CIVIL SERVICE AND POLITICS
- - REMOVALOF RESTRICTIONS BILL TO BE INTRODUCED. STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER. By Telegraph—Special to Times. WELLINGTON, Friday. Mr Massey said to-day that two years ago he had brought forward a Bill enabling civil servants to be candidates at Parliamentary elections. The Bill was passed by the House, but was rejected Jby the Legislative Council. The Upper House seemed to have considered it necessary that members of the public service should have, the consent of the heads of their departments before becoming candidates. He had lately asked the law draftsman to prepare another bill, and he hoped -to get it before the House during tire present session. He did not want to restrict ihe rights of civil servants at all. No objection was raised to members of the civil service taking part in local politics. The receipt of public money was another matter. His own opinion was that a public servant should obtain the consent of the head of ilis department before becoming a candidate.
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Waikato Times, Volume 96, Issue 15033, 2 September 1922, Page 5
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