PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1637, 2 January 1913, Page 4

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER

;;..', MR.BOBmTTRIGGS ARRIVES.=" >.\ Mr. Robert Triggs, now Assistant Oottw missioncr, under tho. Public Service Act;, in Ncnv Zealand, iarrived in Wollingtonby,: tho. Wawiihoo yesterday.. Ho'wilr ihect * tho Chief Commissioner, Mr. D. Bobcrtson,' on his return from Nelson to-day, and tho Commissioners will at once; occupy their} suite,of offices in tho General'Posl Office .building.' For three months they wlll.be, isngaged classifying or othefrriee grading •jtlie staffs' of; the various Departments unj..\ der their control; and the Act.will coma" into operation on' April 1. -■:• : \ i '■■'.'■ ; Mr. Triggs, when interviewed by ■•,a".Dominion reporter last night, said that; he-could'not'discuss matters in any way,, related to the dutios whioh he would be.', required to perform in his new position, ' Ho felt very clad to be back" in Now Zoo* land, but, on tho other hahd, ho.was 601*?, to leave Australia. Australia andiAustra--. lians had been very good to him, and. ha had rondo many frioncs there.;."l left Now; : Zealand trrolvo and ahalf years ago,".Mr, -..■ Trims said, "to take up a position in coni y nootion with tho Railway of Western Australia, and I was la. Western, ;•■• ;Aiistraila fox ten and a half years. Then the Commonwealth Government decided to . introduce now methods in connection witil •'. the accounts of tho .Commonwealth, and. tho/ invited applications throughout Aue. ; tralla. The application whioh.l submitted was successful. 'I,have held'the position for tho last two; years as Chief Account, v ant' in. the Postmaster-General's Depart, ment, under tho Oontail Administration,! in Melbourne, controlling.! the accounts,V and tho Stores Department for the whole of the Commonwealthi' Since I have been-■, engat'ed in that position. I have mapped); out a complete fefstem of aeodunts for. the \ Department, both for general Accountancy: ■ and for stores, Midi have had the dtrec*;, lion of both these branches of;the- eety >iee."■■••■>>-.(!•'■.'•■..'.-y.- : "':' •'h':MY.:.<