The Daily News FRIDAY, MARCH 15. THE CIVIL SERVICE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 57, 15 March 1907, Page 2

The Daily News FRIDAY, MARCH 15. THE CIVIL SERVICE.

il lias suddenly occurred to the city press to make elaborate enquiries in regard to the Government service, the temporary clerk iniquity and other matters which have been discussed and laid bare from time to time in the "Aews." A point thai seems to lie overlooked In those discussions thai ure the reasons for such correspond ence, is the fact that these illegally appointed temporary clerks are respon siblo lor the uuemp.oyment of mam legally qualiiied Civd Service aspirants. Another po.nt i- that having siK-wcdou m getting into a billet, any Lemporan clerks who have 110 knowledge of the duties they profess to be employed to do, are overlooked and guided in their work by cadets who get half or quarter their salary. Heads of Departments have 110 jurisdict on or jwwei of appointment or dismiss:il over (he temporary clerk and tile long-service clerks get so d.sgustud that lliev leave tuc service after so many years an,l take to some other kind of work. During the last two years more senior oflicers have left the postal service than ever before, and iheir loss is especially hard to make good. This is not u: course because of the employment of temporary clerks to the postal service for a temporary clerk of the kin.l usually dumped into the Civil Service is unable to do skilled work. The Civil Servant is sworn when he miters t:ie serviee not to make any di-e;us-lires, but tlie fact that men In venior positions have left, the service in large numbers makes it easy enough to get the truth of the position. It is pitiable that any qualified youngster should he debarred from entrance to the Civil Service because the Government has pledged itself to break tin 1 Act at every vchaiijee iby |tlipc(iin(.ng| "temporarily" anybody' who may for srnui) reason or oilier have a "Viainf on the Party or Ministry.