PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (TWENTY-FIFTH REPORT OF THE).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1937 Session I, H-14

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1937. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (TWENTY-FIFTH REPORT OF THE).

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

To His Excellency the Right Honourable George Yere Arundell, Viscount Galway, Member of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order, Officer 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 Commissioners under the Public Service Act, 1912, appointed in terms of section 41 of the Finance Act, 1936, we have the honour to submit the following report as required by section 15 of the Public Service Act.

REPORT.

In last year's report it was mentioned that although the previous Public Service Commissioner had resigned as from 30th June, 1935, no appointment to the position had been made. Mr. A. D. Thomson who had been appointed Deputy Commissioner during the temporary absence of Mr. Yerschaffelt was appointed Acting Commissioner as from 30th June, 1935, in accordance with the provisions of section 23 of the Finance Act, 1919. Mr. T. Mark, Secretary, Public Service Commissioner's Office,' was appointed Acting Assistant Commissioner as from 12th April, 1935. Mr. A. D. Thomson continued to act as Commissioner until 31st July, 1936, when, acting on medical advice, he tendered his resignation. For some time prior to Mr. Thomson's resignation he had been absent on sick-leave, and Mr. T. Mark was appointed as deputy as from' Bth June, 1936, until, on the Ist August, 1936, he was appointed Acting Commissioner. Mr. Thomson's willingness to fill the breach at considerable inconvenience to himself, and his wide knowledge of the Service due to his previous association with it, were of great assistance to the Government. I—H. 14.

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By section 41 of the Finance Act, 1936, provision was made for the appointment of two Public Service Commissioners to hold office jointly. The section reads as follows : — 41. Providing for Appointment of Two Public Service Commissioners to hold Office jointly.—(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Public Service Act, 1912, there may from time to time be appointed under that Act two persons to hold office jointly as Public Service Commissioners. Every person appointed under this section shall be appointed for a term not exceeding three years, and shall be eligible for reappointment. (2) Every person so appointed shall, without further appropriation than this Act, be paid a salary at the rate of one thousand two hundred and fifty pounds a year. (3) Where there are two Commissioners in office and they differ in opinion on any question relating to the administration of the Public Service Act, 1912, or to the powers, authorities, duties, or functions of the Commissioners, they shall report the matter to the Governor-General, and the Governor-General may by Order in Council appoint a person to consider and settle the. question in dispute. In any such case the joint Commissioners shall act in accordance with the determination of the person so appointed. Except as provided in this subsection, each of the joint Commissioners may exercise any of the powers conferred upon the Commissioner by the Public Service Act, 1912, or any other Act. (4) The fact that any joint Commissioner exercises any power conferred upon the Commissioner as aforesaid shall be conclusive evidence of his authority so to do. Mr. J. H. Boyes, Commissioner of Pensions, and Mr. T. Mark, Acting Public Service Commissioner, were appointed Commissioners in accordance with the foregoing provisions for a term of three years commencing on the 15th August, 1936. The delay in filling the vacancy for Public Service Commissioner was unfortunate, as the work connected with the general regrading of the Service could not well be taken in hand until a permanent appointment was made. The result will be that the regrading will not be finalized as early as might be desired. Mr. Gf. T. Bolt, Chief Clerk, Public Service Commissioners' Office, was appointed Secretary, Public Service Commissioners' Office, and Mr. S. Roberts, Accountant, Wellington District Office, Lands and Survey Department, and Mr. J. E. Engel, Accountant, Marine Department, were appointed Public Service Inspectors. General Regrading of the Public Service. Reference was made in last year's report to the fact that a general regrading of the Public Service was pending. By Order in Council dated 23rd September, 1936, thfe necessary authority was given to proceed with this regrading as from Ist April, 1937, and from the beginning of the present year the Commissioners and the Public Service Inspectors have been interviewing all officers desirous of making personal representations, and investigating their claims. This has been a task of considerable magnitude, but is now practically completed. It was necessary for the Commissioners and Inspectors to cover both Islands extensively, but it can now be said that all officers anxious to place personally their views before the Commissioners have had that opportunity. The visits to outlying districts have served to remove a feeling that officers located at places remote from Wellington are overlooked when promotions and regradings are pending. Although many officers took the opportunity of making personal representations, generally speaking the Service was found to be contented. One prolific source of representation is from officers or groups of officers who have reached their maximum salary and can see little or no opportunity for advancement. While their point of view can be appreciated, it must not be overlooked that the basic principle of regrading is the value of the work performed. The fact that an officer has reached his maximum and may have been on the same salary-step for a number of years is not of itself a justification for higher grading. In such cases an officer would require to show that the responsibility of his position had materially increased before he could reasonably expect an increment in salary, or he should fit himself for promotion to a more important position. Salary Scales. As from Ist July, 1936, salary scales were restored to the rates in force on 31st March, 1931. The movement of salaries during the past few years has been as under :— Ist April, 1931 : All salaries and allowances reduced by 10 per cent, by the Finance Act (No. 1), 1931.

