Medicine and the public / by S. Squire Sprigge.

  • Sprigge, S. Squire (Samuel Squire), 1860-1937.
Date:
1905
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Medicine and the public / by S. Squire Sprigge. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    will attain. But while the pay is generally im¬ proved, the remuneration of the administrative posts remains much the same save that the pay of the Director-General is increased. In the case of military appointments carrying consolidated rates of pay, increases in those rates have been made analo¬ gous in some cases to the increases in the pay of rank. Specialist pay of Its.60 per mensem is now granted to officers below the rank of lieutenant-colonel, but the concession which reads well means very little, for tlieie aie very few appointments ever made. Extra furlough is granted to officers who want to take up a special course of study, at the rate of one month ol such furlough for each year’s service up to 12 months in all. The pensions are increased, that for 20 years’ service being raised from £1 per diem to £400 per annum, that for 17 years’ service being £300 instead of £292; while Clause 39, which is as follows, is distinctly thought out for the officers’ good:— “ 39. With a view to maintain the efficiency of the service, all officers of the rank of lieutenant-colonel and. majoi aie placed on the retired list when they have attained the age of 55 years, and all surgeon- generals and colonels when they have attained the age of 60 years. But a lieutenant-colonel who has been specially selected for increased pay, if he attains the age of 55 years before he becomes entitled to the pension for 30 years’ service, may be retained until completion of such service ; and in any special case where it would appear to be for the good of the service that an officer should continue in employ-