The demand
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5.
to the present Class II, Class I and Higher Class
scales. A final decision on this must, however,
depend on the examination of the exact posts to be
included in this grade.
Provisionally I would propose the following proportions
on the basis of the present establishment, i.e., Class II
550, Class I - 100, Special Class- 70 but here again the
precise proportions might be varied after examination.
8.
The advantages of this scheme are that it
provides advancement up to a reasonable salary i.e. $1800,
subject only to an efficiency bar and not to a series of
promotion bars as at present; and a maximum salary in
Class I, i.e. $2600, which is a not unreasonable figure
for officers who are not selected for appointment to a
specific post. The creation of a class of specific posts,
appointment to which will be by selection, will, it is
hoped, act as an incentive to the more ambitious and able
members of the service, and will in some ways facilitate
the work of the Promotions Board in deciding upon their
recommendations for appointment to the higher grades,
since it will now be a matter of selecting an officer for
a specific post rather than on grounds of general ability.
Promotions will continue to be made on the recommendation
of the Subordinate Staff Board: but in considering
appointments to specific posts, the views of the Head of
the Department concerned will naturally have considerable
weight.
9.
I enclose for convenience a complete statement
of the suggested salary scales on the above basis, but
would again point out that the salaries of the sub-
divisions of the Special Class are provisional.
10. It will admittedly be difficult to settle the precise allocation between departments, but I do not
think the task is impossible. On the creation of such a
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