Land Officer for 4 years he would during three years draw £300 plus £420 plus £50 (increment) plus £54 (house allowance) minus £14 (Widows and Orphans contribution) = £810 per annum

during the 4th year he would draw £390. His average for the years would be £783. He has, however, been promoted to the permanent appointment and his salary is £420 - £17 (Widows and Orphans contribution) = £403 per annum. He is at present acting as Deputy Superintendent of Police and his salary is £493 (£420 plus £2600 - £17†). If he were still a Passed Cadet acting as Deputy Superintendent of Police his salary would be £540 (£300 plus £2600 plus £50 plus £54 - £14†), so that he is actually losing £47 a year at the present time by his promotion.

The grievance then of the Sterling Cadets is not that dollar cadets are undeservedly fortunate but that their own prospects under the sterling scheme are most discouraging. I have been so fortunate as to obtain an increment same position and for three years I shall be in much the same financial position as I have enjoyed as a Passed Cadet. Mr. Orme on the other hand must serve for three years more before he can regain the salary which he has enjoyed as a Passed Cadet, and after that for three further years he will be financially only in the position of a Passed Cadet.

With regard to 8 (b) of Mr. Orme's letter the Secretary of State in his Confidential Despatch of the 29th August

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Page 138 385 as Land Officer for 4 years he would during three years draw £300 plus £420 plus £50 (increment) plus £54 (house allowance) minus £14 (Widows and Orphans contribution) = £810 per annum during the 4th year he would draw £390. His average for the years would be £783. He has, however, been promoted to the permanent appointment and his salary is £420 - £17 (Widows and Orphans contribution) = £403 per annum. He is at present acting as Deputy Superintendent of Police and his salary is £493 (£420 plus £2600 - £17†). If he were still a Passed Cadet acting as Deputy Superintendent of Police his salary would be £540 (£300 plus £2600 plus £50 plus £54 - £14†), so that he is actually losing £47 a year at the present time by his promotion. The grievance then of the Sterling Cadets is not that dollar cadets are undeservedly fortunate but that their own prospects under the sterling scheme are most discouraging. I have been so fortunate as to obtain an increment same position and for three years I shall be in much the same financial position as I have enjoyed as a Passed Cadet. Mr. Orme on the other hand must serve for three years more before he can regain the salary which he has enjoyed as a Passed Cadet, and after that for three further years he will be financially only in the position of a Passed Cadet. With regard to 8 (b) of Mr. Orme's letter the Secretary of State in his Confidential Despatch of the 29th August
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to alasa ́gatirata náð acubond bavoirëșă era adobet ynlfred2 ONT

Prolemo Vianibro ni svli oð rædt sidane or Insioittua don at vag

adad? to vladeroes eft .benalq`ara vend doldw ni noistạoq sat ni

4 (*nekoltia còm ni vaq to elson art date bettinha Iinemik asi

amit edt ja noltranaqnos epnsfoxe sidcob gaiðnara`yð viðamit

#ibroosa,noiseneblanco eld rebnu azw amodo? ant[7972 erit medw

orð metraian walloh techini ont gatwetb adohæð of gniansty vď

sild mustw \2 to agrarinxe na da Jnemyaq gaivinown to #gasiving

"allob sdh naite dedit brurong Brið no enuşit Jant Tavo ai Taffob

Vď VINYLKS baa,odsupebani era ajnemilome -iedt dyld yłubau al

· bedɔatta andan raffob raffald add filw adeoq wea auokrav gultaSTO

na ed of berebienoo need bad simon gailtede nawol and Rå,70%

vidarsireng hinow elson talloh talimin a „nokføreruter edatpoba

«benubu“ank neeḍ avad

staupsbani son el visían a'jobs) boaɛs? A

tarit sidanorasını ton mas blvow ti tud nooit"0 toimut a tot

fool nettomorą no blvora yðiroinoa 'arsey never to teDitto as

goled eldst mort ist of .atnemufome alff ni sezerani emos tot

erit ka,knol siɗar blanoo mid agnind noltomʊnq ald sɛas eďt

=ieavonq nottalusiso gntwollot

**oq ai xlavounianos atoa 0263 no Jobs) A

anitos swath od tailt homers eď tam ti bns aðnentnloggs #nonadh

Joa of braw om10 .1 ?I .amit eds to adtruct-sordt gatrub yaq

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as Land Officer for 4 years he would during three years draw t

£300 plus † 2420 plus 250 (increment) plus £54 (house allowance)

minus £14 (Widows and Orphans contribution) = 2450 per annum

during the 4th. year he would draw £390. His average for the

years would be 243%. He has, however, been promoted to the

permanent appointment and his salary is £420 - £17 (Widows and

Orphans contribution) = £403 per annum. He is at present acting

as Deputy Superintendent of Police and his salary is £493

(† 2420 plus † 2600 - £17). If he were still a Passed Cadet

acting as Deputy Superintendent of Police his salary would be

£540 († £300 plus † 2600 plus £50 plus 254 - £14), so that he is

actually losing 247 a year at the present time by his promotion.

The grievance then of the Sterling Cadets

is not that dollar cadets are undeservedly fortunate but that

their own prospects under the sterling scheme are most dis-

-couraging. I have been so fortunate as to obtain an increment

same position and for three years I shall be in much the

/financial-

-ly as I have enjoyed as a Passed Cadet. Mr. Orme on the other

hand must serve for three years more before he can regain the

salary which he has enjoyed as a Passed Cadet, and after that

for three year further years he will be financially only in the

position of a Passed Cadet.

With regard to 8 (b) of Mr. Orme's letter

the Secretary of State in his Confidential Despatch of the 29th.

August

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