CO129-543-3 Leave and passage regulations 13-1-1933 - 11-9-1933 — Page 39

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destroy the whole principle and emphasize stratification in a marked way. Moreover, while I cannot agree that in these times at any rate second class travel is the mark of a second rate person, if an officer is of the contrary opinion it is

open to him to draw the sum which Government considers suitable to his case and make his own arrangements.

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So far as the 3rd Assistant Auditor is concerned

a solution in conformity with the salary system of Cadets and Police Probationers would be to make a single through scale of the two scales (£450-£50-£700 and £800-£50-£1050) now allotted

to Assistant Auditors in this Colony. This however seems

likely to be even more expensive than raising the maximum of the 3rd Assistant Auditor by £150 per annum, for the present 3rd Assistant (Mr. Bradley) will have been on the maximum (£700) of

his present scale for three years in September next and would thus become eligible for £850 at once. Further, unless he is transferred and replaced by a junior officer or some unforeseen vacancy occurs in the ranks above him his salary will continue to

rise and a position may be reached in which all three Assistant

Auditors will be drawing £1050. Moreover, as stated above,

manoeuvres to avoid the application of the new rule to one existing officer will inevitably be seized upon as grounds for complaint by others similarly affected and the efforts of this Government to avoid classification by the adoption of a purely financial basis for determining passage privileges will fall to the ground.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

Live

Governor, &c.