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Roll of Honour It lias been a sad duty to record in past annual reports the passing of 416 employees who have made the supreme sacrifice since the outbreak of war. This year the ever-growing list is augmented by the addition of 103 names. These officers will be sadly missed.

Improvements in Working Conditions during the Year (a) Increases for General Division Employees following the Increases granted to Tradesmen.—The rates ol pay of tradesmen employed in the Public Service were increased from £285 per annum, or 2s. 9d. per hour, to £300 per annum, or 2s. 10|d. per hour, and the rates for leading hands from £305 to £320 per annum, as from 4th October, 1943. The granting of these increases created numerous anomalies in the rates of salary paid to groups of General Division workers whose rates of pay approximated those of tradesmen. In considering the salaries of these General Division employees for the 1944-45 financial year, an opportunity was taken to adjust the anomalies that had arisen. This resulted in increases ranging up to £15 per annum being granted to a large proportion of the General Division groups where salary did not exceed £335 per annum. \b) Salary Increases following the Issue of Orders by the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal.— The orders granting increases in remuneration to Railway employees were issued by the Government Railways Industrial Tribunal early in 1945. These orders were mandatory and were made retrospective to 30th June, 1944. The Government decided that comparable increases were to be granted to other branches of the Public Service, and these increases were also made retrospective to 30th June, 1944. Ihis resulted in a fairly substantial increase in Public Service salaries. As a consequence, Public Service rates are more comparable with prevailing rates outside the Service than they had been at anytime during the war. This should assist the Service in recruiting suitable employees for its expanding activities unless, of course, prevailing Outside'rates are again increased to a figure beyond that paid to the Public Service. (c) Annual Holidays Act, 1944.—1n the past, Government employees generally have received as favourable or more favourable annual leave conditions than have applied outside the Public Service.* The passing of the Annual Holidays Act, 1944, has had the effect of granting to all employees a

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Name. j Department. Name. Department. Allen, R. E. .. .. Customs. MeLeod, J. M. .. .. Native. Anderson, A. H. .. Public Works. McMahon, W. S. .. Public Works. Andrews, H. J. .. .. State Advances (Housing). McRae, J. K. .. .. Internal Affairs. Annand, J. B. .. .. Public Works. Mannix, F. T. C. .. Public Trust. Barron, J. F. .. .. Mines. Maffey, L. W. E. .. Agriculture. Batten, F. M. .. .. Social Security. Major, E. A. C. .. .. Mines. Bath, H. D. .. .. Justice. Mahony, L. .. .. Agriculture. Bayly, R. L. .. .. Public Works. Matthews, F. C... .. Public Trust. Blue, G. M. .. .. Census and Statistics. Masters, H. L. G. .. Industries and Commerce. Boyd, K. L. .. .. Justice. Mee, G. J. .. .. Social Security. Brandford, T. 0. .. Justice. Meti, K. P. .. .. Education. Brock, G. H. .. .. State Forest. Miles, R. G. .. .. Army. Brosnahan, F. T. .. Land and Income Tax. Miller, C. H. .. .. State Advances. Burnet, J. B. .. Public Trust. Moynihan, F. IC. .. Public Service CommisCallagher, B. L. .. .. Land and Income Tax. sioner's Office. Callow, H. .. .. Audit. Muleahy, C. D. .. .. Air. Cave, B. G. .. .. Audit. Mulholland, W. M. .. Land and Survey. Clark, R.J. .. .. Social Security. Munro, P. S. .. .. Education. Clarke, A. J. .. .. State Advances. Norrie, J. W. .. .. Customs. Comesky, L. J. .. .. Government Life. O'Connor, E. P... .. Audit. Cook, S. A. ... .. Land and Income Tax. O'Fagan, B. C. .. .. Customs. Cottrell, F. R. .. .. Public Trust. Ornberg, P. .. .. Native. Cobden-Cox, R. .. .. National Service. Oxenham, C. B... .. Public Works. Craig, J. F. .. .. State Advances. Patterson, G. J... .. Public Works. Crozier, A. .. .. Public Works. Pepper, D. R. .. .. Education. Dance, A. T. .. .. Land and Income Tax. Powell, G. C. .. .. Justice. Dempsey, S. J. .. .. Social Security. Procter, D. S. .. .. Public Works. Deighton, J. L. .. .. State Fire. Reid, G. II .. .. Land and Income Tax. Drawbridge, H. J. .. Customs. Rickit, T. .. .. Native. Dinsdale, J. .. .. Industries and Commerce. Riddle, B. C. .. .. Justice. Donald, J. C. .. .. Public Works. Roberts, K. S. .. .. Army. Ellis, S. J. .. .. State Fire. Robinson, B. C. .. Lands and Survey. Evans, H. R. .. .. Public Trust. Ross, K. A. .. .. State Advances. Friel, G. M. .. .. Social Security. Rayner, N. K. S. .. Public Works. Galloway, K. A. .. Public Trust. Shadbolt, F, J. .. .. Lands and Survey. Gilford, G. P. R. .. Industries and Commerce. Sheehan, P. J. .. .. Crown Law. Hay, J. S. .. .. Audit. Smith, A. B. . . .. State Fire. Hayes, N. H. .. .. Social Security. Stephenson, W. A. .. Customs. Hayhurst, L. E. .. Labour. St. John, A. G. .. .. Internal Affairs. Hendery, A. H. .. .. Justice. To Punga, H. P. .. Agriculture. Herbert, T. C. J. .. Land and Income Tax. Thomas', C. W. .. .. Public Works. Hewetson, E. D. A. .. Lands and Survey. Thomson, E. L. .. Public Works. Hinde, T. . . .. Land and Income Tax. Urlich, J. J. .. .. Education. Holland, D. C. .. .. Navy. Veitch, R. C. .. .. Printing and Stationery. Jacobs, T. G. .. .. Native. Vercoe, P. N. .. .. State Forest. Jordan, A. K. .. .. Government Life. Warbrick, P. .. .. Native. Keeling, G. K. .. .. Public Trust. Waters, E. A. .. .. Army. Kennedy, H. M. .. Justice. Waugh, J. T. .. .. Internal Affairs. Lawrence, G. B. .. Public Works. Webster, H. W. .. Public Trust. Leef, A. .. .. Land and Income Tax. Wilson, A. W. .. .. Public Works. McCalman, C. J. .. Internal Affairs. Wilson, N. C. B. .. Public Works. McLachlan, G. E. .. Public Works. Wilkinson, R. I. .. Public Works