CO129-468 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1921 [6-8] — Page 45

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5.

to an officer's service being found

satisfactory.

We would humbly submit for Your Lordship's

consideration the following scale of

salaries, which, after careful consideration,

and in view of the particulars given in this

position, we consider to be reasonable; -

£800-£1,000 by £25 annually

£7.50 £850 by 220

Principal Land Surveyor

1st. Class Surveyors

2nd. Class Surveyors

00

6.

£550

-

£750 by £20

7.

We attach a schedule and diagram showing

salaries paid in June 1914, salaries paid

in December 1919, and the new scale recently

introduced, from which it will be seen that

the new scale shows an average increase of

only 10% in local surrency over the 1914

galaries. The scale of salaries now asked

for is also represented on the schedule and

diagram.

We respectfully call Your Lordship's atten-

tion to the fact that the majority of us

receive no benefit whatever from the scheme

of house allowance at present in force in

the Colony,

We desire to convey to Your Lordship

our appreciation of the concession granted in the

provision of free passages for officers and their

families when going on long leave,

We trust Your Lordship will give this

petition your favourable consideration.

We