CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.
"A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION." (By Telegraph— Press Association.) Auckland, April 26. Speaking of the delay in opening up Native lands and the lac!: of surveybrs, the Prime Minister, in his speech last night, tarn complaint had been made that the examinations were too severe, and tlio pay inadequate. Mention of pay suggested the question of' Die Civil Service about which a great deal was heard from' \\elling on that was from the point of Ion!- °f ti° 'I - Sc l l ' v ? nt ] i°Plo should look ,it the subject lrom fit® masters' point of view, and decide whether they were getting the service which thev expected. Ho declared the system of promotion by seniority would never do in a progressive country; the Government must select the best men, and crack its fingers at those who talked of political favouritism. Ho was not thinking of a Uvi Service Board, which was but a patchwork proposal, like putting a now lid ,on a cracked not. He had a sincere desire to bring the Civil Service up to tiio requirements of the country, and wished to see n thorough investigation of us methods.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1425, 27 April 1912, Page 4
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192CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1425, 27 April 1912, Page 4
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