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Ist April, 1932 : All salaries and allowances reduced, as under, by the National Expenditure Adjustment Act, 1932 : — (а) Where the rate of salary did not exceed £225 or its equivalent, 5 per cent. : (б) Where the rate of salary exceeded £225 but did not exceed £720 or its equivalent, 10 per cent. : (c) Where the rate exceeded £720 or its equivalent, 12| per cent. Ist April, 1934 : All salaries and allowances increased by 5 per cent, on the passing of the Finance Act (No. 2), 1934. Ist August, 1935 : All salaries and allowances increased by 7-| per cent, on the passing of the Finance Act, 1935. Ist July, 1936: Salaries and allowances restored to the rates in force on 31st March, 1931, by the Finance Act, 1936. From the above it will be seen the Public Service salaries were reduced by from 14| to 21] per cent, on the rates in force at 31st March, 1931, and that more than five years passed before these reductions were restored. From the following table it will be seen that all clerical scales are still below the rates in force in 1920 and 1921 —i.e., the whole of the reductions made in terms of the Public Expenditure Adjustment Act, 1921-22, have never been restored. The scale for the professional division is very little dissimilar. The present cost-of-living figures are, however, below the 1920 level.

Clerical Division.

Salaries of Public Servants. During recent years from time to time attention has been drawn to the fact that salaries of the higher clerical and professional officers are in the opinion of the Commissioners inadequate. In the professional division salaries beyond £715 per annum, and in the clerical division salaries exceeding £765 per annum, require parliamentary appropriation before they can .be paid. From the commencement of the depression it has been practically impossible to secure appropriation for increases in salary for officers coming within the overscale classes. The result of this has been that the relative salary status of various positions has been disturbed. Salaries up to £715 or £765, according to the Division, have in some cases increased without a corresponding increase to those receiving over these amounts. Regrading is much overdue to the officers in these latter classes. Salaries of administrative officers are not determined by the Commissioners, such salaries being subject to provision in the annual estimates of Departments and authorization by Parliament. Remarks made regarding the salaries of the higher clerical and professional officers apply with at least equal force to the salaries of administrative officers. In this connection we would call attention to the following extract from the 1933 report: — The labourer is worthy of his hire, and I feel constrained to express the opinion that the salaries paid, especially to the higher officers, are woefully inadequate. These men have won their positions by preparation, industry, ability, and grit, and while they are loyally accepting the position as it exists at present with a feeling of stoicism, this may give way to an all-round pessimism with resultant loss of morale and efficiency, unless they may reasonably hope for some improvement in the near future.

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There is no regular method by which an administrative officer can obtain a review _of his salary other than by application to the Minister in Charge for consideration when the estimates are being framed. Very few increases of this nature have been approved during the past few years, and the position has been accentuated by the payment of salaries to several recent appointees to new administrative positions far in excess of those paid to permanent heads of long .service and in charge of important Departments of State. in previous reports it has been pointed out that there should be a definite grading of administrative due regard being taken of the duties, importance, and responsibilities of the positions. Minimum and maximum salaries would then be fixed for every position. When comparison is made of the salaries paid to the occupants of managerial positions in outside firms, to executive and professional employees of local bodies, quasi-Government concerns, control boards, &c., with those paid to similar classes of officers in the Public Service, it is obvious that the Service rates are relatively low. If the Public Service is to be made attractive to men of capacity it is all important that the remuneration of officers exercising important administrative functions should be adequate and commensurate with the importance of their duties. The following table shows the percentage of permanent staff (both for the Public Service under the control of the Public Service Commissioners and for all State Services) at various salary groups. The latest figures available are given : —

