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seniority based on the assumption that Messrs. Pittendrigh

and Leys are definitely appointed. You will observe that

the present salaries of these officers do not follow the

order of seniority. This is due to the increments granted

for war service and to the fact that promoted subordinate

officers do not start at the bottom of the incremental

scale.

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In comection with the order of seniority

the question arises as to the attainment of higher rank.

In the past an Assistant Superintendent of Police was

required to serve 12 years before becoming a Superintendent.

There appear to have been two posts of Divisional or Senior

Super intendent, but no record exists of the qualifications required,

if any, for this rank. There is no question of different salaries

as all these officers are on the through scale.

11.

I have come to the conclusion that it is not

feasible to base rank on officers' salaries, i.e., to fix points

on the scale at which they would attain the next higher rank.

The main reason for this is that promoted subordinate officers

would attain higher rank sooner than officers senior to them

in gazetted service. The present salary position due to war

increments would also make such a rule impracticable for similar

reasons. The through-scale provides efficiency bars after 7

and 13 years' service and I propose that these periods should be

taken as the qualifications for higher rank regardless of salary.

The effect will be that an officer must serve for 7 years as an

Assistant Superintendent of Police when, subject to his service

being satisfactory and to his being considered suitable, he will

become a Superintendent. After 6 years as a Superintendent,

subject to the same provisos, he will become a Senior Superintendent.

This question is of some importance in a uniformed and disciplined

force and I regard the above as a practical rule.