Government Life Clock

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32053, 30 July 1969, Page 16

Government Life Clock

Sir,—For the last 40 hours or more, according to five different checks against radio time signals, the Government Life Building clock has been running one minute slow, in spite of a telephone call to the Government Life Office early yesterday morning. This means that so far 24 hours have passed since notification, without correction being made. It would seem that some system of periodic daily checking is essential if the clock is to maintain the consistent accuracy necessary for it to be taken at its face value.—Yours, etc., T , _ WATCHER. July 25, 1969.

[Mr W. A. S. Clark, district manager of the Government Life Insurance Office, replies: “Your correspondent, Watcher,' is correct; our clock was running one minute slow and a correction was made immediately his letter was referred to me. The error was due to an adjustment made when the clock was serviced recently, and it will be kept under close observation to ensure that there is no further variation. I am deeply concerned that all our staff should appreciate the importance of immediate attention to any error notified, and I apologise to ‘Watcher’ that his telephone call did not receive the attention it deserved. I would hope that this would not deter him from drawing our attention to any incorrect reading should one occur on any future occasion.”]