Expansion op the Public Service. Reference lias frequently been made in the annual reports of Public Service Commissioners to the rapid growth in the number of public servants due to the ever-increasing demand for expansion of social and other services. During the past year this growth has been more apparent than ever before. In the years of the depression services were cut down wherever possible, and, where still carried on, were operated with reduced staffs. As conditions improved the demand and the need for restoration and expansion of these services were felt. In many cases it was necessary to employ increased staffs to make up the lee-way of several years. Resumption of former activities and the passing of new legislation have resulted in unprecedented demands for increased trained staffs, not only in existing services, but also to equip new Departments of State created thereby.

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Public Service (under Control of Public Service Commissioners, including Ad- Whole of State Services ministrative Officers and Native-school (excluding Judges). Salary Group. Teachers). Officers. Salaries. Officers. Salaries. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. £1,150 and over .. .. 0-16 0-63 0-07 0-31 £920 and over .. .. 0-52 1-76 0-29 1-05 £800 and over .. .. 1-05 3-18 0-55 1-83 £760 and over .. .. 1-65 4-64 0-73 2-34 £475 and over .. .. 10-19 20-42 4-81 10-61 £290 and over .. .. 54-33 69-92 38-07 51-49 £265 and over .. .. 63-33 77-76 51-16 64-59 £235 and over .. .. 75-09 87-38 66-54 78-86 £215 and over .. .. 79-04 90-34 77-55 88-37 £180 and over .. .. 83-69 93-46 84-37 93-45 Under £180 .. .. 16-31 6-54 15-63 6-55 Under £180 .. .. 16-31 6-54 15-63 6-55 Under £215 .. .. 20-96 9-66 22-45 11-63 Under £235 .. .. 24-91 12-62 33-46 21-14 Under £265 .. .. 36-67 22-24 48-84 35-41 Under £290 .. .. 45-67 30-08 61-93 48-51 Under £475 .. .. 89-81 79-58 95-19 89-39 Under £760 .. .. 98-35 95-36 99-27 97-66 Under £800 .. .. 98-95 96-82 99- 45 98-17 Under £920 .. .. 99-48 98-24 99-71 98-95 Under £1,150 .. .. 99-64 99-37 99-93 99-69 £1,150 and over .. .. 0-16 0-63 0-07 0-31

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Staff: Number of Officers other than Workmen.

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(Excluding administrative officers, Native-school teachers, and officers on extended leave or on loan to other Administrations.) 1st April, 1930. 1st April, 1933. 1st April, 1937. Department. Permanent. Temporary. Permanent. Temporary. Permanent. Temporary. _ Social Services — Education (excluding teachers) .. 297 75 257 94 280 151 Health .. .. .. 453 109 403 94 429 172 Labour .. .. .. 112 24 96 33 332 125 Mental Hospitals .. .. 945 . 24 1,089 27 1, 511 45 National Provident, Friendly So- 35 19 29 16 35 18 cieties, and Government Actuary's Pensions 107 58 101 56 157 101 Broadcasting .. .. .. •• •• •• 89 110 Sub-total .. .. 1,949 309 1,975 320 2,833 722 Development Services — Agriculture .. .. .. 558 175 513 136 552 235 Industries and Commerce, Tourist, 113 34 159 68 150 104 and Publicity Lands and Survey .. .. 627 92 570 80 544 157 Mines.. .. .. 53 ' 11 49 18 57 15 Primary Products Marketing .. .. .. .. .. 30 129 Public Works 758 617 637 271 846 1,051 Scientific and Industrial Research.. .53 43 56 55 111 99 State Forests .. .. .. 123 35 98 27 101 81 Sub-total .. .. 2,285 1,007 2,082 655 2,391 1,871 Trading Services — Government Insurance .. .. 107 24 96 29 112 32 Public Trust .. .. .. 646 188 645 196 761 228 State Advances .. .. 97 46 102 86 316 228 State Fire Insurance .. .. 136 49 135 56 139 54 Sub-total .. .. 986 307 978 367 1,328 542 Administrative, Law and Order, &c. — Air (civilian staff) .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Audit .. .. .. 158 4 162 5 181 4 Census and Statistics .. .. .. .. .. .. 65 69 Crown Law .. .. .. 6 1 6 2 7 3 Customs 310 9 292 10 370 21 Defence (civilian staff) .. .. 47 18 31 77 28 132 External Affairs (includes Cook 6 2 7 3 7 4 Islands) Internal Affairs .. .. 379 136 258 99 231 142 Justice and Prisons .. .. 513 35 543 44 543 117 Land and Deeds .. .. 131 55 123 34 120 26 Land and Income Tax .. .. 159 17 172 29 329 59 Marine .. .. • ■ 189 23 163 15 173 13 Native and Native Trust.. .. 102 44 108 58 156 105 Police (clerical) .. .. 6 .. 6 .. 8 1 Prime Minister's .. . • 1 • • 1 ■ • ' 5 Printing and Stationery .. .. 305 7 237 4 262 9 Public Service Commissioners' .. 8 .. 8 .. 11 Public Service Superannuation . . 9 2 8 2 8 4 Stamp Duties .. .. ■■ 76 11 71 9 74 11 Transport .. .. ■ • 7 1 7 2 35 63 Treasury .. .. •• 88 17 79 22 77 20 Valuation .. .. .. 83 42 75 26 84 43 Sub-total .. .. 2,583 424 2,357 441 2,783 846 Grand total .. .. 7,803 2,047 7,392 1,783 9,335 3,981* * Excludes 504 Bureau workers and 51 Gold-prospeeting Supervisors.

