PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER (NINETEENTH REPORT OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1931 Session I-II, H-14

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1931. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER (NINETEENTH REPORT OF THE).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

To His Excellency the Right Honourable Charles, Baron Bledisloe, Member of His Majesty's Most. Honourable Privy Council, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, GovernorGeneral and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Dominion of New Zealand and its Dependencies. May it please Your Excellency,— As Commissioner appointed under the Public Service Act, 1912, I have the honour to submit the following report, as required by section 15 of the Act.

REPORT The Administration of the Public Service. As in past years, careful attention has been given to the many general administrative problems that arise in connection with the staffing and the efficient organization of the various Departments of State. During the year under review, however, particular attention has been devoted to exploring all possible avenues of economy in an effort to meet the difficult financial position which has faced the Dominion. The depression in outside commercial and industrial undertakings has shown its reflex in a decline in the business of certain Government Departments, and, added to this, the need for economy in public expenditure has resulted in the curtailment of certain services. In consequence, a considerable diminution in the number of temporary employees has been effected, and in some Departments the retrenching of permanent staff has been an unpleasant necessity. Hardship in this latter connection has been minimized to a considerable degree by limiting retirements, wherever possible, to those who were eligible for pension. Special provision was embodied in the last Finance Act, enabling officers to be retired on superannuation five years earlier than hitherto. A further factor affecting the personnel has been the non-filling of vacancies which have arisen from time to time. No new appointments have been made without the most careful inquiry, and all such have been restricted to cases of public necessity.

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Efficiency of the Service. It is satisfactory to be able to report that notwithstanding a certain amount of disorganization consequent upon the exodus of a considerable number of officers holding responsible positions, and despite the curtailment due to present economic conditions, the general standard of efficiency has been well maintained, and the loyalty with which the staffs have faced the existing situation has been most commendable. During times of financial stringency a more exacting control and restriction over departmental activities must be exercised, but the spirit of co-operation with which all Departments have striven to meet the present difficult situation has contributed materially to the smooth working of the administrative machine as a co-ordinate whole. A typical example of this co-operation may be instanced in the manner in which the great mass of detailed clerical work that was involved in connection with the initiation of the unemployment scheme was undertaken. Through making use of staffs that were available in consequence of a slackening-off of ordinary business in other Departments, particularly the Railway and the Post and Telegraph Departments, the whole of this work was carried out without it being necessary to make any additional appointments. Expansion of the Service, and Economies. The popular idea is that in most matters pertaining to public administration greater attention is given to political than to economic considerations, but it should be manifest on reflection that the great expansion which has taken place in the functions of Government in the last few decades and the creation of Departments to undertake the extended administrative tasks imposed by Parliament has not been a chance development, or purely a matter of political expediency, but has been a steady process of evolution. " From being concerned with a limited number of specific functions, such as defence, tax-gathering, and the administration of justice, the functions of the Public Service have been extended to cover the protection of the life and health of the industrial workers, public health and the housing of the people, education, child welfare, thq minimizing of social conflict, the salvaging of the derelicts of society, the transfer and exchange of labour, the promotion of trade, the aiding of commerce and scientific research, the ' numbering of the people/ the development of afforestation and agriculture, the organization of transport, and a score of others. From being a thing more or less alien to the life of the average citizen it has become a thing that touches every member of the community, both in his public and private life." A breaking-down or pruning of this complex social structure cannot be effected by a mere " stroke of the pen " without involving considerable waste of past effort in the loss of valuable data, and much loss of efficiency through the disorganization of established routine. Any curtailment must be preceded by a careful review of all the surrounding circumstances, to ensure that the loss likely to be involved will not outweigh the immediate savings. It is recognized that in a period of intense depression financial considerations to a large extent must dominate the situation, but as in private enterprise, for the efficient conduct of business, it is desirable to keep a trained staff intact, so it is with Government Departments. Continuity is an important factor, and it is not always the wisest course, nor does it always pay, to dispense with employees in a wholesale way because of a temporary lull in the volume of business. Wherever opportunity has offered, however, or wherever an economy has been practicable, retrenchment has been effected. During the year ended the 31st March last 117 classified officers under the control of the Commissioner were retired or retrenched, and to date the total number of permanent officers so dealt with is 289 officers. The economies effected, through curtailment of services and falling-off in the volume of business, by retirement and non-replacement of officers, both permanent and temporary, amount to a considerable sum, as shown by the following table. Further savings brought about by reductions in allowances and other staff adjustments are also shown.

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Economies in Public Service.

Reference has already been made to the great expansion that has taken place in the functions of Government in recent years, and it is proposed to review the growth of staff departmentally to show where this development has been most pronounced. It is Parliament that determines the functions of the State, and it is for Parliament to state whether these have developed beyond the bounds of necessity or, having regard to the social and economic welfare of the Dominion, whether any of the services now provided could with wisdom be eliminated or curtailed. To obtain an intelligent appreciation of the position it is necessary to classify the various services broadly in conformity with the elemental functions of Government—namely, national safety, transport, development, justice, social service, administrative, and trading. From the very nature of these services it will be fairly obvious that in a young and only partially developed country their expansion is a natural concomitant of the normal growth of the Dominion. Safety and transport—which include the Navy-Office, Military, Police, Railways, and Post-office—are not included herein, as the staffing of these Departments does not come within the scope of the Public Service Act; but hereunder are set out, for purposes of comparison, the figures relating to the growth of staff that has taken place since the year immediately preceding the war and for the current year. Taking first those Departments which may be grouped under the heading of " Social Service " —namely, Health, Mental Hospitals, Labour, Education and Child Welfare, Pensions, and Provident Funds —the following illustrates the extent of the growth of the permanent staff : — Social Service. Department. Ist April, 1914. Ist April, 1931. Health .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 438 Mental -Hospitals .. . . .. .. .. 632 1,093 Education and Child Welfare (excluding teachers), .. .. 248 292 National Provident Fund and Friendly Societies . . 18 34 Pensions .. .. .. .. . . 27 104 Labour .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 96 Unless there is a radical change in policy, the staffs of the above Departments must expand with the increase of activities consequent, upon the growth of population, but in most cases circumstances beyond departmental control have necessitated an increase greater than the ratio to the increase in population. For example, it will be observed that the Mental Hospital staffs have increased from 632 in 1914 to 1,093 for last year. During this selfsame period the number of patients in mental hospitals increased from 3,983 to 6,293 ; but, in addition to this, other factors have necessitated an increase in the staff—for instance, the improvement in the standard of treatment of patients in conformity with the development of humanitarian methods and advanced socio-medicological ideas, and closer personal attention to the patients. Further, increases both in the number of personnel and the total staff salaries are more apparent than real, firstly, because the later figures include a large number of temporary officers made permanent, and, secondly, because a considerable value in emoluments in kind is now shown as salary but did not so appear in 1914. This also applies to many other Departments.

