CO129-524-1 Reports of Salaries Commission 31-12-1929 - 27-10-1930 — Page 179

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Paragraphs 71 - 75: Post Office.

For the newly created post of Inspector of Postmen a

revised salary of £260 to £430 by five annual increments of

£1), three of $20 and four of £15 is recommended, with an

efficier cy bar at £350. This scale represents an amalgamation

of the scales recommended for 2nd and 1st class Sanitary Inspectors (paragraph 140). Present salary is £220 - £360.

Paragraphs 82 - 92. Harbour Department.

The Harbour Hastor has made very strong representat-

ions as to the inadequacy of the salaries awarded to certain

sections of his European staff, more especially the Marine

Surveyors, Chicf Boarding Officer, Chicf Junk Inspector and

Boarding Officers. As, however, all the considerations urged

by and on behalf of all these officers were before the

Comissioners the Government finds itself unable to recommend

any departur: from the Report.

A petition from the arine Surveyors against this

decision is annexed. It should bc cxplained that General

Order No.12 rcfcrred to in this pctition was issued with a

view to preventing public funds from being saddled with pensions after comparatively brief scrvies on the part of the employee, and departure therefrom does not necessarily imply any except-

ional value in the officer in whose favour it is made.

Paragraphs 101 105. Suorcmc Court.

Paragraph 104. The cond Bailiff is a local ran and received,

O promotion to this post, a dollar salary of $3,000 -$103 - $3,600. The Commission was not aware of this arrangcrcnt, the

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