CO129-456 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1919 [10-12] — Page 403

Head of the Department, or in case of

Heads of Departments the Governor, is

satisfied that this is reasonable;

subject, however, to the further limita-

✓

tion that the amount so paid by the

Government should not exceed 8% of the

officer's salary.

6. As regards Acting Appoint-

ments I approve the recommendation of

the Commission that an officer acting

for a superior officer when on leave

should receive the salary due to an

acting officer, under the existing

Regulations from the date of assuming

the duties of the acting appointment.

7.

I will now deal with the

specific proposals which you make as

A

excessive rapidity of promotion.

384

I entirely agree that it should be

possible for an officer who enters the

Service as a Cadet to rise continuously

from the salary of a Cadet up to a

certain point, but I do not entirely

agree as regards the details of the

scheme which you have put forward.

In the first place I consider that the

initial salary proposed for a Cadet

is probably too small. I will deal

with this point further when the time

comes to discuss the salary of Police

Probationers.

I do not feel that a

system by which an officer can rise to

the highest salary of Class I by doing

the minimum amount of work which will

regards salaries. I am much impressed

by your argument that the system of

classification at present in force in

the Cadet Service is unsuitable, a

and

enable him to qualify for his annual

increments can be satisfactory, and I

hhat

# therefore modify your suggested

Should be modified}

scheme (as follows:-

On passing his examination a

that it must result in great inequalities

in promotion and in periods of stagnation,

alternating probably with periods of

excessive

Cadet should receive £400 a year rising

by annual increments of £25 to £600.

At