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Number of , Saving, Saving, Annual Rate of Officers. | 1930-31. 1931—32. Saving. (а) Officers who have left or are leaving the Service without replacement— £ £ £ Permanent .. .. .. 303 17,772 76,974 93,618 Temporary .. .. .. 247 6,838 45,878 48,315 Sub-total .. .. 550 24,610 122,852 141,933 (б) Other savings (by reduction in salaries and allowances, staff adjustments, &c.) — Sub-total .. .. .. 6,351 20,964 17,782 Gross total of (a) and (b) .. 550 30,961 143,816 159,715

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In the Health Department the establishment of school dental clinics has necessitated the appointment of 199 dental nurses ; and the policy of having greater regard for the physical well-being of the school-children has involved the appointment of 30 school nurses. Both of these activities are developments since 1914, and account for a considerable increase in the present staff personnel. In addition to this, on the sanitary-inspection side Government took over certain activities that in 1914 were carried out by local authorities, and this accounts for an increase in the number of Health Inspectors from 6 in 1914 to 47 in 1931. The increase in the Education Department has been due primarily to the extension of child-welfare activities, and the nationalization of Inspectors of Schools previously under Education Boards. The establishment of the Correspondence School accounts for an increase of 17 on the Department's staff, and this activity has not only provided a much-needed facility to backblocks children, but has meant an economy in the way of lessening the necessity for the establishment of small country schools. The increase in the National Provident Fund and Friendly Societies Department has been due to the extension of facilities to the public. The policy in this connection is now under review. The increase in the Pensions Department beyond normal expansion of business has been almost entirely due to the added work in connection with war pensions. In the Labour Department the increased industrial development of the Dominion has necessitated an increased inspectorial staff. Dealing with the administration of justice and the maintenance of law and order, the expansion in the Justice Department has only been in harmony with the growth in the general population. In connection with prisons, industrial development and the establishment of farm camps on modern humanitarian lines has necessitated an increased staff, but as a set-off against this the credits to Public Account from the earnings of prisoners have increased ninefold since 1914, and thereby lessened the relative burden on the taxpayer. In connection with the developmental services a fairly pronounced increase is to be observed ; but this is to be expected in a country such as New Zealand, where as yet but the fringe has been touched in the way of developing its latent natural resources. The figures are as follow : — Developmental Services. Ist April, ,1914. Ist April, 1931. Department. Number. Number. Public Works .. .. .. .. .. 531 757 Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. 427 549 Lands ..424 613 State Forests .. .. . . .. . . 17 119 Immigration .. .. .. .. . • 6 9 Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity .. 126 109 Scientific and Industrial Research .. . . .. 54 The increase in the staff of the Public Works Department has been in connection with the increased activities incidental to railway-construction, roads and highways, and hydro-electric development. In the Department of Agriculture the increase has been due to a policy of giving assistance to primary development by way of instruction to producers, by the maintenance of standards and prevention of disease, and by the Government co-operating in a more effective system of marketing of products through a comprehensive scheme of inspection, to which policy is closely correlated the growth of exports of primary produce, upon which the economic well-being of the Dominion is so largely dependent. The position in the Lands Department may be attributed mainly to the development of the soldier settlement schemes, which necessitated a considerable increase in the number of field officers for advisory purposes. In the State Forests Department a progressive policy of afforestation accounts for the considerable growth in staff. In the Scientific and Industrial Research Department the increase again is more apparent than real, as this Department comprises mainly technical officers transferred from other Departments —e.g., Meteorological Office, previously attached to Marine, and Geological Survey, previously attached to the Mines Department.

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Trading Departments. The trading Departments, which may be grouped in the following table, also show a considerable expansion of staff, but, in common with other staff increases in the Public Service, these have been fully justified by the expansion of business. The growth of staff in these Departments tends to inflate the total number of persons employed in the Public Service, and tends to convey a wrong impression when comparisons are made, but it should be noted that, as the salary bills of these trading Departments are met from profits earned, they do not constitute a direct charge on the taxpayer, as the salaries do not form a charge on Consolidated Fund. Ist April, 1914. Ist April, 1931. Department. Number. Number. State Fire Insurance .. .. .. .. 56 137 Government Life .. .. .. .. 138 103 Public Trust .. .. .. .. .. 204 640 State Advances .. .. .. .. .. 53 96 When the foregoing Departments have been eliminated there are left the purely administrative Departments, under which head may be grouped the revenue and finance Departments, and those under Internal Affairs. These Departments show only an expansion of staff in keeping with the increased functions of State and the growth of the activities of the various Departments concerned therewith. Administrative . Department. Ist April, 1914. Ist April, 1931. Revenue— Number. Number. Customs .. .. .. .. .. 238 302 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. 72 160 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. 32 73 Finance— Treasury .. .. .. .. .. 55 84 Audit .. .. .. .. .. 60 156 Miscellaneous — Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. 287 364 Land and Deeds .. .. .. .. 97 128 Native and Native Trust .. .. .. 54 103 Where, as is clearly shown from the foregoing review, the expansion of staff is primarily due to the ever-increasing burden of additional services rendered necessary by fresh legislation passed from year to year in furtherance of the progressive development of the country, it is unreasonable and quite erroneous to ascribe the increase to extravagant administration. As already stated, any curtailment of expenditure is not wholly a matter of organization—the Public Service of the Dominion is efficiently run —but is entirely a question of Government policy. A careful review has been made, and, as already stated, retrenchment and curtailment have been effected wherever practicable. It is for Government to determine whether services which time and experience have shown to be desirable and essential for the development of the Dominion on a broad national basis are to be discontinued. Legislation affecting the Public Service. Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2). Section 31 of the Finance Act, 1924, made provision for the appointment of a Commissioner for New Zealand in Canada and the United States of America, and provided also that the Public Service Act, 1912, should not apply to the Commissioner or any memebr of his staff, and that the Commissioner should not be a public servant or a Civil servant within the meaning of any Act. This section was repealed by section 29 of the Finance Act, 1930 (No. 2), as from the date of the passing of the 1924 Act, and the appointment is now subject to the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1912. Section 30 provided for the amalgamation of the Department of Industries and Commerce, the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, and the Publicity Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs, under the title of the Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity Department. Section 34 provided for the appointment of an Under-Secretary of Defence as an officer of the Public Service under the Public Service Act, 1912. Section 39 made special provision as regards the granting of retiring-allowances from the Public Service Superannuation Fund to certain members of the Defence Forces and clerical officers of the Defence Department compulsorily retired through no fault of their own.

