DEPRIVED OF PROMOTION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16869, 5 February 1929, Page 10

DEPRIVED OF PROMOTION

COURT CLERK'S GRIEVANCE Mr. M. b'oley, the retiring Clerk ul the Magistrate's Coiirt, Christehurch, hai) de-lined to amplify the statement made by him, alleging that he had been the vict'im of unfair treatment, It is leumecl from a reliable source that the Uvatiuenl Mr. Foley referred to was his twice being passed oyer for promotion, with littlo apparent reason. Several months ago Mr. b'oley was offered the position of clerk at the Auckland Magistrate's Court. For family reasons; lie found it impossible to accept, and he wrote to Wellington declining the offer. A vacancy in the regiitrarallip of the Supreme Coiirt at Clilistchurch then occurred, and on the ground that he had lost his seniority through his refusal to go to Auckland Mr. Foley was passed orcr. About" the same tirtio the I river ■ Clirgill Magistrate's Court was raised in status, and the clerkship was offered to Mr. Foley within a few days of his re fusal of the Auckland position because of family reasons. The registrarship of the Duriedin Supreme ('our! then he came vacant, and again .Mr. Foley was passed over, the reason given being thai he had losl his seniority through his refusal of the Invcrcargill position. Mr. Foley appealed to (In- Public- Revvice Appeal Board in each case, bul Ins protests were disallowed.