CO129-601-4 Salaries Commission- Medical and Health Department 10-5-1949 - 16-3-1950 — Page 5

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In Nyasaland and Northern Rhodesia salary scales 21129/48 (Fersonnel) are as follows:-

Health Inspectors.......£570 x 20 - 690 x 25 - 865. Senior Health

Inspectors

£870 x 30 - 960 x 40 1000.

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I understand that in the West African Colonies the following salary scales are in force:-

Sanitary Superintendent :2600: 600: 660 x 15 735 : 800 Senior Sanitary

Superintendents

860 x 20 - 900: 970

I have no information regarding salary scales of Health Inspectors in other Far East Colonies, but if the following calculations are correct, it would appear that Health Inspectors in Hong Kong are probably in a less favourable position financially than officers holding similar appointments in the East, West and Central African Colonies:-

HEALTH INSFECTORS

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—

HONG KONG

Basic salary

...

$400 800 p.m.

Expatriation pay..$166.67 p. m.

Total emoluments

=

= £300 £125

£600 p. a.

-

£125 pa

£425

-

£725 p. a.

SENIOR HEALTH INSPECTORS GRADE 1

Basic salary $840 - 960 po mo Expatriation pay $166, 67 Am

$280 =

-

HONG KONG

= £630

£125 p

Total Emoluments

£720

£210.a.

on reaching

£755

-

$931 pm

£930 p. a.

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19. 12. 49.

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should be varied.

Kilomen

23/12