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Finance Act, 1931 (No. 1). This Act made provision for the adjustment of public expenditure by reducing the rates of salary, wages, and emoluments of all State employees as from the Ist April, 1931 by an amount equal to 10 per cent, of the rate at which such employees were paid on the 31st March, 1931. Provision was also made that all scales of salaries and increments should be correspondingly reduced. It also provided that the Governor-General might from time to time make all such regulations as might be deemed necessary for the purpose of carrying the Act into effect, and, in particular, that any such regulations might make provision for the adjustment of anomalies or for the relief of cases of hardship. Regulations were made and published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 37, of the 14th May, 1931. These regulations established an " Adjustment Committee," consisting of the following persons (a) The President of the Arbitration Court : (b) The Public Service Commissioner : (c) The President of the New Zealand Public Service Association (Incorporated). Applications for relief may be made to the Committee up to and including the 30th September, 1931. The regulations further provide that if in any case the Adjustment Committee is satisfied that an anomaly or hardship exists it shall consider the special circumstances of the case and the departmental report and recommendation, and may make such decision as in the circumstances it thinks fit, just, and equitable. Section 14 contains special provision enabling a retiring-allowance to be given to an officer who is compulsorily retired through no fault of his own and who, if at the date of his retirement not more than five years were added to his age or length of service, would be eligible to be granted a retiring-allowance in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Superannuation Act. Officers retired under this section are granted a reduced annual retiring-allowance, not in any case greater than the maximum amount which the Government Actuary certifies can be granted without imposing on the Superannuation Fund any additional liability by reason of such retiring-allowance being granted before the earliest date on which the contributor would have been entitled as of right to receive a retiring-allowance on his voluntary retirement. This section remains in force until the 30th September, 1931. Finance Act, 1931 (No. 2). Section 13 provided that the Governor-General in Council may declare certain payments not to be pay or salary for superannuation purposes. Section 19 provided that, on and after the Ist day of May, 1931, the Cook Islands Public Service and the Samoan Public Service should be under the control of the Public Service' Commissioner, and that the Public Service Act, 1912, should apply to the members thereof. Sections 21 and 22 were for the purpose of facilitating the amalgamation of the Census and Statistics Office with the Department of Industries and Commerce, and of the Registrar-General's Office with the Department of Justice. Board of Appeal. The term for which the two elective members of the Public Service Board of Appeal were elected expired in May of this year. Nominations were invited in accordance with the provisions of the Public Service Amendment Act, 1927, and the Public Service Regulations. Only two nominations (Messrs. Charles de Rant Andrews, Valuation Department, and Thomas Pound, Lands and Survey Department) were received, and these officers were accordingly declared duly elected. The following is a summary of appeals dealt with during the period Ist April, 1930, to 31st March, 1931 : — Appeals against Reclassification as at Ist April, 1929. Allowed .. . . . • • • • • 65 Allowed by consent . . . . • ■ ■ • 21 Not allowed . . . . . . • • • ■ • • 289 Do not lie . . . ■ ■ • • • 25 Withdrawn . . . . . . . • • • 93 Total number dealt with by Board .. .. 493

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Other than Reclassification Appeals. Non-promotion. Dismissal. Allowed . . .. .. .. i Not allowed . . . . . . . . 51 1 Do not lie .. . . .. . . |<j Withdrawn . . . . . . . . 12 70 1 Commonwealth Fund Service Fellowship. In 1929, and again last year, officers of the Public Service were afforded the opportunity of applying for a Commonwealth Fund Service Fellowship. Particulars of the Fellowships are as follow : — I. Purpose of the Fellowships.—The Commonwealth Fund' of 41 East 57th Street, New York City, a philanthropic foundation existing since 1918 and supported by gifts from the late Mrs. Stephen V. Harkness, has established for British subjects • a number of Fellowships tenable at American universities. In creating these Commonwealth Fund Fellowships the Directors of the Fund have been impelled by a belief in the value of international opportunities for education and travel, and by a conviction that mutual amity and understanding between Great Britain and the United States will thereby be promoted. It has been decided to offer at least five of these Fellowships every year to persons holding appointments overseas under the British Government, the Government of India, or the Government of a British dominion, colony, protectorate, or mandated territory. The actual number of Service Fellows to be appointed in 1931 will be determined by the Committee of Award. 11. Conditions of Appointment. —Candidates must be of British descent; they may be single or married, but must not be more than thirty-five years of age on the Ist September of the year of award. As normally such candidates will hold ail appointment in Government Service overseas, they will not be required to show a domicile in the British Isles. It should be explained that neither probationers awaiting final appointment to Government Service, nor persons employed by but not officially on the cadre of the Government Service will be regarded as qualified for these Fellowships. Candidates are required before appointment to give an undertaking that they will not accept another appointment until the expiration of their Fellowships, and that they will then return to Government Service within the British Empire. In selecting candidates for nomination primary consideration is given to intellectual ability. Candidates must submit a definite scheme of work proposed to be carried out during their residence in the United States. An interview with the Committee of Award in London will not be required, but arrangements will be made for medical examination in the region from which the candidate applies. 111. Emoluments.—There is no fixed stipend, but it is estimated that the cost to the Commonwealth Fund of each Fellowship is approximately £600 per annum. Each Fellowship includes provision for— (a) An equipment allowance of $200, and a travel allowance from the country in which the Fellow is serving to the United States and return. (b) Tuition, laboratory fees, &c. (c) $150 a month, paid quarterly, for living-expenses during the tenure of the Fellowship, from the date of leaving the country in which the Fellow is serving. (d) Allowance for travelling while in the United States on tours approved by the Commonwealth Fund. The allowances are calculated to meet the needs of a single man, and are not sufficient for a married couple, nor does the Fund accept any responsibility for the additional expenses incurred by a married Fellow. IV. Conditions of Tenure.—The holder will not be required to reside continuously during term time at any one American university or institution, but will be free to visit, with the approval of the Commonwealth Fund, institutions or districts appropriate to his subject of study. Any appointment that may be made to this category of Fellowship will be, so far as possible, dated to suit the convenience of the person appointed. Fellowships are tenable for a minimum period of fifteen months and a maximum period of twenty-four months, dated from the time of departure from and return to the country in which the Fellow is engaged in Government service. A Fellowship for 1931 has been awarded to Mr. T. G. G. Beck, Assoc.M.lnst.C.E., Assistant Engineer, Public Works Department, Dunedin, and he has been granted the necessary leave to enable him to accept. Mr. C. S. Plank, M.Sc., of the Post and Telegraph Department, was placed on the reserve list. Dr. R. M. Campbell, M.A., LL.B., Ph.D. (of the Internal Affairs Department), who was awarded a Fellowship in 1929, has recently resumed duty. In view of the limited number of Fellowships available each year, it is pleasing to note that two members of the New Zealand Public Service have been selected.

