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correspondence of the time shows conclusively that the
objects in view were to increase and not to decrease the
scale of salary.
(c). That the existing state of things has
resulted in an increasing dissatisfaction, and is pre-
-judicial to the public interests of this Colony, in that
the Service has become unpopular, and is only accepted by
those who are at the bottom of the competitive list.
3.
Si Herry May further argues that
the Dollar Salaries are by no means too high taking into
consideration the greatly increased and increasing cost
of living in the Colony, and that such Sterling Salaries as
are not their equivalent are therefore inadequate.
4.
I em informed that the balance of
advantages and disadvantages climatic and otherwise in the
two Services is extremely even and there is little or
nothing to choose between them. If this be so it is
manifestly desirable that there should exist no discrepancy
between the rates of pay of corresponding posts, or (in
Sir Henry Blake's words) this Colony having no compensating
advantage to offer "must expect to get the worst candi-
-dates".
5.
The work demanded from officers
have to work in their
is undoubtedly very heavy and many
few hours of leisure to keep level with it. If in addition
to
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