APPOINTMENTS TO PUBLIC SERVICE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17321, 22 May 1918, Page 9

APPOINTMENTS TO PUBLIC SERVICE

AN AMENDING REGULATION. Tho Public Service Commissioner has gazetted the following amending regular tions: — (a) Appointments to the professional division other than on promotion from the clerical or general divisions shall in the first place be to the first subdivision of Class F in the second schedule to the said Act. (b) Appointments to the clerical division may in the first plaoe be to such subdivision of Class VIII in the third schedule of tho said Act as the commissioner may determine: Provided that holders of university degrees, or of approved certificates from any university col I ego that the candidate has attained special Knowledge in any scientific subject, may be admitted in such subdivision of Classes F or E, or VIII or VII, as the commissioner thinks fit, subject to the provisions of section 40 of the said Act. And provided further that a member of the military branch of tho Defence "orces who has passed the entrance or senior examination may be transferred to the civil branch of that department, and may he admitted to such cl;iss or subdivision as the commissioner think fit. No one, except he is an honourably discharged member of tho forces as defined in ''The War Pensions Act, 1915." and any amendment of that Art. shall be appointed to the clerical division unless his age at the time of appointment is not less than 15 nor more than 25 years, and no ono shall bo appointed to the professional division unless his ago is not less than 17 years at the time of appointment.