Death of Mr G.T. Bolt
(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, Mar. 22. The death occurred in Wellington on Saturday of Mr George Thomas Bolt, a former chairman of the Public Service Commission. Mr Bolt, who was bom in
England in 1900, was educated at Wellington College and later became a qualified accountant.
He joined the office of the Public Service Commission as a cadet in 1917 and spent practically the whole of his 41-year career in that office. He held a number of important posts in the commissioner’s office, now the State Services Commission. He became secretary in 1936, and in 1944 was appointed assistant commissioner.
Two years later he became a member and deputy chairman of the three-man commission set up in 1946, and in 1953 was appointed chairman, succeeding Dr R. M. Campbell. After his retirement in 1958 Mr Bolt served as a member of the Government Service Tribunal, the Royal Commission on Parliamentary Salaries, and the Commission on Education, which reported in 1962.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19710323.2.24
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32562, 23 March 1971, Page 2
Word Count
165Death of Mr G.T. Bolt Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32562, 23 March 1971, Page 2
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.