CLASSIFICATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12464, 13 February 1909, Page 3

CLASSIFICATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS.

a huge task— over six . thousand: [United Pbess Association.] Wellington, Feb. 12. The general public has very little idea of the immense task set before the Civil Service Classification Board when Parliament appointed it to- set down in a list in proper order of procedure every person in the Civil, Service from the departmental heads down to messengers. It was„ quite impossible . to complete the .work in time for last session, and Parliament consequently extended the period until March 31st. The Civil Service Board deputed three of its most experienced members,' namely, Colonel Collins^ Secretary to the Treasury; Mr Blow, the Under-Secretary for Public Works; and Mr Hogben, Ih-spector-General of Schools, to do the work in connection with the arrangement of the list. This is now almost complete. . and the really big difficulties of classification have been dispose ed of/ and Parliament will" be able_to adopt the list soon after the session opens. Included in the scheme is every Civil servant of five years who is_not already in a classified department. The number will probably be found to exceed^six thousand.