Honesty Of Services

NZ Truth, 15 March 1924, Page 1

Honesty Of Services

In reply to one or two corresponents who emphasised the freqsue.ncy nd amount of defalcations m the ostal Department,-, and -Jn other ranches of the Publlo Service, it may c pointed out that although these ise.s do seem to be extraordinarily ummon, "Truth" kno\ys of no. .s^atls,-. cal evidence proving' that the rate of efalcations is higher |;han m past ears. Of course," • " In* a'Sfcesslhg ' " the' ate, the increase m business done, and ti .the • number- • o£ ■• • employees, lust be taken (into account. IC such vldence ls available, "Truth" ia wiling to publish It. In the meanwhile, •c aro not prepared to challenge an ssurance that the Post Office (for nstance) does not show an increasing ate either of dishonesty or of efllcleny. It seems that m 1922, out of 174 illllon posted packets. Investigation i*ns made into 5799 cases m which bmplainants alleged that packets •osted had not been delivered. Of hese, the Post Office traced or acounted for 3098. * The unaccounted or packets (the loss of which might >r might not have 'been the Departnenfs fault) were thus only about me m 04,000.