CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
"A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION."
Auckland, April 20. Speaking of the delay in opening up native lands and the lack of surveyors, the Prime Minister, in his speech last night, said complaint had been made that the examinations were too severe, and the pay inadequate. Mention of pay suggested the question of the Civil Service, about which a great deal was heard from Wellington that was from the point of view of the 'Civil Servant. People should look at the subject from the masters' point of view, and decide whether they were getting the service which they expected. He declared the system of promotion by seniority would never do in a progressive country; the Government must select the best men, and crack its fingers at those who talked of political favoritism. He was not tliinking of a Civil Service Roard, which was but a patchwork proposal, like putting a new lid on a cracked pot. He had a sincere desire to bring the Civil Service up to the requirements of the country, and wished to see a thorough investigation of its methods.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 256, 29 April 1912, Page 5
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183CIVIL SERVICE REFORM Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 256, 29 April 1912, Page 5
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