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Departmental Officers on Duty Abroad. During the year the following officers proceeded abroad for the purposes stated: — Schmitt, L. J., New Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner for Australia : To inquire into and report upon the prospects of developing trade with the Dutch East Indies and Federated Malay States. Smith, S. J., Secretary, Cook Islands Department: To visit Sydney and Rarotonga in connection with the packing of fruit. Adams, Dr. C. E., Dominion Astronomer and Seismologist, Wellington : To take charge of New Zealand Eclipse Expedition to Niuafou. Simmers, R. G., Meteorological Assistant, Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Wellington : To accompany the Mawson Antarctic Expedition. Leave of Absence for Education and Training Purposes. During the year the following officers were granted special leave of absence for the purpose named : — Mcllwaine, J. E., Veterinary Officer, Animal Husbandry Section, Department of Agriculture : To further studies at Rowett Institute, Aberdeen. Beck, T. G. G., Assistant Engineer, Public Works Department : To take up a Commonwealth Fund Service Fellowship. Departmental Officers on Duty with other Administrations. The following officers of the New Zealand Public Service are on duty with the Administrations named : —

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Administration. Name. Department from which loaned. -t-o— J High Commissioner's Office .. Wright, W. .. .. Agriculture. Taylor, F. H. . . . . ,,, Steere, H. C. .. . . Audit. Lawrence, F. W. . . Customs. Mitchell, T. Sandford, F. T. . . . . Immigration. Lishman, G. D. .. . . Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity. Jervis. D. M. .. .. Internal Affairs. Mitchinson, Miss E. ,, Wilson, Miss P. C. .. „ Wright, N. L. .. .. Scientific and Industrial Research. Upchurch, A. E. .. Treasury. Samoa .. .. . . Heatherington, J. .. Agriculture. Gair, C. J. M. . . . . Audit. Duncan, R. J. .. .. ,, Lowrie, W. G. .. .. Customs. Macdonald, A. .. .. ,, ' * McKay, C. G. R. .. External Affairs. Partridge, L. B... .. Health. Ward, J. D. Styles, E. .. .. Immigration. Turnbull, A. C. .. .. Internal Affairs. Millar, T. H. .. ,, McBride, W. .. .. Land and Deeds. Jamieson, F. R... . . Lands and Survey. Galbreath, G. R. .. ,, Lynch, R. J. .. .. Mental Hospitals. Gibson, H. H. .. .. Mines. Peck, E. .. .. Native. Turnbull, J. .. .. Public Trust. Gratton, F. J. H. .. ,, Lofley, W. G. . . Public Works. Wadsworth, J. . . .. Scientific and Industrial Research. Brewer, J. V. .. .. State Forest. Wyman, T. S. .. .. ,, Cook Islands .. .. Nottage, I. L. .. .. Agriculture. McMahon-Box, J. P. . . Customs. Cook, L. M. .. .. Cook Islands. Wright, J. B. .. Linton, A. M. .. Lands and Survey. Luckham, A. A. .. Prisons. Secretariat to League of Nations Chapman, J. H... .. Customs. Fiji . . .. . • Lindsay, Miss G. .. Internal Affairs. Taylor, J. B. K. .. Public Works.

