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salary of the Colonial Secretary. We consider that it should be definitely laid down that such an allowance, at the rate of £150 per annum, will be paid in the case of

appointment on the new scale.

(b) Public Works Service. Engineers at present rise

to a maximum salary of £1150 giving pensionable emoluments by virtue of Section 2 (c) (i) of the Pensions Ordinance, 1932, of £1342. The approved new scale for "xecutive Engineers is £1000 to £1150 by increments of £50 plus £150 residential allowance. Having regard to the difference in conditions as to quarters this means that an officer on or near the maximum of the present Engineer's scale would lose in cash on promotion to Executive Engineer and in every case he would lose in pensionable prospects since the new scale for Executive Engineers provides maximum pension- able emoluments of £1150. Even if our

recommendation for the extension of the maximum of the scale to £1250 (without residential allowance) is approved, there would still be a loss in pensionable emoluments and only a negligible increase in net pay while in the Colony. In his despatch already quoted the Secretary of State suggested that the new scale should not be applied to any engineers on a salary of £1000 or over at the time of its introduction. In view of the

facts stated above, however, we feel that there

is no real distinction between those officers and

more junior engineers. We therefore recommend that instead of the concession already proposed,