TNAG-0130-FCO40-166-Staff-Associations-and-Trade-Unions-1969 — Page 80

At a joint meeting of the three Civil Staff Associations with Estat:list-

mant Brenah on 19th October, 1966, exurence was given that equality of pay was

to be attained by April 1975 and that a sahame should be implemented from April 1965

in aceerdance with the reccomendations of the 1965 Salaries Commission.

At this meeting Establishment Branch agreed to the fassibility of the

method of Implementation not only favoured by all three Civil Staff Associations

but also recommended by the 1965 Salaries Commission in their report, PP.103,104 and

105.

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On bio previous occasions the female nursing staff have made repre-

sentations an this matter. Reference -

stubadi:-

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(«) Our letter dated 6th April, 1960

6) Your ref. CR 3/4406/48

(c) Our letter dated 16th February, 1962

(d) Your ref. CR 3/4406 4811 anvi CX 3/4406/431||

(a) Our letter dated 6th October, 1967

#) Your ref. (2) In CG 7367

Your ref. (3) PR 1/4 CG 7367.

An acknowledgment was made en behalf of Your Excellency in which it

"His Excellency has, however, asked me to assure you that he hopes

the matter can be determined in the near future."

An explanatory statement was made by a Govammart spokesman on

29th January, 19691⁄2-

"The ouse for Nurses and Teachers has been deferred for further examination

became of the need to consider the position of wamen teachers in relation to the general

question of all teachers' solaries which were at present under review. It was expected

that the nurses' conditions of service would be the subject of a special review in the

near future,"

"However, this does not necessarily moun that all the salary scales

attached to female grades will go up to the male level, in certain circumstances the

mele saale might possibly came down to the female level."

Juwery, 1969.

The above was reported in the South China Moming Post of 29th