THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 28 February 1914, Page 4

THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

In the course of his speech at Duncdin, Sir Joseph Ward stated that, j "He, for one, was Btrongly opposed' to the giving up by the people of the governing: all the departments, of "tlie country's services'. . . . There ■was great discontent permeating the public service at present." Does Sir j Joseph wish us to believe that the people as a whole controlled the public services when, the ."Liberal' Administration were in power? Did

every, man feel that his son and his daughter had the same chances of apjKrintmeTTE to the public service as anybody else's son and daughter ? Was not the whole service seething with political patronage? Were not the public, revenues, employed l to reward men and women; for political services rendered? If they were not, then the setting tip of a "Public, Service Board was not required. If they were, the Public Service Act was -nore than justified. Whatever Sir Joseph Ward may think about the-matter, the country is quite satisfied that the Public Service Act will make for purer; .better, and more economical administration. And, this notwithstanding the statement that ' 'there is" great. discontent permeating the public service at present/* which, we titke leave to say is not borne out by the facts.