THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 662, 12 November 1909, Page 8

THE PUBLIC SERVICE.

EFFECT OF: RETRENCHMENT■;SCHEME. : , OFFICIALS ,SJ?FECTED'.''.TOTAL,; 910. : ,. . ■ Accordingto- a, brief. Preference .'to the retrenchment, sejicmoj.in. the Budget, Ihe total dumber, of employees who were: affected by the'reductions was 910. It is al6o stated that some ; months , "ago • a 'committee,' ©onsistiug of five of the high, officers of the Public, Service of' wide financial experience—namely, tbo Contjyjller and"Auditor-General, the- Secretary; to the, Treasury,' the Comtmsittoner of Taxes, 'the. Assistant-Secretary l 'to the Post' Office,'and the Accountant - J of 'the Railways—was set. up for the purpose of examining intb : the whole system of: ; accounte as carried' on in.thevarious Departments, with' the view •'to the ieetablishmont of a uniform system. The outcome of their report, which,was expected shortly; would certainly lead to further economies, being effected. ■■■."Necessarily," added the Prime 'Minister, "it will take some time under the amalgamated .Departments before it can be expected that tlie full results will' be achieved; but I- loot farwithin a. reasonable, period'to find, us the outcome of the , important changes effected, that.as valuable-a'service .as we have pos-sessed-in the , past'will be maintained, though on' , somewhat different lines, and one for. more economical administration." y: ''.From the.following figures gleaned-from the .Estimates an, idea of the operation'- of : the scheme so far'as the reduction in officials is, concerned is; afforded:—: ■:., ' ;■,;■. ../•...■

: ■■■•ji , ;';:;..-;.number,of. officials; •::■■'.' ■■■ ■. '?rtO>-i Mi-: ■■■■■■'• ■.'.'■ :' '■;■■:■■■; ■(■■'■•■•"•l9o9-'.1908^ s-v ,: -'-,- ; ;. : :.■■■•■•-.■■.■ ■:,-. :■..:,': : :-,.-:.io. -09.^ House of.. Representatives .■■'■.;'...■...'„..." 40'.. 41 Treasury.rßepartm'ent' ....;.....:...■.... ' .-62 '■'.■•■■' 62. Friendly SooietieS:...Office 1 ■.;■.:.:....;.- •■ ,B'■:''., 10 Land:and Income- Tax and : Val- -'-' •; '■ ■■ .1 ...■■ .uation.- ~.■„;..;;.,;.;. ; .....■.,■.:!&• ■'. 17p. Stamp Department' ."..;.................■ !.- V. '■'■■■■$! Post' and 'Telegraphs i................; '3,772 '4,076 Hailjfaye-,-..-. ..:.....;.....7.............;; .12,505 .12,338 Public Buildings ~...;.;.......; ....', 16. 16 Public D0main5'■„.......;.........;....■..', ~ 9.'.■'■•:/ 8 Native .Department . : ■.',:■■:7, ■. V ,8. Native •Laud'...C0Urti....'...'.....:.'.......;'.;; .30: ' 42' Jlaori ; Xands. Administratibh''.;...,' '■ ; 11.,-. •■ •' 10 Maori Councils ;..;...-.'...:.."..'.;....;..;.;.". . 2V' s '2 Justice .Department 5..................... 6 ; 7 Crown :L'aw"office ,;...'..'."...';.."...i.'..'..,v . '~5 '■' 5. Law 'Drafting ,Offioe ' 3 . '• :3' Patent Office ......... r .,.'.....;..i,;.-..i:.».-. 6:'. . 6 Supreme .C0urt,;....v...'.... : .;i....'.;.-..... : ...", 27- : ','2? Bankruptcy ,',.;.,.:-';...,';..'..;.'.;.'...;'.'...."' v -'lo'. : ' ■:9 Magistrates , ' , and Wardens'- Court ■"182' '..186 Prisons ■;■'• ■ .;..:_:;,".:_..'.»...:';i.......«_'..;.' j-v-152" v^l64 Gobk Islands :...'....'..".. ' . 5 ;; 6 Police .Department ....;..:..:..™;,.;.'/ '829 . ;: '^B2o. Lands' ond-Deed'.Eegistry, ; ...;..:CiU.. ■ / 7'2' : '".' 74; Min'ess .Department ■.......■.:..U..':..Ui.;' \2O ;i: 22 Geological. Survey. Branch ■.L^.... : x':6}~ 6\ O£Bce'■ Minister■ Internal'■", iffaiija/; .' 19''. ■ '.'2O MinjrterS' .'•Secretarie6 ; '..'..:.: M ..;..U.i'.'. • 14' •'.: K" Mpssengers."and office-ketjp'er's .:.„'..'.!. Qs' , '63 Audit; , Office ■;.:...;.;:.;..^... ; :.:..».~;..\ 53"., .'s3' Eegistrar-Golnerai's ;: Department™ '•-. . 23'' .- 23 Electoral '-'Ilep'artmeiit";-::;..'. 1 ■'» ';91-.' ■ -81' 1 High ~Comm'issipner'5 r OSice ■■;.._»;- .'26:. - : '13 Musenta Departmeiit',' :.d.V...'«;™.',-.-. ■■7-..,} ■''; 8 Adyertising Office .■..:„...'_.'..■....:.;.•... •. N 6o ..'.:. 5 Dominion , ,-;;,....;™...-...'-:..j : :-'li ; :..-.. 8 Baoteriol6gi,cai;Lal)oratory / ...;...J..,. .'-,*•', — Printing, and Stationery ■Depart-'-' ,'.." ■■ . : ' ; ment.■ ' • «5 Mental"; Hospitals -...:....■...■:-:■.;.; / 485 Home for: Defectives _;:iu:.-.'.-.i..-.™;::v ( ,-.8. <■■:,& Hospitals and Chiritable.Aid.;™:,..'32i v ,;.-30 Public H<ialth : Department ;..-.... 92 128 I Defence .Department ....v...:..,-. , .;,. , ' .23; '29 Permanent .Force; ;;iiiii;;;.i.^i. t - , 298, 318: Voluntoer ■ FW« ....~:~.».... r ... r iV..'. ■■. 57 ; ,58 Stores' iui'd. MagaJanea »,...'.;.:..•».'-.■';■ •<» ..-, CustomflT'Offltefl' and Services'-.::;£.•."'•" 230'•:.- '.224 Marine' ; :anQ ;i ;• ;-U9 sur--; '•''.• ,' '-. •■ Departtnent::of.;La>onr ■■.l-μ--^,. ,_ v ; g2;V ; .83 Lands'"'apa;-- Survey; ;::.::.*..^.^:i , *B>.- i~M r*~i:?.,V',- 560 .: '632; eiMmefce v Tourists,•■?Ed6ca-':-;; i -i• ■ • '•<■ 1 ti'on Departtnent: : (hea,d-.omce)i.. ; .47 , - -*a Manual and Technical Institution•■ 2' 2 Public School Cadets'? \ L' 3 ■' : '^ Native:' .Pdhools .;.:.;ii.;.' i ;_:..U.;.i;«...' ■•,..' 217 Industrial 5ch0015.....'..-.... : . rr .- 102 : 96 Infant Life'.Protection ........-..;.:... 'W -. * School for';the,Deaf■.■.■.•••....'•••»••••■'• ,27 ; ■<:f Home for Backward Children ...; ; 16 H State "Forests '■.•..:•..■..•..'...;....•"»•'■«••••»'' &".' •' State Coal Mine 5,....'......'.—-- ■» .» iScenery Preservation ..;..;.„■...—.... ■& ■ '■/ « ■Land for .Settlements ............;......-,. •; i - Maori.Land Settlement „,....._.....; 1 ~i Public ■ Trust,. •Office ~; . ......i . ...; ; .... 103 • 101 Stito- Fire',lnsurance ".'-..■."••.-••••. > ™./: "\t Advances, to .-Settlers,,.'..-.-.:-•••; •.*>.■■.-;." Advances -to p0rker5,,................'.j ;■ '•:....'■

