SALARIES OF CIVIL SERVANTS.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13105, 2 May 1908, Page 7

SALARIES OF CIVIL SERVANTS.

♦ (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAJt.) v WELLINGTON, May I, ' ." Mr Strauehoa, Commissioner of Crown Lands, who has been transferred to Auckland, in a speedi yeeteiv complained of tto manner in r which the work of the Departmoras wa» <$ hampered by secessions from tiher eervice. Continuing, bo said '* tiecb all these promising yotsngr fcllows simply loft because «t3ieir v s ice were not at ail sudkuent. -f'That is one of the difficulties wo have" to contend with," raid Mr Strsuchoxu. "Capable young felloTsis got intor their. -«■" work, and then private spot them and take them away; from .• us. Wβ 6hall lose many more jet in. ' *y$ the same way. I am eorry J fent tha £% Government do not seef it in" lU» same light. Of course, I have ac doubt they do, but they b,ave ties just as we do It is on© of U»W! necessities of the service 'ifaafh, j> \ fellows ehould be better pai<|. Jf-u >-4 not at the begiiroing. , . Tbjerwmmi«r»tion they get to start wrtib v lair antt*' - * - encourages thorn for a year «r tiro/bat V -<■ it- m -aiter got « tt t r of tJjeir' ', codetehip that tbe trouble cQmee in and it is then that they ate T«ry useful iclerkft. Promotion w stow in ; state ©f and if .UioGroveramejitoouldfle© Jtheic'iray to " give , j better salaries, twe *«nHd k«ep * ; and. get on muofr better. -•£& , More; enoouragememt should "be to young fellows to keep on, ; they take tbe first cpportunity^^ja^^