THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20498, 17 March 1932, Page 11

THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS. (MESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, March 16. ' Several - officers well known in Wellington are retiring from the Public Service on superannuation at tho end of the present month. Mr P. J. Kelleher, Under-Secretary for Internal Afiairs, joined the service as a telegraph messenger in 1891, and was promoted chief clerk in tho D®* partment of Internal Affairs on February 10th, 1913. When the Government, in September,. 1918, decided, to institute totalisator inspection, Mr Kelleher was appointed chief inspector, in, which gosition ho did aom« fine work in bringing into vogue th® new system. On-July 25th, 1928, h# succeeded Mr G. P. Newton as Assist* ■ ant Under-Secretary for Internal Affairs.

After 44 years' service, Mr Henry Rose, Deputy Commissioner and Seeretary of the Government Life Insurance Department, has decided to relinquish his position. He joined tae service as a cadet in 1888 and steadily advanced in the Department, beoomiog chief clerk in 1920 and accountant m 1923. He was promoted secretary ana deputy commissioner in 1926. Ho had seen the Department grow from a comparatively small institution to its present important position. . Mr Charles Edward Nalder, Regis-trar-General of Lands, Secretary for Lands and Deeds, Commissioner of Stamp and Registrar of Incorporated Societies, whtfis also retiring, joined tlie service in 1886. He was District Land Registrar for some years prior to 1918. In 1925 he was promoted to the position which he at prcSG Mr S. Nicoll, Chief CSerk of the National Provident Fund- aad Friendly Societieß Department, entered the Public Service as a cadet in the Government Insurance Department in 1893. and was transferred to theNational Provident Fund Dep&rtnwnt in 1914 as chief clerk. Mr Nicoll i* also secretary of the National Provident Fund Board. ,

OPPOSITION 'TO SALARY REDUCTIONS. (PBESS ASSOCIA.TIOK . GBSBORNE, March 16. Containing a protest against any further wage "cuts" and seeking Chamber's aid in opposing such "cut®, a letter from-the Gisborn© section of the Public Service Association was received at to-day's meeting of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce. The letter contended that the 'cuts', would have a widespread and disastrous effect on business generally, ana anv further reduction to civil servants would mean that any, sum up to £2,000,000 would be withdrawn trom circulation. The letter urged that a protest to the Government was essentUL m the interest of all engaged m bu«i- ---* Members of the Chamber expressed sympathy with the public s&voats, but decided that the matter was outside the province of the Chamber, some speakers expressing the °Jf n +5V cut either wages or men had to be cut down. \