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In several cases the increases shown above are more apparent than real— e.g., Census and Statistics Department has been separated from the Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity Department, and in the Labour Department many of the present staff were previously on the relieving staff of the Internal Affairs Department. Staff increases generally have been occasioned by expansion of business and by the increased activities of Government by legislation bringing various bodies under Government control. The following instances are given : — Audit Department: Increased staff was due to the expanding activities of other Departments and the additional work caused by the Government assuming control of services not previously subject to Government audit —e.g., Marketing, Broadcasting. Broadcasting Department: The New Zealand Broadcasting Board was created a Government Department under section 6 of the Broadcasting Act, 1936. Customs Department: The volume of work• performed has increased greatly owing mainly to the sales tax. More than £3,000,000 was collected under this heading for the year ended 31st March, 1937. The rate per cent, of collection of all revenue by the Customs Department is only 17s. 4d. Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity Department: Increased stafi was necessary owing to expansion of activities. Additional work arising out of the formation of the Bureau of Industry, price investigations, &c., could be met only by increasing the stafi. Labour Department: The large increase in stafi shown has been due to (a) unemployment and (b) amending industrial legislation. A large staff was necessary to deal with the problems and the detailed work arising out of unemployment. The Employment Branch first came into being m December, 1930. The rapid increase in the number of unemployed from that time onward resulted in additional staff being appointed, mainly by transfer from Departments showing a falling-off in activities. Happily the numbers of unemployed are now oh the decrease, and the staff position in this Department is being closely watched. Additional duties have arisen through the formation of the State Placement Service. On the industrial side it has been essential to add to the number of Inspectors owing to the industrial legislation passed by Parliament. Land and Income Tax Department: The large increase shown is due to the taking-over of all work arising out of the collection of employment tax. These duties were previously undertaken by the Post and Telegraph Department. It was felt, however, that a more efficient check could be exercised and overlapping would be reduced to a minimum if this work were transferred to the Land and Income Tax Department. Owing to increase of business the Post and Telegraph Department was also anxious to obtain the services of their officers engaged on these duties. Cadets have been appointed, and as these become proficient in their duties, the Post and Telegraph officers are being returned to their parent Department. Mental Hospitals Department: The average number of patients resident in mental hospitals increased from 5,710 for the year ending 31st December, 1929, to 7,288 for the year ending 31st December, 1936. The villa system has also been gradually extended during past years. Working-hours of attendants and nurses have been reduced from fifty-three hours per week to approximately forty-two hours per week. Coincident with the alteration in working-hours an extra shift was provided to cover evening hours, so that a larger number of patients should be enabled to sit up to a reasonably late hour. The increase in staff was occasioned by the above. Native Department: It has been necessary to add to the staff owing to increased activities in Maori welfare, Native-land development, and Native employment schemes. Pensions Department: Additional staff has been appointed following the passing of recent pensions legislation and the increase in the number of pensioners. Primary Products Marketing Department: This Department was formed under the provisions of the Primary Products Marketing Act, 1936. Public Trust Department: Expansion of business has necessitated increased staff. Public Works Department: The resumption of development work held up during the years of depression and the commencement of further engineering undertakings have resulted in the appointment of further stafi. The Southland Electric-power Supply Act, 1936, provided for the dissolution of the Southland Electric-power Board and the takingover of the activities by the Government. The employees of the Board became members of the staff of the Public Works Department. Scientific and Industrial Research Department: The improvement in conditions generally and increased activities have resulted in increased demands being made on this Department. The extension of air services has necessitated additional appointments to the staff of the Meteorological Office. State Advances Corporation of New Zealand: On the passing of the State Advances Corporation Act, 1936, the stafi of the Mortgage Corporation again became public servants. The transfer from the Lands and Survey Department to the State Advances Corporation of mortgages vested in the Crown in respect of advances made to discharged soldiers and others under the authority of the Discharged Soldiers Settlement Act, 1915, and its amendments, took place during 1936-37. The work of this Department was also greatly increased on the passing of the Mortgagors and Lessees Rehabilitation Act, 1936. Transport Department: The duties of this Department have been added to greatly by legislation and the campaign for road safety.

