THE PUBLIC SERVICE.
The post of Public Service Commissioner, vacant since the retirement of Mr. P. D. N. Verschaffelt a year ago, is to be filled by the appointment of two Commissioners for three years. The former term of appointment was seven years. If the two should disagree, an adjudicator, whose decision shall be final, may be appointed by the Government. The Cabinet presumably has given full consideration to the problem, but the advantages of the new system over the old are not obvious. It is possible, but unlikely, that the joint Commissioners will always agree. If they disagree on a major question, affecting, possibly, a large number of public servants, the adjudicator will be the real Public Service Commissioner. Before appointing him Cabinet must necessarily satisfy itself as to his experience and qualifications, and it will be strange if Cabinet, when so satisfying itself, does not become aware of his general views on the questiim in dispute. The new arrangement does not involve direct political control of the Public Service, but in some circumstances such control will be possible.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 173, 23 July 1936, Page 6
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