CO129-612-2 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 29-1-1948 - 22-7-1949 — Page 159

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It will be noted that the incremental advancement is

continuous, the reasons we put this forward is:-

Prior to receiving the intial and subsequent increments

a report on the all out efficiency of an officer is called for.

Should an officer receive a favourable report, a sound judgement

and his increments are received regularly then there should be

no reason why breaks, such as efficiency and proficiency bars

should be imposed. The mare fact that an officer is up to-date

with his incremental advances is prouf of efficiency or ineffio-

iency on the part of the officer(s) responsible for reporting

the fitness for for the incremental advance.

On the other hand should an officer lose an inorement

this is "gone for good" unless he improves to such an extent

that he finally becomes a Chief Inspector.

As it has been presumed that one normally reached the

rank of Sub Inspector (provided examinations were passed) an

14 years service, this scale shows an increase of Pounds 65 per

annum and the maximum salary of an Inspector that of Pounds 100.

per ammm over the Pre-War and proposed salary scales.

The rank of Chief Inspector is one of high importance

and should the right type of officer be selected to hold this

office, the salary enumerated is not excessive,

While times remain abnormal a high cost of living

allowance should be paid. It is fair to state that the reason

for granting such an allowance is due to the high cost of sesent-

ials, a factor which is common to all irrespective of salary or

position.

We would suggest that flat rate of $250. per month

be paid to each if this salary scheme we now submit is accepted?

We humble submit that the foregoing salary scale and

suggested H.C. of Le allowance is nothing but a fair request,

especially when it is a known fact that conditions now as compared

with 1941 are in the region of being up by 600%

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