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28.—EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
146. We consider that the scales in the Education Department generally should be increased beyond the normal 15%. The scale for European Masters was raised slightly last year at the lower stages; we have increased the increments from £25 annually to £30 and by the introduction of the marriage increments improved the scale considerably. We recommend that their scale should be £500, rising to £950 per annum by annual increments of £30, 2 of £60, and 6 further increments of £30. There is at present one post only of Senior Master though the Staff has expanded greatly since that post was made. We consider that there should be three posts of Senior Masters on a fixed salary of £1,050 per annum. There remain above these posts the two Head Masters of Queen's and King's Colleges and the two Inspectors of English Schools. For these posts we recommend a scale of £1,100 per annum, rising by £50 annually to £1,300.
147. The Senior Inspectors of Vernacular Schools are at present on the same scale as the European Masters. We consider these posts carry a greater responsibility than the junior Masters and recommend therefore that their scale should be £600 per amum, rising by 12 annual increments of £30 and 1 of £40 to £1,000. For the junior Inspectors of Vernacular Schools we suggest that a scale of $3,200 rising by $200 annually to $3,600, would be adequate.
For Students in Training we suggest a salary of $480 per annum, and for the Chinese Mistress teaching at the Maternity Hospital $720.
The Office Attendants should be on scales, I on $252 to $300 and the other on $192 to $240, by $12 in each case after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years; the Messengers' scale should be $156 to $204 by $12 after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years.
148. The European Mistresses are on one scale commencing on £300 per annum and ending, after 25 years' service, at £600. There are at present no senior posts and no posts of lead Mistresses to which they can aspire. We consider that in this respect the position of the Mistresses compares unfavourably with that of the Masters and that provision should now be made for Senior posts and for a post of Head Mistress of Belilios Public School, a position of considerable responsibility. For the Junior Mistresses we con- sider a suitable scale would be £360 per annum rising by £20 annually to £700; we recommend that there should be four Senior posts on a fixed salary of £750, and that the Head Mistress of Belilios Public School should be on a scale of £800 per annum, rising by £30 annually to £950.
The Mistresses on dollar salaries, who are locally engaged, have made representa- tions to us to the effect that as they are trained and qualified teachers they should be placed on the same scale of salary as the Mistresses recruited in England. These ladies, we submit, owe their appointment solely to the fortuitous circumstance of their presence in the Colony and not to any desire on their part to pursue a career of teaching in Hong Kong. While recognising that these ladies are often as well qualified as those appointed from home we consider they should remain on the temporary staff with a special scale of salary. We recommend $4,000 per annum, rising by $200 anmally to $5,000. For those who perform part time duty only in the mornings, we consider the present scale of $2,400 rising by $240 annually to $3,600 to be adequate.
For the locally trained Mistresses we recommend a scale of $2,400 to $3,600 by $200 annually.
The Boxing Instructor, Carpentry Instructors, Pianist and Teacher of Singing are presumably in part time employment only; we have no recommendations to make re- garding their salaries.
149. Non British Staff. For Anglo-Chinese and Vernacular Masters we recom- mend a scale of $900, rising to $6,000 by 5 annual increments of $150, 2 of $300, 5 of $150 and 15 of $200 and for University Trained Graduate Teachers $1,800 to $6,000 hy 8 annual increments of $150 and 15 of $200.
The Gymnastic Instructor should receive as before $1,200 per annum while the Chinese Teacher at the Central British School should, we consider, receive $360.
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For the Mistresses teaching English we suggest a scale of $720 rising to $3,000 by $120 annually; for Vernacular Mistresses $480 to $2,400 by $120 annually and for the Senior Vernacular Mistress $2,600 rising to $3,000 by $200 annually.
The Needlework Teachers should, in our opinion, receive $420 rising to $720 by $30 annually, and the Portuguese Teacher $780 as before.
The Groundsmen should be placed on the scale of $300 to $360 by $12 annually. The Caretakers, Messengers, Coolies and Amahs should be on the usual scale of $156 to $204 and the Office Attendant and Laboratory Attendant on $192 to $240, by $12 in all cases after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years.
150. Vernacular Middle School: The Head Teacher should be on the scale sug- gested for European Masters, namely, £500 rising to £950 per annum by 5 annual increments of £30, 2 of £60, and 6 of £30 and the Vernacular Masters on the scale recommended for them in the last preceding paragraph. For the Full time Lecturer we suggest $3,000, rising to $5,000 by $200 annually, as a suitable scale. The Master (Art Master) should receive as before $480 per annum and the Part time Lecturer $1,920. We consider the scale for the English Teacher (part time only) namely $2,400 to $3,600 by $240 only to be adequate, and suggest that the Student in Training should receive $300 per annum.
The Messenger and Coolie should be on the usual scale of $156 to $204 by $12 after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years.
151. Normal School for Women and Normal School at Taipo. The Head Mis- tress should be on the same scale as the Senior Vernacular Mistress namely $2,600. rising by $200 annually to $3,000 per annum, while the Vernacular Mistresses and Ver- nacular Masters should receive the scales recommended in paragraph 149.
The Messengers, Amahs and Coolies should be on the usual scale of $156 to $204 by $12 after 3, 6, 9 and 12 years.
152. Teclinical Institute : We consider that the fees and allowances paid for work at the Technical Institute do not come within the purview of our enquiry.
29.—PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
153. The scales in the Public Works Department for Senior Officers are, we consider, adequate, after adding the usual 15%. For the Director of Public Works we suggest £1,500, per annum rising to £1,800 by £50 annually, and for the Assistant Directors £1,200 to £1,400 by £50 annually.
For the Technical Secretary and the Engineers we consider a scale of £550 rising to £1,150 per annum by £30 annually to he suitable. It will be noted that in this case we do not consider it necessary to recommend that the two marriage increments be granted. The initial salary suggested for an Engineer is already high, and the raising of the increments from £20 and £25 to £30 throughout has improved the scale con- siderably.
For the Superintendent of Accounts and Stores we recommend £700, rising to £950 by £25 annually, and for the Deputy Superintendent £460 to £700 by £20 annu- ally. The Assistant Storekeeper and Inspector of Stores should receive £460, rising to £640 by £20 annually.
For the Subordinate European Staff we recommend the following scales :-
Senior Inspectors of Works
Quantity Surveyor
Inspectors of Works
Chief Draughtsmen
Senior Land Bailiff
Telegraph Sub-Engineer (1)
Inspectors of Wireless and Telc-
graphs (2)
£600 to £700 by £25 annually;
£475 to £575 by £20 annually;
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