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Administrative Changes. Since the last report was issued the following changes have taken place in the Administrative Division : — Defence Department : Mr. H. Turner, formerly Assistant Public Trustee, was appointed to the newly created position of Under-Secretary. Mr. Turner took up his new duties on the 10th November, 1930. Education Department: Mr. A. Bell, M.A., retired from the position of Assistant Director of Education on the 30th June, 1931. Health Department: Dr. T. H. A. Valintine, C.8.E., Director-General of Health, retired on the 28th February, 1931. He was succeeded by Dr. M. H. Watt, formerly Deputy Director-General of Health. Internal Affairs Department: Mr. G. P. Newton, Under-Secretary of this Department, retired on the 30th June, 1931, and was succeeded by Mr. P. J. Kelleher, formerly Assistant Under-Secretary. Lands and Survey Department : Mr. J. B. Thompson, C.8.E., retired froifi the position of Under-Secretary on the 30th April, 1931. Mr. W. Robertson was promoted from Assistant Under-Secretary in his stead. Public Service Superannuation Department: Mr. W. M. Wright retired on the 31st August, 1930. Public Trust Department: Messrs. W. M. Barr and W. G. Baird were appointed Assistant Public Trustees to fill the vacancies caused by the appointments of Messrs. H. Turner and E. O. Hales to administrative positions in other Departments. State Advances Department: Mr. W. Waddel, C.8.E., Superintendent, retired on the 31st May, 1931. Mr. E. 0. Hales, formerly Assistant Public Trustee, was appointed to this position. State Forest Service : Mr. E. Phillips-Turner, Director, retired on the 31st March, 1931, and was succeeded by Mr. A. D. McGavock, formerly Assistant Director. Suggestions for Improvement. Under Public Service Regulation 17 officers are invited to forward, for the consideration of the Commissioner any fresh ideas or proposals that are likely to improve the organization or efficiency of the Service. Such suggestions made by officers are always appreciated and are given every consideration. In cases where the suggestions possess any intrinsic merit it is the practice to make a small monetary reward. Of the suggestions brought forward last year, in only one case was a monetary consideration granted —namely, W. A. Mardell, Printing and Stationery Department, for an improved attachment to the telegram-printing machine. Offences by Officers. Offences by officers are dealt with as prescribed by sections 12 and 13 of the Public Service Amendment Act, 1927. Minor offences may be dealt with by the head of the Department, but must be reported to the Public Service Commissioner. All the more serious cases are required to be referred to the Commissioner, who may conduct an inquiry himself or delegate his powers to others. In all cases the officer must be specifically charged in writing, and is required to answer the charge in writing. In the case of the more serious charges the officer has a right of appeal to the Public Service Board of Appeal against both the finding of the Commissioner and the penalty inflicted. The principal classes of cases dealt with, and the decisions arrived at, are as follow : — (a) Misappropriations (2) : Forfeited office. (b) Irregularities (1) : Services dispensed with. (c) Breaches of regulations (7) : Reprimanded (3) ; reprimanded and required to refund portion of travelling-allowance (1) ; disrated and transferred (1) ; disrated (1) ; transferred (1). (d) Neglect of duty (11) : Reprimanded (3); reprimanded and transferred (1) ; disrated and transferred (1) ; disrated (1) ; fined (2); required to resign (2); services terminated (1). (e) Unsatisfactory conduct (13) : Reprimanded (5) ; transferred (1) ; reprimanded and leave privileges forfeited (2); dismissed (3) ; retired (1) ; appointment annulled (1). (/) Unsatisfactory work (3) : Reprimanded (2) ; transferred (1). (g) Unsatisfactory conduct and neglect of duty (2) : Disrated.

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Examinations. The policy adopted in the early stages of Commissioner control of providing special inducements to officers to continue their studies, and thus fit themselves for promotion to the more responsible positions, is now bearing fruit, and the educational standard of men aiming for executive positions is evidenced by the large number who hold university degrees or diplomas. The number of officers who have passed the Law Professional Examination or who have attained the degree of Bachelor of Laws or Master of Laws is 211 ; the number who have passed the Accountants' Professional Examination or who have commerce degrees is 280 ; the number who hold engineering degrees or diplomas is 199 ; and the number who hold other University degrees is 224. Experience has shown that, for the effective performance of the higher administrative and executive duties, the Service must encourage and retain men of the highest integrity and capacity. What to the management of a commercial undertaking may be purely a business issue, to be decided by business judgment on business considerations, becomes in a Government Department a question in which social and political as well as economic considerations of wide significance may have to be weighed and well balanced. It augurs well for the future administration of the Public Service that such a large number of officers recognize the necessity of fitting themselves for the higher positions in the Service by continuing their studies in the manner indicated above. Conclusion. It is desired to place on record appreciation of the generous measure of support and co-operation accorded by Permanent Heads, and of the loyal manner in which officers throughout the Service have risen to the demands of the abnormal conditions that have been experienced during the year. This maintenance of the best traditions is all the more praiseworthy when it is borne in mind that there is probably no calling the conditions of service of which are so exposed, particularly in times of financial stringency, to unthinking public criticism as the Public Service. To the staff of this office special thanks are due for their unfailing zeal and loyalty. All of which is respectfully submitted for Your Excellency's gracious consideration. P. Verschaefei/t, Commissioner. B. L. Dallard, Assistant Commissioner. Office of the Public Service Commissioner, Wellington, 26th August, 1931.

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Table I. —Public Service List, 31/3/31. —General Summary of Classification by Departments (excluding Officers in Administrative Division).

