CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1390, 25 March 1912, Page 4

CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

Sir,;—Accbf'li iig'W..you r.i>sjij>; of, to-jilay, iv soiithi-i-ii Ministerial paper has tardily tt.jne tn -.idmit. that tl>t> Civil Service is iu/itn unsatisfactory state. All of the Ministerial journals will probabljr do likewise .presently. Take one Department a!ono-4h>j -TjUikls. This Department is iil>oll Eas near gonp completely to tke.ilojjs a.i",it is possible to tlo vitlio.nl; , actually nmyiujj there. CluiDS and pr'iiii'q clissaflsia'efipn exist i» v it, aud .tho disgust,,of 9.V;por rout..of its stajT ai'lliu which it is iul'.iuuisleved! !is ,vrnv ;pfo-;. siaimccd. The A'jicklaml blTicii \oi ,t,lio : Department—from'V.'hciice the prdsdnt'liehd' :airie—is full of wen who get in tacliV other's way," and .-have: little -'more i-iylo than perform-fha esrautial-'rfnty-.of-ilrav.inif tlieir piljv. '.Wje- officers- v/ho'inake themselves capabln of receiving uiuncrited favours do nut complniu— it.i>i liardjjvhiir. mii Tutu tliiuk they Slioujd..; ]:jif;,tlictgi'?iit biilk of Ihe Ucpfirtrnerit's. officers,.wlip arc inch .of dilTrr.!nt'"'ti'xt.ilv'K v »iiil "h' not Bjiqnje for unearned favour.*, are sickened and a'i.-jriistod, and rittitp rpady. .to .roy.olt.-, JiVuTicuTarty' as' they"Tclfow , ♦ hut ■ tliK JJcDDrtnicnl.'.asi'Roycnied, does tup v.'cl&iri'-'-of ,, th« ■eountryi'. Why slinuM ill , -.' l;«»., .etc;;x:.;:.,-;; • Jlareli-.-lS.', .•;■• "■;■; •;;•; ;;:; ;"<•■ i';;/