PUBLIC SERVICE OFFICERS.
COURSE AT UNIVERSITY. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, April IS. The selection of nine Public Service officers for special two-year courses at Victoria University College on Public Service Administration scholarships was announced on behalf of tho Public Service Commissioner to-day, as follows: Messrs L. A. Atkinson (Customs Department), K. ’ J. Scott (Public Trust), C. A. Macfarlane (P. and T. Department), T. P. Davin (Railways Department), K. G. Reid (Railways Department), T. R. Smith (Industries and Commerce), K. A. Wills (Industries and Commerce), A. G. Rodda (Land and Income Tax), M. J. Moriarty (Customs). The scheme marks the most advanced step yet taken in the British Empire to train civil servants in specialised courses. The scholarships arc tenable for two years at £l7O per year. The scholars will be permitted to return to their departments during the long vacation at ordinary rates of pav. At the end of two years they will sit for the final examination for the Public Administration Diploma with provision for honours. All this year’s candidates are married men.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 120, 19 April 1940, Page 8
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