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post, is quite exceptional, and for that reason no provision

is contained in the Regulation for payment of Acting

Allowances. It is, however, a type of case whore somo

additional remuneration may well be justified. I do not think

that it will be possible to lay down specific rates for this

particular class of case and it would be preferable to deal

with such cases as are on their merits.

PARAGRAPH 56 Allowance to Sister Tutors

In West Africa and East Africa this allowance is

pensionable and I suggest that it should also be pensionable

in Hong Kong. In this connection, in the United Kingdom, both

tho minimum and maximum of the salary scale of Sister Tutors is

roughly 250 p.a. more than that for Nursing Sisters.

PARAGRAPH 59 Travelling and Subsistence Allowances in the

United Kingdom.

This question is under consideration generally and a

circular despatch on the subject will in due course be

addressed to Colonial Governments,

PARAGRAPH 61 Increments for Provious Experience

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In order to secure some measure of uniformity of treatment,

it is, I think, desirable to devise a formular for each class

of case. This arrangement will normally only apply to

professional officers.

PARAGRAPH 64 Outfit Allowance

This allowance is intended to help newly appointed

officers who often find great difficulty in meeting the heavy

cost of recruiting themselves initially for a tour of servico

in the Tropics. It was, however, never paid to officers

appointed to Hong Kong before the war and has only been

introduced there recently.

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