THE CIVIL SERVICE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13505, 21 August 1907, Page 5

THE CIVIL SERVICE.

DEPUTATION TO THE PREMIER.

(telegraphed by Ojii< Parliamentary '- - -' „ JRep-ort'er,) WELLINGTON, August 20. The executive of the Civil Service Associa-fiibii^waitedt'/'uipon * tho Premier this /afternoon &isKfrged him to pa3s this session tb.6 Superannuation Bill »an<i the\mssification'T3ill. M- G. Allipbrt, wnV acted as spokesman, : expres3'ed appreciation ofr Sir -Joseph Ward's efforts of last? aessicni and urged that the pifasgbn shotildbe' computed on the same basis as tfie railway pensions — namely, one siitfeth of the o/ficer's/ salary for. each year's service, basing the computation updn- tfte maximum salary received* They also asked the f a voifcrablfei Consideration for allowances to widows m-] base of the death of a civil servant. The Premier, in replying, said he had already intimated .to' t"he House that a Bill Wuld be brought down this session. There was nto doubt* about that. It was very nearly redHy? 'Ttfe Government had had to hdi«^£afek-W number of bills on account of certain policy matters taking preoedenoe*, he thought there would be ample thne during- me* session to put this Bill " through — and the Classification' , Bijl,. also 1 . " \ The retiring aUowsmce would,' as wa"s 'requested, be based on the one sixtieth, but the Government'could not accede 1 to the request that widows should be pai4 10s a week.. Underrthe railways scheme the payment was £18- a year. / The scheme now in contemplation" could \not be made 10s a week without the railways pension being raised to 10s ; and to warrant that increase there would need to be an increase of contribution. This would press heavily on some of the lower paid railway men and on the service as a wholes O&.iite* whole, however, he thought it would be a very gobd superannuation scheme. The <3fcsrernment had had an actuarial report from Mr, Morris Fox, and the -whole matter had! been gone into pretty exhaustively. The, Bill was now in the hands of the law draftsman, and* he hoped before very , long to be able to submit the proposals to the House. He felt pretty certain th,at, botit.B^s would, .go through this .session. intended to do his best to \ get them thrpugh. . .