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Saving Number Salaries. Salaries. ~ . effected by Department. of Year ending Year ending T ® caIe er ~?. e Officers. 31/3/31. 31/3/32. Increase. Reduction ' ' ' ' underFinance Act, 1931. £ £ £ £ Agriculture .. .. .. .. .. 549 194,044 177,704 3,064 19,744 On loan . . .. .. .. 4 On leave .. .. .. .. 2 Audit •• •• •• •• •• 156 50j 730 47j 151 5^239 Cook Islands .. .. .. .. 5 1,460 1,359 45 151 On loan .. .. .. .. 3 Crown Law .. .. .. .. .. 6 "31 *396 Customs .. .. .. .. .. 302 99,120 90,697 1,489 10,077 On loan .. .. .. .. 3 On leave .. .. .. .. 2 Defence •• ■ .. .. 35 9,755 8,869 "90 *985 Retired 31/3/31 .. .. .. 13 3,725 Education .. .. .. .. .. 292 105,934 96,924 1,584 10^769 On leave .. .. .. .. 3 External Affairs .. .. .. .. 2 430 423 "36 "47 On loan .. .. .. .. 1 Government Insurance .. .. .. .. 103 31,660 940 3 270 Health.. .. .. .. .. .. 438 119,261 109,315 1,980 12,146 On loan .. ., .. .. 2 On leave .. .. .. .. 1 Immigration .. .. .. .. .. 9 2,970 !' *297 On loan .. .. .. .. 2 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity .. 109 29,834 27,522 671 3 058 Retired 31/3/31 .. .. .. 1 160 .. .. On loan .. .. .. ., 1 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. .. 364 98,482 90,753 2, il9 HL083 Retired 31/3/31 .. .. .. 3 815 On loan .. .. .. .. 8 On leave .. .. .. .. 1 Justice •• .. .. .. .. 270 75,280 2*385 7!793 Retired 31/3/31 .. .. .. I 565 Labour •• .. .. .. 96 29,340 26,919 513 2^991 On loan .. .. .. ., 1 Land and Deeds .. .. .. .. 128 38,520 35,622 954 3^958 On loan .. .. .. .. 1 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. .. 160 41,450 ! 39 ] 136 4^348 Lands and Survey .. .. .. .. 613 181,910 168,610 4,891 18.734 Retired 31/3/31 .. .. .. 3 1,170 On loan .. .. .. .. 2 Marine.. .. .. .. .. .. 192 66,259 60,420 787 6^713 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. 1,093 239,453 217,523 2,015 24,169 Retired 31/3/31 .. .. .. 1 130 On loan . . .. .. . . 1 On leave .. .. .. .. 2 Mines •• .. .. .. .. .. 50 16,836 15,503 351 1"722 Retired 31/3/31 .. .. .. 1 295 On loan .. .. .. .. 1 National Provident and Friendly Societies .. .. 34 9,100 8,487 297 943 Native .. .. .. .. .. 72 22,015 20,263 450 2,251 On loan .. .. .. .. 1 Native Trust .. .. .. .. .. 31 9,440 8,761 265 973 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. 104 26,195 24,750 1,174 2,750 Police .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 2,085 1,894 18 210 Prime Minister's .. .. .... 1 825 742 .. 82 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. .. 293 84,483 76,548 512 8,505 On leave .. .. .. .. 5 Prisons .. .. .. .. .. 248 69,730 63,432 675 7*048 Retired 31/3/31 .. .. .. 1 235 On loan .. .. .. .. 1 Public Service Commissioner's .. .. .. 8 3,370 3,033 .. 337 Public Service Superannuation .. .. .. 8 1,785 1,678 72 186 Public Trust .. .. .. .. .. 640 194,390 180,477 5,526 20,053 On loan .. .. .. .. 2 Public Works .. .. .. .. .. 757 243,707 224,070 4,734 24^896 Retired 31/3/31 .. .. .. 2 730 On loan .. .. .. .. 2 On leave .. .. .. 1 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .. 54 20,930 19,147 310 2,i27 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. .. 73 21,925 20,290 558 2,254 State Advances .. .. .. .. .. 96 24,425 22,941 958 2,549 On leave .. .. .. .. 1 State Fire and Accident Insurance .. .. 137 38,415 35,698 1,125 3,966 State Forests .. .. .. .. .. 119 38,270 35,221 778 3,913 On loan .. .. .. .. 1 On leave .. .. .. .. 1 Transport .. .. .. .. .. 7 2,945 2,686 *36 298 Treasury .. .. .. .. .. 84 25,340 23,548 742 2,616 On loan .. .. .. .. 1 Valuation .. .. .. .. .. 83 29,730 27,279 522 3^031 Totals.. .. .. .. 7,827 2,305,760 2,121,214 46,030 235,690 Retired 31/3/31 .. .. .. .. 26 7,825 On loan .. .. .. .. .. 38 On leave .. .. .. .. .. 19 Totals, 31/3/31* .. .. 7,853 2,313,585 Totals, 1/4/31* .. .. 7,827 .. 2,121,214 Native-school teachers .. .. .. .. 313 65,945 .. .. 6 594 Vacant, 1/4/31 .. .. .. .. 19 .. .. .. * Excluding 38 officers on loan and 19 on leave. Note, —Fractions of £1 are not taken into consideration in totals.

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Table II.—Public Service List, 31/3/31. —General Summary of Classification by Classes (excluding Officers in Administrative Division).

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Saving effected \ Number of Total Salaries, Classification cale noting' Class (excluding Administrative). Officers. 31/3/31. Salaries, 31/3/32. Increase. un ®er Finance Act, 1931. Professional — £ £ £ £ Over scale .. .. .. •• 84 71,610 64,449 .. 7,161 Over scale (on leave) .. .. .. 1 A . .. .. .. 119 79,305 71,734 360 7,970 B .. .. .. .. .. 134 74,010 66,744 135 7,416 B (retired 31/3/31) .. .. •• 1 565 C .. .. .. .. .. 132 62,620 56,736 378 6,304 C (on leave) .. .. .. • • 1 D .. .. .. .. •• 103 40,020 36,540 522 4,060 D (on loan) .. .. .. • ■ 1 E .. .. .. 47 13,050 11,943 198 1,327 F .. .. .. .. .. 29 4,410 4,536 567 504 CIeri Special .. .. .. .. 78 55,960 50,364 .. 5,596 Special (oil loan) .. .. .. .. 1 I .. .. .. .. .. 98 57,530 51,844 67 5,760 I (retired 31/3/31) .. .. .. 1 565 II .. .. .. .. .. 83 42,295 38,178 112 4,242 II (on loan) .. .. .. ■ ■ I III .. .. .. .. 160 73,805 66,640 216 7,404 III (on loan) .. .. .. .. 2 III (on leave) .. .. . - ■ • 1 IV .. .. .. •• •- 240 100,075 90,472 405 10,052 IV (retired 31/3/31) .. .. .. 1 425 IV (on loan) .. .. .. • • 4 IV (on leave) .. .. .. . ■ 1 V .. .. .. .. 259 96,675 87,565 558 9,729 V (on loan) .. .. .. ■ • 1 •• V (on leave) .. .. .. ■ • 1 VI .. .. .. .. ■■ 497 164,875 149,112 724 16,568 VI (retired 31/3/31) .. .. .. 5 1,675 VI (on loan) .. .. .. • • 1 VII (£247£-£265|) .. .. .. 689 196,130 180,967 4,450 20,107 VII (retired 31/3/31) .. .. •• 3 865 VII (on loan) .. .. .. ■ • 7 .. .. . • ... VII (£189-£225) .. .. .. 688 144,555 142,299 12,199 15,811 VII (on loan) .. .. .. • • 8 VII (on leave) .. .. .. ■ • 1 ■ ■ • • • ■ • • . VII (£72-£171) .. .. .. •• 892 105,280 112,738 17,986 12,526 VII (retired 31/3/31) .. .. 1 155 VII (on loan) .. .. .. . - 1 VII (on leave) .. .. .. • • 1 General — I (£288 and over) .. .. .. 822 319,394 289,608 2,153 32,178 I (retired 31/3/31) .. .. .. 3 1,180 I (on loan) .. .. .. • • 5 I (on leave) .. .. .. .. 1 II (£209-£287) .. .. .. •• 1,469 392,298 355,318 2,250 39,479 II (retired 31/3/31) .. .. .. 6 1,530 II (on loan) .. .. .. .. 3 II (on leave)... .. .. .. 6 III (£172-£208) .. .. .. .. 545 115,210 105,097 1,408 11,677 III (retired 31/3/31) .. .. .. 1 205 III (on loan) .. .. .. .. 3 III (on leave) .. .. .. .. 2 IV (£171 and under) 615 84,437 77,156 1,162 8,572 IV (retired 31/3/31) .. .. .. 4 660 Educational — I (£288 and over) 12 4,775 4,306 9 478 II (£209-£287) .. .. .. .. 12 3,375 3,096 58 344 II (on leave) .. .. .. .. 3 III (£172-£208) .. .. .. .. 15 3,215 2,961 67 329 IV (£171 and under) .. .. .. 5 850 805 40 89 Totals .. .. .. 7,827 2,305,760 2,121,214 46,030 235,690 Retired 31/3/31 .. .. .. .. 26 7,825 On loan .. .. .. .. .. 38 On leave .. .. .. .. 19 Totals, 31/3/31* .. .. 7,853 2,313,585 Totals, 1/4/31* .. .. 7,827 .. 2,121,214 Native-school teachers.. .. .. .. 313 65,945 .. .. 6,594 Vacant, 1/4/31 .. .. .. ■. 19 * Excluding 38 officers on loan and 19 on leave. Not».—Fractions of £1 are not taken into consideration in totals.

