CO129-506-5 Medical Department- reorganization and revision of salaries of senior staff 28-9-1927 - 28-9-1927 — Page 6

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Health, and for the Health Officer of the Port and Second

Health Officer of the Port. It is, however, to be understood

that these scales are only intended to apply to fully qualified officers and in the case of Medical Officers of Health and

Health Officers of the Port the possession of the Diploma of

Public Health should be a condition precedent to the grant

of these scales.

The higher scale for the senior officers in these branches, reaching, it will be noted, the same maximum as the grade of Senior Medical Officer, is designed to offer opportunities for transfer from other Colonies; but it is hoped that the scale for Assistants, coupled perhaps with a contribution towards the cost of specialist training, will

In prove attractive to young men starting their careers. view of the very extensive assistance given to Dr. W. K. 26892 Dunscombe in his training for the post of Assistant

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Bacteriologist (please see your despatch No.158 of 24th May,

* 1927), I do not propose to alter the initial salary, £700 per annum agreed upon with him; but for the sake of uniformity I propose to grant him a special increment of $15 per annum at the end of eighteen months' service and thereafter annual increments of £30 in accordance with the new scale.

Similarly the scale £750-£25-£1000 granted in

the case of Dr. Fawcett recently appointed Assistant Medical

ich are Officer of Health, will be retained for the period of his

agreement. If he is subsequently promoted to the permanent staff he will advance from £800 to £1040 by increments of £30 in accordance with the new scale instead of froin £800 to £1000 by increments of £25 as stipulated in his agreement.

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For specialist appointments requiring less arduous training the same salary scale as for the Assistant Specialists is proposed. In this category would fall the

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Radiologist