CO129-380 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1911 [9-10] — Page 252

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My third submission is, therefore, that it would be fair and reasonable to interprat G.0. 39 (5) to mean that any sterling paid post to which a dollar officer is appointed should carry the usual dollar salary of its class, viz :-

a.

First Class

b.

Second Class

$6,000

$4,800

$7,200 by $600 111

$5,400 by $300 111

C.

Third Class

$3,600

$4,200 by $300 111

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As far then as concerns seniority, police experience end suitability for the post, I submit my claims are very fully established. If the idea underlying the change involved in

the decision is to do justice to junior police officers

cadets

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non

I fail to see how this can properly be done at the expense of a senior cadetofficer the expense moreover being a very heavy one, as has been abundantly shewn.

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If it is the case that the Service necessities demand the

change at this time and no secret has been made of the fact

that the Hong Kong Government is far from holding this opinion

then I would ask that at the least my position as a dollar cadet should still be recognised so far as to allow the second

class dollar salary to attach to my substantive post of

District Officer, New Territories. That post has already been

raised to the second class starling, and for the reasons

given in 7 and 8 above, I submit that this necessarily in-

volves the corresponding dollar pay for dollar cadets.

This

recognition would still leave me later on to face the risk

above alluded to of the possible exclusion of the post of

Captain Superintendent of Police from the list or appointments

for which cadet officers are eligible.

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