QUESTION OF CONTROL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 March 1918, Page 3

QUESTION OF CONTROL.

MINISTER AND PUBLIC! SERVICE . COMMISSIONERS. Hamilton, March 4. The Hon. J. A. Hanait, Minister of Education, opened the addition to the Frankton school to-day. In the course of his remarks lie said he did not possess that control over Departmental officers which many thought. The Minister referred to the powers vested in the Publie Service Commissioners. A Minister of Education should be given more powers to deal with those in the Department's service. This was necessary to obtain the best Jesuits. What now obtained under the Public Service Commissioners' control was not satisfactory, and if he had the opportunity to examine Messrs Triggs and Robertson separately, aiul the heads of the Department, he would have no difficulty in convincing any reasonable mari that a condition of affairs existed in the Civil Service that could not be regaTded as' satisfactory, and called for reformative action. Thia would require special legislation. Replying to the remarks of the members for Raglan itnd Waikato, who urged increased votes for adequate school accommodation throughout the Dominion, the former suggnstng a special loan, the Minister said he would willingly furnish increased accommodation if Parliament would vote the necessary money.