CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION.

Colonist, Volume LIV, Issue 13411, 8 May 1912, Page 4

CIVIL SERVICE CLASSIFICATION.

ITS POSSIBLE ABANDONMENT,

(Special to "The Colonist.")

Wellington, May 7. Tic Prime- Minister's late utterances on the Civil Service point mor© ami more towards the abandonment of the proposal to classify the State employees outside* the Postal and Railway Departments. Tho difficulties which" JbavG arisen over the provisional classification scheme, over 1500 appeals being mado from the 4,000 employees concerned, have evidently caused tno Governmentto stay its hand. A meeting of the Public Service Classification Board was held last week after the receipt of reports irom the departmental heads respecting the big budget of appeals jv furred to them. ■_ Nothing has been made publicregarding the conclusions arrived at. I have not. been able to ascertain wJiat course, if any, was decided upon in connection with the hearing. In fact it is generally understood that before anything further is don<> thf* matter has to be considered by the Cabinet. The impression is gaining ground among those most closely in touch with t!i G position that tli(. classification scheme will bo abandoned,