[?]Age Battle

[?]Eic Men Win

vil servants in the Gilbert Ellice Islands Colony won

:tle over salary payments and

* conditions on May 23 when is announced that the 1962 sion of Salaries and Con ns would be modified.

E modifications of the award were authorised by the Secretary ate for the Colonies, e award had given rise to much ntent and some staff members threatened to resign, ajor grievances concerned retro ive pay, salaries at the starting “notional marriage” (i.e. after years’ service) levels, and leave itions. le modifications in the award wed representations over the ances by the GEIC Civil Service ciation, which represents both and expatriate members. le CSA met Mr. I. E. Marnham, of the Pacific Islands section ot Colonial Office, in January, and it aw felt in Tarawa that he must : been impressed by the need for ovements to the award.

Although the 1962 award provided, roughly, for a 20 per cent, increase all round, only a part of this was made retrospective—to April 1, 1961.

The award has now been modified to provide retrospection in full.

Increases have also been approved in salaries at the starting and “notional marriage” levels.

In the case of leave conditions, the 1962 award reduced the leave rate for junior staff from three to two days a month and increased the minimum length of tour. However, it is now agreed that the old rates should apply for all officers at present serving, but that the 1962 rates will apply to new entrants to the service.

Constable Banimone Utimawa, of receives the presentation baton for Best All Round Recruit" from the Police Officer, Mr. M. A. W. Hook, [?]o in May. The photo was taken at [?]ssing-out parade of police recruits.

Photo: D. Lopian.