§ Mr. Biggs-Davisonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will take steps to compare the emoluments of High Court judges in Northern Rhodesia with those of High Court judges elsewhere in 301W the Federation and in other Colonial Territories; and what revision of salaries and pensions is contemplated in the Territories for which he is responsible.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodSalaries of High Court judges in Northern Rhodesia are higher than those in most dependent territories, including Nyasaland, but are I understand lower than those in Southern Rhodesia. The following is a list of such salaries:
JUDICIAL SALARIES Chief Justices … £ Hong Kong … 5,250 West Indies … 4,000 Northern Rhodesia … 3,816 North Borneo 3,724 Sarawak Bermuda … 3,600 Kenya … 3,600 Uganda … 3,500 Tanganyika … 3,500 Nyasaland … 3,450 Sierra Leone … 3,250 Jamaica … 3,250 Bahamas … 3,250 Trinidad … 3,200 Mauritius … 3,090 Zanzibar … 3,000 Fiji … 2,973 Aden … 2,800 British Guiana … 2,600 British Honduras … 2,600 Barbados … 2,500 British Solomon Islands Protectorate … 2,475 Leeward Islands 2,280 Windward Islands Gambia … 2,280 Malta … 2,250 Gibraltar … 2,050 Seychelles … 1,980 Puisne Judges Hong Kong … 4,425 West Indies … 3,500 Northern Rhodesia … 3,117 Kenya … 2,900 Uganda … 2,900 Tanganyika … 2,900 Nyasaland … 2,900 North Borneo 2,772 Sarawak Sierra Leone … 2,650 Fiji … 2,523 Jamaica … 2,400 Mauritius … 2,400 Zanzibar … 2,300 Trinidad … 2,300 British Guiana … 2,000 Barbados … 1,950 Malta … 1,750 Leeward Islands 1,680 Windward Islands Seychelles … 1,500 For purposes of comparison, I am informed that the corresponding figures in Southern Rhodesia are:
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Chief Justice … … £4,250 Puisne Judges … … £4,000 Salary Commissions are now at work in East Africa, Aden, Gibraltar and the Gambia. The question of salary revision in other Territories will be examined in connection with the new arrangements for the Overseas Civil Service which were set out in the White Paper issued yesterday. Pensions are the responsibility of the employing Government, but Her Majesty's Government will continue to press the Governments of all dependent territories to bring their pension increases up to the level of the United Kingdom Pensions (Increase) Act of 1959.