DISCIPLINE IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2200, 13 July 1914, Page 6

DISCIPLINE IN THE PUBLIC SERVICE

PUNISHMENT FOR DELINQUENTS. A small but rather .-interesting.return appears , ui-the annual' report of the public ; Service Commissioner, respecting inquiries, held into,alleged misdemeanours: in tlio Civil "Service during 'the : past oihcial year... ;. v..-.:.. One oflicial in; the Customs Depart- * ment;:Vas dismissed for writing am . anonymous letter complaining ■ of the conduct of a iellow-oflicer. ■■ a . . ■ In tlio Justico'Dcpartment an ofhcial .was discharged for-\being under tlio' • influence of whilst on duty. . Another official of . the, Labour Depart-ment-received liis. Congo for (1)-mis-appropriating public money,-(i) forging with intent to deeeivo and defraud tlio . Crown'/ 'aiid (3) writing anonymous letters. : . v ' "r -Vi' , ■' -. ; A charge of obtaining leave of absencoimcler false prfitences.carncd dismissal: for'< an'ofßct-r 111 the Lands and Survey Department. . , i <. Another/case was_ a -charge against an, official of the Native Department, ■ (1) of attending a Native prisoner in prison and obtaining his signature to tlio transfer of certain land to tlio Crown i (2) receiving a special fee fromthe prisoner and retaining; - certain ; moneys, alleged to bo payable in respect ■: to survey charges and other purposes; and (3) communicating with: solicitors in regard tc the above.—This officer was. required to refund the amount irregulan.V' accepted i to. account : to the, satis- .- "faction 1 of -the' permanent, head' for tlio . sum of .money alleged .to have , been handed to tlio officer to liquidate survey and cbiirt 'charges; and his salary was reduced by .£25 per annum.' 1 ■ \ . Still ariotlierofficer of the Native Department was charged with making ex-v - ; cessive charges for services rendered to . a Native, and jvith irregularly receiving, the same; . He was retjiiirefi-.to refund tlio amount irregularly, obtained; and his salary, - was. reduced by ,£lO per^jintium.