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68APPENDIXVIIIMODIFICATIONS IN CONDITIONS OF S E R V I C ENOT A F F E C T I N G T H E G E N E R A L OPTIONL E A V ER A T E S1. With effect from the 1st of January, 1947, the leave rates for established staff in the Servicewill be as follows :—Senior Service 5 days for each completed month of service plus 2 days for eachcompleted month of service in the case of an Overseas officer asdefined in Chapter III.fJunior Service :Salaries up to £120 per annum 15 days "j For eachSalaries over £120 per annum and up to £250 per annum ... 30 days y completed yearSalaries over £250 per annum 45 days J service.oLeave includes Sundays and Public Holidays. African officers may be allowed to accumulateleave over a period of two years if they so desire. This modification will be effected byamendment of General Or ders.L E N G T H OF T O U R OF O V E R S E A S OFFICER2. With effect from the 1st of January, 1947. subject to the exigencies of the Service, Overseasofficers will be granted leave as follows :—Officers with up to 10 years service after 18 months.Officers with 10 to 20 years service after 15 months.Officers with over 20 years service after 12 months.This modification will be effected by amendment of General Orders.P A S S A G E S3. The following leave passage rules will be adopted with effect from the 1st of January, 1947 :—Junior Service.—An officer ordinarily resident in one of the other Colonies of West Africamay be granted once in five years, free return passages for himself, one wife and not more thanfour children of that marriage under the age of 18 years from his station to the Port of Entryin his home Colony. No rail fares outside the Gold Coast will be paid.Senior Service.—(i) A n African officer who is ordinarily resident in another Colony of WestAfrica may be granted once in two years, free return passages for himself, one wife and notmore than three children of that marriage from his station to the Port of Entry in his homeColony. No rail fares outside the Gold Coast will be paid.(ii) At the discretion of the Governor, an officer who is ordinarily resident in West Africamay be granted a free return passage for himself and wife, but no children, once in every fiveyears, to enable him to spend his leave in the United Kingdom.These modifications will be made by amendment of General Orders.SICK L E A V E OF A F R I C A N OFFICERS4. The rules governing the grant of sick leave to African holders of pensionable posts will berevised as follows :—(a) Subject to the provisions of sub-paragraph (b) below, an African officer may be grantedsick leave on full pay not exceeding six months during any period of twelve months and thereaftersick leave on half-pay subject to a maximum of twelve months sick leave in any period offour years.(6) Sick leave may be granted up to three months on the certificate of a GovernmentMedical Officer. If at the end of that period the officer is still unfit to resume duty a MedicalBoard will be convened with a view to ascertaining whether he should be invalided from theService or whether, there being a reasonable prospect of eventual recovery, he should begranted a further period of sick leave. If at the expiration of a further period of sick leavehe is still unfit to resume duty a further Medical Board will be convened.(c) Sick leave in excess of twelve months in any period of four years will be without salaryand will not be reckoned for purposes of increment or pension.(ci) No officer will be confirmed in his appointment while he is on sick leave.(e) These modifications will be effected by amendment of General Orders.W I D O W S ' AND O R P H A N S ' PENSION S C H E M E5. The question of establishing a Widows' and Orphans' Pension Fund for African officerswill receive consideration by the four West African Governments.
69APPENDIXVIII— contd.TRAVELLINGA L L O W A N C E6. (i) A n officer of the Senior Service travelling on duty, who is provided with accommodationby arrangement with another officer, will not be eligible to claim travelling allowance but hishost will be eligible to claim the allowance.(ii) A n Officer not in receipt of table allowance who is required to provide accommodationfor a guest of Government will be paid an allowance of £1 per day.This modification will be effected by amendment of GeneralOrders.M E D I C A L E X P E N S E S OF OVERSEAS OFFICERS7. (i) Railway fares will be paid to all Overseas Officers on leave who are required to report tothe Consulting Physician for medicalexamination.This modification will be effected by amendment of GeneralOrders.(ii) The question of making arrangements for Overseas Officers to receive medical treatmentin the United Kingdom at reduced rates either by means of insurance or by an extension of thepresent arrangements with the Seamen's Hospital will be examined.WHITLEYCOUNCIL8. The establishment of Whitley Councils in the Gold Coast will receive the consideration ofGovernment.P U B L I C SERVICE COMMISSION9. The appointment of a Public Service Commission is under consideration.CREDIT FOR APPROVED EXPERIENCE10. The recommendations in paragraph 53 of the Harragin Commission Report regarding thegrant of incremental credit for approved experience after acquiring the minimum qualificationsprescribed for entry to the Colonial Service have been approved in principle. This question is beingconsidered separately and a further announcement will be made in due course.L E A V E ON U R G E N T PRIVATE AFFAIRS11. General Order 450 (a) will be amended with effect from the 1st of March. 1947 by thesubstitution of " twelve months " for " eighteen months " throughout.iu
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