CO129-392 - Governor Sir May - 1912 [9-10] — Page 364

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Stokers (firemen) 1st. Class (for Police

Patrol Launches)...

Stokers (firemen) 2nd. Class.

Seamen (Deck Hands)

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349

8216 p.a.

8144-168 by 812 annual- -ly.

$120-144 by $12 annual- -ly.

I do not propose to recommend at present any increase in the pay of the Chinese Police. It is a Department which must at all times be separately dealt with. I am, however, recommending on the Estimates for 1913 house allowances for a certain percentage of the Contingent.

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The salaries of the employees in the Botanical and Forestry Department were revised in 1908 (see Estimates 1908, page 66, foot-note 4) and I have no fresh recommendations to make concerning them except that gardeners should be formally included in General Order 40. They already received Good Conduct Allow-

❤ances.

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I have not touched the Postal Department. It is one that should be separately dealt with and the Postmaster- -General is considering a certain re-organisation which is deemed necessary.

I recommend that the Foremen in the Sanitary

Department be graded as follows:-

1 Head Foreman

3 Foremen.

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.8960-1,200 by 120 bien-

-nially.

..$720-900 by 860 annually.

3 Foremen.

.8480-660 by 860 annually.

(It is not possible to get Chinese to fill the above

posts. Hence the increases recommended. The men are

Indians).

Non-Chinese Scavenging Foremen..$480.

(This class is gradually being abolished).

2 Artisan Foremen..

Chinese Foreman.

..$240-8420 by $60 annual-

-ly.

.8300-420 (8360 after 3

years and maximum after

5 years).

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