CO129-612-2 Police Department- petition from European memebers of Inspectorate 29-1-1948 - 22-7-1949 — Page 236

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and for the education of their children.

11. That the Salaries Report was inaccurate where in Chapter 11, paragraph 11 it is stated "Since

the re-occupation of the Colony in September 1945 the salary scales existing in 1941, have in general, been

retained throughout the public service with the exception of those non-gazetted officers in the Police whose

salaries were revised in 1946". That in fact for all practical purposes the 1946 scales of salary are the

same as the 1941 scales, and from the increment of £270 p.a. are identical. That is, under the earlier

scale a recruit on joining (at say the age of 21 years) received £190 p.a. which with increments brought his

salary up to £270 p.a. when he reached the age of 27 years, whereas under the 1946 scale no service previous

to the age of 26 years, was recognised when a recruit on joining was reckoned to be receiving £260 p.a. and

one increment for every year of service over that age, so that at the age of 27 years men on both scales

were on the salary of £270 p.a. and that thereafter the scales are identical.

1.2. That the salary scales attached hereto and marked "Schedule E" show the salary scales under the

1941, 1946 and 1948 schemes. That it will be seen from the arrows marked on the exhibit that:-

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(a) The 1941 and 1946 scales are identical as from the increment of £270 p.a.

(b) officers lose up to three increments before attaining thirteen years service in changing from

the old to the new scales.

That the intention of the Ex-Patriation Allowance is two-fold namely:-

(1) To compensate the recipient for having to serve in a far country away from his Homeland and

relatives.

(2) To augment his basic pay to such an extent that he can live in that social state and condition

as his position warrants, and particularly having regard to his brother officers of equivalent

rank who belong to races which have a more frugal manner of living.

14. That Your Petitioners welcome the institution of Expatriation Pay but they are disappointed at

the inadequacy of the scale allowed. That Your Petitioners find from experience that the new scales of basic salaries, and Ex-Patriation Allowances, together with the High Cost of Living Allowances, do not

permit them to live in that social state and condition as their position warrants and that Russian and

Chinese Officers are relatively in a much more comfortable position. A rough comparision of expenses ob- tained from European, Russian and Chinese Inspectors is attached hereto marked "Schedule F".

That many

important items such as clothing and recreation are omitted from "Schedule F" but the minimum expenditure

of an European Officer is calculated at $900.00 per month. That the figures given do not take into consi-

deration that fact that Officers drawing Expatriation allowances must make provision for furlough leave and

for retirement to other parts of the Empire.

15. That the standard of work, and the qualities of leadership and initiative required of European

Officers are so far superior to those same qualities in their locally-recruited counterparts that their financial reward should be correspondingly greater. In the case of almost every individual locally recruited

officer, he is dependant upon a European officer of the same rank, to such an extent that he cannot and will

not make any decision until he has been advised by that European officer.

16. That the abolition or curtailment of allowances causes hardships which the members of the Salaries

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