CO129-504-16 Junior Cadet Officers of Hong Kong Civil Service- petition for revision of salaries 18-12-1926 - 6-7-1927 — Page 13

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of other departments in the Colony: Publie

Works, Education, and Medical.

8. The present scale of salary for

Unpassed Cadets is £350 to £375 by an annual

increment of £25. On becoming a passed Cadet

it is £400 to £1200 by two annual increments

of £25 and fifteen of £50. We humbly suggest

that this be amended as follows:-

For Unpassed Cadets no change.

For Pased Cadets £450 to £1200 by

two annual increments of £25 and fourteen of

£50. We would also humbly request that the

first six signatories be placed on this revised

scale by the grant of an extra increment of

£50 with effect from 1st January of this year,

retaining their present dates of increant, and

that Mr. Todd and Mr. Hawkins proceed to £450

per annum on the date of their becoming passed

Cadets.

9.

The cost to Government of these

concessions for this year would at most be

8 X £50, making a total of £400. For this sum

it is probable that there will be funds

available on Head 3. Cadet Service, page 13

of the printed Estimates for 1927. There is the

lapsing salary of Mr. Dyer Ball transferred to

Ceylon, and in addition provision has been made

for three new Cadets, whereas only two have

been appointed.

10.

Finally we would state that it is

with great reluctanee that we petition for an

increase of salary at a time like the present,

though as we have pointed out in paragraph 9

above the cost to Government for this year

would only amount to £400.

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