EFFICIENCY BOARD

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17088, 21 August 1917, Page 5

EFFICIENCY BOARD

QUESTION OP ITS RESIGNATION. (Fbom Oob Own Cobbespondehtl) WELLINGTON, August 2a The uncertainty of the position of Efficiency Board cannot yet be- completely;? cleared up. It appears that the letter of the board the Government which has been referred to Sr as the resignation of the board, was not* strictly speaking, ,a resignation. The ter stated, in effect, that the oommissioheisS were not satisfied with the reception their recommendations had had at the hands- oflS the Government, that they_ would go on'toK' finish the work they had in hand, and thai § afterwards they would have to consider,their position. jfi This was the _ letter on which the Primay'S Minister interviewed the' members of thejl board, and the result of the interview haa ?? already been announced; no was made. This means that it is extremely-;") probable that the commissioners will i resign as soon aa they oau conveniently so. . ' "^4 POINTED RESOLUTIONS PASSED Ht* OHRISTOHURCH. (Peb United Pbess Association.) v CHKISTCHURCH, August 20. _At a meeting of business profes-'-'t; sional men to-night, convened by . the® Mayor, the following resolutions were oap-i' ried:— "That this meeting of business men of Christohurch demandß that the give _ effect to the recommendations of Efficiency Board in regard to the question, such recommendations having been made after the most exhaustive in- ,V vestigations by an impartial tribunal set's: up bv the National Government." v : lM "That this meeting of citizens of Christ- >: church views with alarm the reported re-'S; signation of the National Effioiency and urges the Government to give full coifc&l sideration to the recommendations of the'?-' board and regain its services for the minion."