HC Deb 24 June 1963 vol 679 cc118-9W
Mr. Wall

asked the Secretary for Technical Co-operation whether he will make a statement showing the gross remuneration of expatriate officers in selected, representative posts serving in each of the overseas territories with which Her Majesty's Government has concluded Overseas Service Aid Scheme agreements, before and after 1st April, 1961.

Mr. R. Carr

For ease of comparison the table below shows the lower and upper points of the main salary scale in all territories within the Overseas Service Aid Scheme, since this scale applies to the majority of the professional and administrative officers within the Scheme.

LOWER AND UPPER POINTS OF MAIN ADMINISTRATIVE/PROFESSIONAL EXPATRIATE SALARY SCALES BEFORE AND AFTER THE INTRODUCTION OF THE OVERSEAS SERVICE AID SCHEME ON 1ST APRIL, 1961 (EXCLUDING MEDICAL/SCIENTIFIC EXTENSIONS)
Territory Before O.S.A.S. After O.S.A.S.
£ sterling £ sterling
Aden … … … … … … 1,067–2,191 1,281–2,694 (See note (i))
Antigua … … … … … 795–1,400 1,103–1,960
Barbados … … … … … 825–1,500 1,255–2,145
Basutoland … … … … … 848–1,848 1,135–2,343
Bechuanaland … … … … 848–1,848 1,135–2,343
British Guiana … … … … 635–1,450 1,038–2,063
British Honduras … … … … 660–1,365 990–2,048
Cayman Islands … … … … 810–1,300 1,053–1,690
Dominica … … … … … 795–1,400 1,103–1,960
E.A.H.C. (E.A.C.S.O.) … … … 939–1,863 1,221–2,448 (See note (ii))
Falkland Islands … … … … 880–1,180 1,100–1,480 (See note (iii))
Fiji … … … … … … 901–1,802 1,132–2,252
Gambia … … … … … 960–1,824 1,000–2,024
Gibraltar … … … … … 924–1,729 924–1,729
Gilbert and Ellice Islands … … … 921–1,860 1,105–2,232
Grenada … … … … … 795–1,400 1,103–1,960
Jamaica … … … … … 810–1,300 1,053–1,690
Kenya … … … … … 939–1,863 1,221–2,448 (See note (ii))
Mauritius … … … … … 1,089–1,665 1,252–1,915
Montserrat … … … … … 795–1,400 1,103–1,960
North Borneo … … … … 1,302–2,324 1,497–2,673 (See note (iv))
Northern Rhodesia … … … … 1,020–2,245 1,070–2,365
Nyasaland … … … … … 950–1,950 1,070–2,365
St. Kitts … … … … … 795–1,400 1,103–1,960
St. Helena … … … … … 1,100— — 1,550— — (See note (v))
St. Lucia … … … … … 795–1,400 1,103–1,960
St. Vincent … … … … … 795–1,400 1,103–1,960
Sarawak … … … … … 1,302–2,324 1,497–2,673 (See note (vi))
Seychelles … … … … … 1,803–1,500 1,299–1,950
Singapore … … … … … 1,235–2,338 1,358–2,572
Solomon Islands (including B.S.I.P., W.P.H.C. and British Services in New Hebrides) … … … … … 921–1,860 1,105–2,232
Swaziland … … … … … 848–1,848 1,135–2,343
Tanganyika … … … … … 939–1,863 1,221–2,448 (See notes (ii) and (vii))
Trinidad … … … … … 1,000–1,700 1,250–2,125
Turks and Caicos Islands … … … 810–1,300 1,053–1,690
Uganda … … … … … 939–1,863 1,221–2,448 (See note (ii))
Virgin Islands … … … … 795–1,400 1,103–1,960 (See note (viii))
Zanzibar … … … … … 939–1,863 1,221–2,448 (See note (ii))
NOTES
(i) Also £240– £360 High Commission allowance is payable from 18th February, 1963 to officers accepting a liability to serve anywhere in the Federation of South Arabia and in non-federated parts of the Aden Protectorate. One third of this allowance is non-pensionable and non-gratuity earning.
(ii) Revised East African salaries were paid retrospectively to 1st April, 1960.
(iii) The post 1.4.61 scale is the result of a normal salary revision unconnected with the O.S.A.S.
(iv) Of the post 1.4.61 scale, £64– £116 is non-pensionable and non-gratuity earning.
(v) Representative professional emolument. No salary scale.
(vi) Of the post 1.4.61 scale, £64– £116 is non-pensionable and non-gratuity earning.
(vii) On 1st July, 1961, the scale was changed to £1,137– £2,448.
(viii) Exchange compensation allowance payable in addition.

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