WAR BONUS FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13656, 26 August 1916, Page 2

WAR BONUS FOR PUBLIC SERVANTS.

SCALE OF PAYMENT,' The following circular, memorandum for heads of Departments'has been sent • out by the Secretary to the Treasury (Colonel G. F. C. Campbell):I am directed by the Eight Hon. the Minister of Finance to advise • that Cabinet has decided that the war bonus, is to be paid in accordance with the attached scale:—For the first six months now, and for the second six months before Christmas. .These payments to cover to March'3lst, 1917. To give effect to this decision I am to request that'you will be good enough" to supply the necessary vouchers at once, charged as under:— ; (1).. Permanent charges. .Under flpe--««I Acts, Section 19, Appropriation Act, 1916, - ~ : The Department's approval will be accepted, ( 2 ) In cases where provision, has been made out of a particular fund or account vouchers will be charged -and approved,acocrdingly, ■ ■ An addition to the-Secretary's circular roads ns follows: •;' •.' ''■ - 'Publi^.Service:— ' :'' ' ■ \ ■ ■ ... (1).. War bonus to', be 'regarded, -as abonus. fori.the'current'.financiaUyear." ■'■ ■ ■'.(?> No .bonus to'belaid' on'any! salary; or vemuneration-esceedihg^llio,'-,',' - (3) Bonuirto belaid in 1 two'halfyearly ■ amounts.- v -' '"'"' ■••■■-.;. ,/' ■ (4) Scale,\,£l's for. married, men ; for tie year; arid. £7lO/. ■ fbr..unmairi& . men and, women; Juveniles, under.'lß years of age"£3. .. ','. ■ ~■■ •;;, (5) • Any, officer. joining the Service or leaving. the- Service within the year to be-paid the proportion of,bonus appropriate' to the period of service. .'(6) The definition of ''married man'' to,include a.widower or. widow with dependent child or children under 1 the age of fourteen, years..' ;■■',': . (7) Temporary employees to be' treat-ed-on.--tlie same' footing as permanent employees as regards, war bonus. ■■.. :.' • 'OyEH-RUNN^Hi'Vjfipßv-;' ■• ■■■-■• WELLlNGjbNi'Auguk:24; Last week.the Prime Miiiisler annVune«l thgf-the payment bf the'war bonus to the public servants 'atia-.-rfiilVFaymfen had beeivdealt with by Cabinet, and-it was expected that' details : of the payment would; soon'follow. ' ' ■ •' ThfiUomething of 'this "sort has happened is evident .from th e . fact that a conference of -departmental heads took pace early this week.on the subject of the war bonus, and that th e - expected final allocation has not yet'been'announced, ■ .■■'"...