DREAD OF DISMISSAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 43, 14 October 1912, Page 4

DREAD OF DISMISSAL.

Attention was directed in the Legis- 1 lativo Council on Friday afternoon, j when the Public Service Bill was under j discussion in committee, to the posi- j tion civil employees would be in it the power of the Commissioners were exercised in the direction of dismissing superfluous employees, says the “N.Z. Times.” Clause 12 of the Bill provides that the Commissioner shall inspect departments, and where employees are in excess of requirements he shall transfer them to other departments, or failing that, dispense with their services. On this clause the Hon. J. Barr sought to move an, amendment that persons dispensed with .under,th‘s section who had been twentyfive years in the service should] receive a. special retiring .allowance to the end■ of their; life or till ■ reabsorbed in ,the Service.' This’ however, \V6uld be' in ,convict \tith 'tile [an4 was jopt $ order. ,At same time the" Hon;’ Jtc T. Paul said that a nilmber of servants wete Worrying, .about', vehat would, j happen, d 3 f 'the' Co,mjpissinn?r piaffe .wholesale, .ffismnv j sills, i This particularly applied tqj thim wil'd ‘hlid giVcii of' ' tlieir | best, and now had nothing to give to j new employers. He hoped the leader [ of the Council would- look intoviheriHiat- < ter. The Hon. H. D. 801 l said that j in the recess he would he glad to look . into the provisions of the Superannua- j tion Act. ■;; sp. far ■'jit" had heeij quite ; impossible to Undertake such a. task, j ( jgul viifnoli.B oo /ics/jos nit i.yu