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Table III. —Showing Alterations in Staffs and Salaries of Departments between Classified List for 1930-31 and 31st March, 1931.

Classified List, 1930-31. Increase. Decrease. By Transfer from other ___ By New Entrants. A i^iTL t0 from mSPositions. Appointments from Outside the Temporary Employees .. By Transfer to By Retirement ,. 5 <J 3 '. , ° r At 31st March, 1931. Salary on Service. made Permanent. W other on /12) By Dismissal Decrease. j Promotion, &c. : Total Increase. By Reduction Departments or Rv ,SLh Suoerannua- Bv Resignation (deluding Cases Total Decrease. Department. £ Total (within (2) (3) (4) I (5) (6) (7) 1D Salar y- to Unclassified y tion ' ' where Services npnartmpnt g Classified Department). To fill I As Additions To fill As Additions To fill As Additions Positions. or Pension dispensed with). department, j o Salaries. Vacancies, j to Staff. Vacancies. to Staff. Vacancies. to Staff. { *o ..... I ... j . • I j j I "5 % I ! I ! I I ! ■ 1 1 I l' I 1 I 1 I ° I =' I I a' I 8 ; ! = § I 1 S3 "S S a' f g 'slj ē §§ s l§2S°,a| s i's is § fog illcg ais fil l s ■§ g si =1« K < !25|<5 {Z; <JJ |Z; <t; jz; nj |5i<; ē; Js <5 fe; ■< Jsq <- & | < I oco £ £ £ £ ' 7 r _ ' i Agriculture .. .. 558 19 ?'®® 4 30 750 3 885 1 380 9 2,240 1 255 2 540 .. .. 16 5,050 2 95 3 1,155 ! 3 1,395 7 2,560 12 3,465 .. 25 8,670 - 9 - 3,620 549 Agriculture. udlt T '• • 158 18 470 2 365 '• •' 2 160 4 995 7 45 1 665 5 1.345 .. .. 6 2,055 - 2 - 1,060 156 50,730 Audit. Crown Law .. .. 6 3,925 6 3,925 Crown Law. Customs .. .. 310 5 100 " •• 1 80 1 210 5 1,170 1 45 5 1,510 3 875 3 1,010 2 305 .. .. 13 3,745 - 8 - 2,575 302 99,120 Customs. Defence .. .. 47 12,290 .. .. 11 3,675 11 3,675 4 i 40 7 1>460 , ! 295 2 590 10 2,485 + 1 + 1,190 48 13,480 Defence. Education .. 297 17 635 1 295 .. .. 7 1 2,015 3 485 11 3,430 .... 1 135 1 225 9 6,280 5 1,020 .. .. 16 7,660 1 — 5 - 4,230 292 105,934 Education. External Affairs and | 6 1,810 2 175 2 175 .. .. 1 95 1 95 + 1 + 80 7 1,890 External Affairs and Cook Islands j ! Cook Island" Government Insurance 107 33,765 3 90 3 240 3 330 .. .. 2 465 1 900 .. .. 3 775 1 295 7 2,435 - 4 - 2,105 103 31,660 Government Insurance. Health .. .. j 453 119 > 443 53 5 > 365 1 210 1 185 2 910 4 6,670 1 30 5 2,730 2 545 6 2,667 4 730 2 150 19 6,852 —15 — 182 438 119,261 Health. Immigration. 10 3,160 j 190 1 190 _ 1 _ 190 9 2,970 Immigration. Industries and Com- 113 30,929 8 295 .. .. 6 1,510 6 1,805 1 20 3 670 1 295 3 1,310 1 150 1 295 9 2,740 - 3 - 935 110 29,994 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and t, • . „ , ■n merce. lounst and .Publicity ! Publioi tv Internal Affairs .. 323 99 ' 8 *" ] { 139 2 355 3 , 82 ® 4 | 335 9 1,645 .. .. 9 2,025 2 480 6 1,545 6 1,180 .. .. 23 5,230 -14 - 3,585 309 87,282 Internal Affairs. Internal Affairs (Rehev- 56 12,490 5 60 .. .. 8 1,350 2 160 2 160 .. 12 1,730 .. .. 8 1,695 1 295 .. .. 1 215 .. .. 10 2.205 + 2 — 475 58 12,015 Internal Affairs (Relievmg Staff) I ins Staff) Justice (also Patents) .. 270 ?6,790 13 320 4 690 .. .. 4| 430 3 240 11 1,680 , .. 1 230 2 675 .. .. 6 1,090 2 630 11 2,625 .. - 945 270 75,845 Justice (also Patents). 5 Ur Jn "j " ,o? i •; ;• I •• I 80 .. 1 130 .. .. ,. .. 1 185 4 1,470 2 585 .. .. 7 2,240 - 6 - 2,110 96 29,340 Labour. Lands and Deeds .. 131 39 ' 42 ® 5 „ 1 210 1 j 80 •• •• •• ! 3 600 .. .. 3 835 .. .. 1 295 2 375 .. .. 6 1,505 - 3 - 905 128 38,520 Lands and Deeds. Land and Income Tax 159 42,310 2 40 1 135 .. " " " 5 460 •• I 6 635 2 40 2 730 .. .. 1 295 2 430 .. .. 5 1,495 + 1 - 860 160 41,450 Land and Income Tax. Lands and Survey .. 627 187,140 37 975 2 175 1 210 9, 720 12 2,080 2 45 2 345 4 1,235 5 2,085 12 2,430 .. .. 23 6,140 -11 - 4,060 616 183,080 Lands and Survev. ar ' n ® •' 89 66,064 „ ! 