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It is considered that in no other way will a matri- 

 culated youth be attracted to a class of scientific work 

 which demands a high degree of skill and reliability, with- 

 out necessarily involving an inordinate tax upon ** con- 

 genital brains ". 



The lower probationary maximum of £160 will not 

 tempt even the indolent to remain in the Service, while 

 the permanent service maximum of £450 will attract the 

 able matriculated who, for one reason or other, can not 

 proceed with a higher education, but who nevertheless 

 prefers technical service to an office career, or a skilled 

 trade. 



(b) Upper Branch.— In this branch a general grading 

 of £100 by £25 to £500, by £33^ to £800 is strongly re- 

 commended. The starting point of £400 for graduates 

 represents little more than a skilled artisan wage, and 

 might well be made higher but for the fact that a pro- 

 bationary period on an intentionally unattractive salary 

 may be desirable for a young man whose working habits 

 of life are not yet set. It should, however, not be lower, 

 since the Service should aim at being in the position to 

 select the most distinguished graduates by competing 

 with the attractions of an open career. 



The probationary period of £400 by £25 to £500, should 

 serve to eliminate undesirables, since it is not sufficiently 

 attractive to retain even an unsuitable graduate for an 

 indefinite period. It is thought that the '^ square pegs in 

 round holes " would rapidly realise that they had 

 selected the wrong vocation if they failed to jump the, 

 £500 barrier, and seek "technical commercial-' employ- 

 ment more congenial to them. 



The transition to £500 by £33^ to £800 should be made 

 dependent upon record of Avork, or upon examination 

 barrier, or upon the gaining of higher degrees, such as 

 " Doctorate by Thesis " according to the exigencies of the 

 section of the Public Service to which the officer belongs. 

 This barrier, however, should on no account be dependent 



