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== Overview ==
A policeman just out of the depot got six and sixpence per day in the late 1870s. That was increased to 7/6 by 1881. After two years service the base pay is inreased by 1/- a day
The police out after the '''KellyGang''' got a travelling allowance of two shillings a day for being up there. While they were out on duty at night they recieved a five shillings a day increase. See also expenditure
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== police pay at KellyGang ==
When Captain Standish and Hare arrived at Benalla in December 1878, they found that none of the men had received any travelling allowance since they had commenced the pursuit. ([[Royal Commission report day 9 page 5|RC1614]]).
[[Standish|Standish]] considered that in mid [[events 1879-05/ 1879-07at KellyGang|1879]] considerably more than half the expenditure was travelling allowances to members of the police force away from their district, and it must be borne in mind that many of them were married men separated from their wives and families. To reduce costs all the members of the police who had been sent to the hunt for the '''KellyGang''' were permanently transferred to the North Eastern district ([[Royal Commission report day 1 page 8|RC57]])
The police pay for a constable was 2 or 3 shillings a day and they drew an extra 5s. a day for travelling allowance. The officers got an extra 12 shillings a day. This continued right through for the officers but the allowance for the constables stopped in 1879. ([[Royal Commission report day 12 page 13|RC2490]])
The senior-constables are merely men who get sixpence a day more than the constables, and they get charge of the stations. ([[Royal Commission report day 2 page 8|RC436]])
An Inspector recieved a salary £300 per year plus £70 for quarters, and £10 for groom allowance. There may have been an additional allowance for married police. A number had £10, knocked off their salary for a guarantee. ([[Royal Commission report day 52 page 3|RC17499]])
Sergeants were paid £14.5 per month and sub-Inspectors £20 6s. 8d. ([[Royal Commission report day 14 page 14|RC3312]])
Constables were paid a bush allowed of 1s. 6d, was it enough ([[The Argus at KellyGang 5/11/1878 (4)|Argus5/11/78]]).
If an officer is required to retire early though ill-health they are entitled to a small lump sum gratuity, not a pension. ([[Royal Commission report day 52 page 3|RC17506]])
Some police were employed as inspectors of nuisances and took on other private work ([[Royal Commission report day 14 page 16|RC3358]])
'''agents and incidents''' When Aaron [[Aaron Sherritt|Sherritt]] came to see [[Hare|Hare]] in July 1879 Hare paid him £2 '''Promotions''' The police requalations, paragraph 263, said "When a vacancy occurs in the higher grades of the force, and the duties of the vacant office are of such a nature that the Governor in Council shall be of opinion that there is no person of lower grade in the department who is competent to discharge them, the Governor in Council may appoint such person as he may think fit, although not previously engaged in the police force, and with or without examination or probation."
This was the exception to the normal promotion by seniority ([[Royal Commission report day 14 page 16|RC3346]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 28 page 5|RC11056]])
It had been always understood that since 1854 promotion was from service in the ranks. Insp [[Insp Wliiam Montfort|Monfort]] thought that it would be very demoralizing if police were promoted from men outside the force.([[Royal Commission report day 14 page 13|RC3285]]) ([[Royal Commission report day 14 page 13|RC3296]])
At 40 Insp Montfort was the youngest Inspector. (RC3297)
It was stated by Sergeant [[Steele|Steele]] that it would require political influence for a man to raise himself in the force. Insp [[Insp Wliiam Montfort|Montfort]] said, 'it has become very much so of late years'.([[Royal Commission report day 28 page 6|RC11070]])
'''Accomodation''' The Government was not obliged to provide barracks, but if there are quarters available police are allowed to occupy them, provided they keep them in repair until they are required.
If a policeman was thought suitable he would be sent to a certain place. At some stations it would be necessary to station a married man. In some stations she cooks for the station. In some there were quarters only for married men. ([[Royal Commission report day 14 page 14|RC3321]]) KellyGang
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