8< ? 11 585 2 890 1 295 .. .. 14 2,950 1 25 3 715 3 1,300 1 590 1 150 3 565 11 3,345 + 3 - 395 192 66,259 Marine. Mental Hospitals .. 945 2 } 8 '1 2 ® 252 3 > 164 •• • • 278 38,110 19 3,353 .. 297 44,627 5 40 3 560 5 1,260 5 1,255 119 17,513 16 2,540 148 23,168 + 149 +21,458 1,094 239,583 ! Mental Hospitals. eS ,t> •••J . -j S •• •• 370 .. .. 1 425 1 590 4 1,385 .. .. 1 335 1 374 2 940 1 95 1 380 6 2,1241- 2 - 739 I 51 17,131 Mines. National Provident and 35 9,285 3 240 3 240 .. .. 1 80 1 95 .. .. 2 250 .. .. 4 425 - 1 - 185 34 9.100 National Provident and Friendly Societies ; Friendly Societies. •• It f'non i " " O oo2 1 210 1 380 1 ! 425 1 205 .. .. 3 1,010 - 2 - 800 72 22,015 : Native. Aative Trust .. 28 8 >? 2 ° { 2 ® "' " 835 .. .. 1 95 4 950 7 20 1 210 1 230 + 3 + 720 31 9,440 Native Trust. Pensions .. .. 107 27 3 60 1 80 1 140 .. .. 2 230 .. 1 I 420 .. .. 1 295 4 945 - 3 - 805 104 26.195 Pensions. £ ollce „. . ", ® 2 '° 4 ® 1 40 4 0 I .. ! + 40 6 2,085 Police. Prime Minister s .. 1 825 .. . . .. _ 2 825 p r i me Minister's Printing and Stationery 305 87,575 10 168 1 400 9 2,112 .. .. 10 2,681 .. .. 5 l',397 '4 1,097 7 j 2,334 'ô 943 ''22 5J73 -i2 293 84,483 Printing and Stationery. S n v?- nS c •' +, •" 68,645 4 80 1 355 1 255 16 3,825 .. .. 1 140 .. .. 19 4,655 4 45 2 520 1 .260 .. ! .. 5 1,275 5 1,235 13 3,335 + 6 + 1,320 249 69,965 Prisons. Public Service Commis- 8 3,370 8 3,370 Public Service Commissioner s | j sioner's. Public Service Super- 9 2,450 1 j 665 1 665 - 1 - 665 8 1,785 i Public Service Superannuation 1 j j j aiinuation. Trust.. .. 646 97 ' 709 21 ■■ ■■ 5 995 4 320 6 480 .. .. j 5 1,475 20 3,915 3 150 2 1,035 3 1,650 1 ' 540 11 2,115 8 1,735 25 7,225 - 5 - 3,310 641 194,390 Public Trust. Pubhc Works 758 246,354 63 1,071 6 1,190 1 210 10 1,075 5 400 1 375 4 1,130 27 5,451 3 138 4 1,025 4 1,490 9 3,138 6 725 3 852 26 7,368 + 1 - 1,917 759 244,437 Public Works. Scientific and Industrial 53 20,890 6 155 .. .. 1 135 .. .. 1 750 2 1,040 1 1,000 1 1,000 + 1 + 40 54 20,930 Scientific and Industrial Research j Research. Stamp Duties .. 76 22,435 7 145 1 255 .. .. 1 80 2 480 .. 3 620 j .. 2 370 .. .. 5 990 - 3 - 510 73 21,925 Stamp Duties. State Advances .. 97 24 >™ 3 50 2 160 3 870 5 1,080 .. .. 4 495 .. .. 1 | 765 1 95 .. .. 6 1,355 - 1 - 275 96 24,425 I State Advances. State Fire Insurance .. 136 38 ' 8 1 9 f 2 " 4 320 4 390 1 I •• 2 510 1 275 3 785 + 1 - 395 137 38,415 State Fire Insurance. State Forests .. 123 39,685 8 280 1 210 .. .. 1 80 .. .. 1 245 .. .. 3 815 .. 3 1,220 1 285 1 425 2 300 .. .. 7 2,230 - 4 - 1,415 119 38,270 State Forests. Transport .. .. 7 2,945 .. 7 2,945 Transport. Treasury .. .. 88 26,200 2 45 1 80 1 125 1 j 260 4 725 .. .. 5 985 - 4 - 860 84 25,340 Treasmy. Valuation .. .. j 83 30,320 5 150 5 805 1 80 6 1,035 .. .. 1 95 .. .. 3 j 1,160 2 370 .. .. 6 1,625 .. — 590 83 29,730 Valuation. Totals •• I 7 ' 803 2,332,527 610 15,778 43 10,500 33 7,290 384 54,730 51 8,318 15 3,707 13 3,685 539 104,009 31 878 88 22,807 45 15,296 81 134,099 229 40,032 46 9,837 489 122,951 +50* -18,942*17,853 2,313,585 I Totals. 1 1 I ■ 1 1 L Note.—This return does not include administrative officers, 38 officers on loan, 19 on leave without pay, and Native-school teachers (313, £65,945); * Twenty-six officers (£7,825) retired on 31/3/31 and 67 officers (£37,371) were on that date on leave prior to retirement. These retirements would result in a net decrease in staff of 43 officers and in salaries of £64,138. Fractions of £1 are not taken into account in totals.

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Table IV. —Temporary Employees, other than Workmen, etc., as at 1st April, 1931.

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