2.
revealed by the system, some of which existed before 1929 while
others have persisted in spite of the recommendations of the
Salaries Commission 1929.
classes.
3.
That, firstly, this is probably the only branch
of the Civil Service in the Empire which is divided into nine
Local Chinese subordinate staffs, such as Draughtsmen,
Assistant Land Surveyors, Computers, etc., are divided into
three or at most five classes. (Vide Appendix F).
4.
Originally, the provision of a large number of
classes, seems to have been partly designed to expedite promotion.
But today these classes, instead of being stepping stones, have
become barriers to advancement.
(A) For the past few years, this multiplicity of
divisions has resulted in an undue stagnation in
promotions.
This has, in turn, considerably
increased the percentage of men drawing maximum
salaries in the various classes. Moreover,
there exist no satisfactory provisions for promoting
a fair proportion of those who annually reach
maximum salary.
(B) The stagnation in promotions has brought about a
stagnation in salary increments. A member of
the Junior Clerical Service may, in the course
of his career from Class VI to Higher Class
experience several periods of cessation of salary
increments, no matter how loyal and deserving he
may be.
These periods may recur every four or
five years, each period of stagnation lasting at
least two or three years. Thus in a loyal career
of thirty years a man may experience eight to ten
years of cessation of salary increments.
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