THE PUBLIC SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 144, 13 March 1920, Page 8

THE PUBLIC SERVICE

NEW COMMISSIONERS

MR. W. B. MORRIS TO BE CHIEF

The aDDointment of Mr. W. R. Morris, at present Secretary of the Post Office, to be Chief Public Service Commissioner, was announced by the Rrime Minister vesterdnv. , Mr. F. V. Frazer, lately Stipendiary Maffistrate in Wellington, who has been actios as Assistant-Commissioner for some weeks, has been confirmed- in his annointment. Mr. Donald Robertson, the present Chief Public Service Commissioner, is retiring on superannuation at the end of Aoril. his term of appointment ne Commissioner having expired. ' _ Mr A. D. Thomson, Assistant Commissioner. is also retlrifltf. He is almost certain to go back to tho. Magisterial heneh. which hft left to become a Commissioner under the new Act when it wa'i nassed. . , v A third Commissioner is likely to be aonointed shortlv. to act with Mr. Morris and Mr.'Fvazer.

The New Chief.. Mr W. R. Morris, who is entitled to the letters 1.5.0. and C.M.G. after his name, entered the service of the New Zealand Post and Telegraph Department itc 1874 "was bom in Dublin 111 1853. and for a few yearn: after leaving ■ school lie served in the accountants branch of the General Post Olhce, Dublin. In 1871 lie came out to New Zealand. and in the same year lie joined the New Zealand Postal service. , He joined ■the Monev Order and Savings Bank brunch of the business in Ghribtchurch, and all his service with the .Department has been in Wellington anil Cliristchurch. He was appointed controller and accountant in the Savings Bank branch in 1906, and in 1907 he was apDointed Assistant-Secretary,. the °* crc " tarv at (hat timo being Mr. Donald Robertson. who had succeeded to tlio position 011 the death -of' Mr. . Oil the passing of the Public Servise ■ Act, Mr: llobertson was appointed to be .the. "First Commissioner, and Mr. Morns vas (riven control of the Post Office. Once ucain he is to succeed Mr. Robertson.