RETRENCHMENT POLICY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 13901, 12 May 1909, Page 6

RETRENCHMENT POLICY.

SAVINGS EFFECTED

FIIESH REARRANGEMENTS

Per Press Association,

"WELLINGTON, May 11

The Prime" Minister told a representative of the " New Zealand Times" tonight that the Government had already saved £187,000 per annum in the remodelling of the public service. This was not in salaries alone,. money having been saved in. other directions than by retrenchment of officers. "A further series of rearrangements was announced by Sir Joseph—Mr J. Eman Smith, Registrar of Old Age Pensions, lias retired from that position and becomes Resident _ Commissioner at the Cook Islands.' Lieutenant G. F. C. Campbell, late Valuer-Gen-eral, is to take charge of the State Fire Insurance Department. The In-spector-General of the forces in. the absence of Colonel Davies in London for 12 months, will not be specially filled, the Government haying withdrawn the temporary appointment of Lieutenant Campbell to that position. The position of Chief Health Officer is to be abolished and Dr Mason visits London for 12 months oil special work for the Government. The* Public Health and Hospitals .and Charitable Aid Departments will come under the administration of the Internal Affairs Department of which Mr Hugli Pollen is under-secretary. Mr D. Souter, ihief clerk of the Mental Hospitals Department, will be placed in direct control of that department, also Hospital and Charitable Aid and Public Health Departments as a branch of the. Internal Affairs Department. Dr" Mason when in England will investigate tho complaints about the condition of boned meat sent from New Zealand to England and inquire into certain criticisms concerning some of the Dominion's frozen products. He will also examine English emigrants before their departure for New Zealand so as to prevent people suffering from disease coming'out. Mr F. S. Pope, Secretary for Agriculture, becomes General Manager of the Tourist Department, with Mr G. R. C. Robieson (formerly chief clerk) in direct charge of that section >f the Agricultural Department's responsibilities as Director of Tourist and Health Resorts. It is not intended to 'fill the position of the late Mr H. J. Matthew;?, Chief Forester. Mr H. A. Goudie, nurseryman in charge of Rotorua plantations, takes charge of forestry operations in the North Island and' Mr R. G. Robinson, nurseryman in charge at Tapanui, takes over the South Island section of the work. The Valuation Department has passed under the control of Mr P. Heyes, Commissioner of Taxes, and Mi* A. E. Fowler, formerly chief clerk, lias joined the Audit Department.