THE PUBLIC SERVICE
AND THE ARMISTICE HOLIDAYS.
i _ A good.deal ofniisundevslimdiiigarose in the Public Service vcitfaiay over the matter, of armistice Holidays... Certain reports gained circulation ip the effect thnt the Government, /had - proclaimed yesterday a holiday. That, in conjunction with the fact that filers were no oars running, resulted in a great many absentees from all the Departments at 8.30 a.m. yesterday.' After some consultation and telephonic conferences it was decided to'close down for holiday, and those who had tramped all the way into the- Government Buildings, some . from distant suburbs, had simply to tramp out again. ...-,... Now: the Public' Service Commissioner announces that the offices will not ,reqpeir until to-morrow (Friday) morning. The ■Telegraph Office, which is struggling along with a. congestion, of accifr mulatcd work; has been, closod until 8.30 a.m: to-day. Th? Telephone Exchange > fM is doing its best with a-weakened staff. ■ ■." ' ■ ~■ :
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 42, 14 November 1918, Page 7
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146THE PUBLIC SERVICE Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 42, 14 November 1918, Page 7
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