Savings .have" Veen i made' fcy Bojnec / of.' .tie retrenchments of high officials.-Ttol salary.;pf the Secretary' and Inspector of Customs, "which. used to be £750,.is £650 since a new appointment was made; arid, the- new, Government Meteorologist , receives £300, : as. compared; with £400 paid to. his- predecessor;: The. remunera'tibri of' the office of Surveyor^Generarhas,fallen: froni'.£7oo .to XGS2),the_. new,... Secretary;;.fqt, Agriculture "receives ,£SOO, whereas, the. farmer holdor'of the. office had £675;: and . the new. chief clerk has £365, as compared .with £390. The-'general.■managership of the State Jnre. Insurance caTi-ies- with\it /now' yeat, instead of •," '■".-.. ,/;. _. ■ ... ■-,; j, •The ■ Inspector-General ~,of and Charitable. Aid (Dr. Valintine) retains the 'same salary, as last yea£-£ V®r%™ salary for the positionof. Chief Health - Officer,, lately added to hhn, being given, as nil., ,-Last year Dr. -Mason,' as Chief Health .Officer; received ■£900.-' "■';''.'•■"■'■■ v' "'"'" ,-' V' ■'■■"''''" ' ■'.■"■''■ i The salary of.Goyernment;Geologist).formerly ■■ .£750, is now.d£3so.r.The office of.pistrict-Xand, Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, .etc.;. Auckland, •carries in lieu'of JES9O; Registrar-General of/ Land,;£6oo, ■ instead, of £640 ; Bistnct Land ■■Begistrar, Hawke's" Bay,' .£390, instead.of,£slo. The gaolership ■. at Wellington; is ;■; now..worth JKBO, in lieu of 5320. " '"' .-,',' '.' ■-. ...