THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 210, 6 August 1931, Page 12

THE PUBLIC SERVICE

! ACCEPTANCE OF ECONOMIES.

WTTJTNGTON, Aug. 5A* A- opening- of tfce apinml centerct N | Ssiey, tae Attcmey-Geaerai. was ssk&i jto convey to the Prime Mlmster an as ; si ranee of the lovafry of the aemee tc | the Government-'Sir Thcmas expressed : to convey that assurance to Mr Forces. I Mr A-' Bsrgsas. of tee State Ad- | Titcea D-eoarrmenc. who. p rescued, guv | hoped it always would he loya. I ee-ncly to pretest against certain parts I of the Government's policy, it recopmsI had to face, and accepted the situation as it stood.

52 Thom as Si-dey expressed regret net able to he present. C-onstderation, special examinations to enter the Public Service. Since 1913 the number of enter accountancy, cr had obtained ctner degrees, had doubled and trebled. Thar —as a . gratifying increase. Encouragement was given in the Public serv.ee to these who vsre prepared to improve themselves. It- augured we.l for the future of the service. ANNUAL REPORT. The annual report mentioned that strenuous aud contmued snorts had been put forth in an _ endeavour to secure an improvement in salary scales, but ail hopes were banished by the dark cloud of depression vhich suddenly obscured the horizon. The 10 per central was imposed despite counter proposals, but a grain of comfort lay in the establishment of a hardship or adjustment committee, and the appointmeut of the association's president to represent all branches of the Public Service. Negotiations were still in train in an endeavour to alleviate the ‘"cut" in its application to various forms of; -The Public Service Commissioner has ■ in the main honoured the arrangement with the association that except in cases; in "which there were cogent reasons for i their further retention Public Servants: would be retired on attaining 40 years I of service provided they were at least • sixty years of age, or on attaining 1 sixty-five years of age irrespective of; service.” stated the report. "There are still a few being retained in them posi-! tions, however, and we express the view that if the Commissioner still further delays them retirement his position will be quite untenable in view of the large ! number of retirements being made of i officers with under forty years' service.” ! The balance-sheet disclosed, a grant j of £10) to the earthquake relief funds, j In addition, says the annual report, a : sum of £SOO has been allocated from j the association's reserve funds to meet j in small part the needs of individual i public servants who suffered loss. j The association had endeavoured, j without success, to prevail upon the Government to set aside a similar ; amount from the sums contributed to j the relief fund Ly association, mem-; bers, and also to provide for depart- ; ments to recompense individuals for losses incurred on Government pre mises. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. - The following officers were elected: —President, Air A. Byrgess; vice-pre-sidents, Messrs R. Fullerton and P. S. Foley; vice-presidents ex officio, Messrs T. L. Seator, IV. J. Ewart, J. P. Lane, E. D. Sinclair, S. T. Barnett, D. A. Young; hon. general treasurer, Mr R. Sine-1; hon. auditor, Mr It. L. Jeilicoe. Section representatives: North Auckland, Mr IV. S. Hardy; South Auckland, Mr H. IV. C. Mackintosh; Waikato, Mr B. It. Wakelin; Gisborne, Mr IX IV. O'Neill; Taranaki, Mr Boardman; Wanganui, Mr J. H. McKay; Hawke’s Bay, Mr J. II . MacDonald; Palmerston North, Mr C. E. Butcher; Wellington, Messrs E. D. Sinclair and G. G. M. Mitchell ;_Marlborough, Mr IV. N. Waugh; Nelson, Mr J. H. Thornton; West Coast, Mr It. Fullerton; Canterbury, Mr S. Roberts; South Canterbury, Mr S. J. Collett; Otago, Mr J. IV. Nissen ; Southland, Mr IV. J. Wakelin; Western Samoa, Mr J. H. McKay; lady representatives. Miss R. Barnett and Miss A. M. Palmer.