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Many Departments have required their staffs to work overtime during the past year. Unfortunately it has not been possible to prevent this overtime by the engagement of additional staff owing to — (a) The work to be performed being of a temporary or rush nature : (b) Trained staff being necessary to perform the work : (c) It not being practicable to engage in many cases additional staff owing to serious lack of accommodation. The lack of accommodation, made more acute by the recent expansion of activities, has had a hampering effect on the attainment of utmost efficiency in those Departments affected, but, when the present progressive building programme is completed within the next few years, it is hoped that this difficulty will disappear. Recruitment op the Public Service. From 1932 to the end of 1936 the minimum requirement for entry to the Clerical or Professional Division of the Public Service was the University Entrance Examination. During these years appointments were made from an order-of-merit list arranged on the following basis, preference being given in the order stated : — (a) Those with a section of a degree or a pass in two or more subjects of a professional examination —e.g., Accountants' Professional, Law Professional, &c.—according to the number of subjects in which they have passed. (■b) Those passing the University Entrance Scholarship Examination with credit. (c) Those with the University Entrance Examination and a Higher-leaving Certificate. (d) Those with the University Entrance Examination. (e) Those with the School-leaving Certificate. In the above classes the applicants were arranged in order of merit according to the aggregate marks obtained. In classes (a), (b), and (c) an age-limit of twentyone years was observed, and for classes (d) and (e) nineteen years. Before the present year was far advanced it was apparent that considerable difficulty would be experienced in having available a sufficient supply of cadets to meet the demands of the Service. To assist matters the age-limit for classes (d) and (e) above was raised from nineteen to twenty-one years. Before the close of 1937 it is anticipated that the supply of cadets will not be equal to the demand. In order to improve the position next year arrangements have been made to reintroduce the Public Service Entrance Examination. This will be held in November next. Preference will continue to be given to applicants possessing higher qualifications than the Public Service Entrance Examination. It is hoped in this way to have a sufficient supply of cadets available for 1938. During the years 1931 and 1932 only two appointments to cadetships were made ; in 1933, 137 were appointed ; in 1934, 207 ; in 1935, 359 ; in 1936, 580 ; while for the period January to June of the present year 441 have been appointed. The lack of appointments in the depression years is now being severely felt in the Service. An officer of five or six years' service is generally at a very useful stage of his career. Many Departments to-day are asking in vain for trained officers with this length of service. A glance at the appointments quoted above will show that there are practically no officers of this class available. It is essential for the running of an efficient Public Service to have a regular supply of young officers coming on. Another problem which will have to be faced is one arising from the recruitment of cadets at a later age than previously. Prior to 1931 the average age for appointment to the Service would have been about seventeen years. An officer joining the Service at this age would reach the maximum of Class VII in ten years —i.e., at the age of, say, twenty-seven. With possible double increments for certain examinations or for special merit and ability he could, of course, have reached the maximum before ten years' service. Now that appointments are being made up to the age of twenty-one years, it will be seen that some officers will normally be

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over thirty years of age before reaching the maximum. The position has been relieved to a certain extent by the payment of a minimum rate of remuneration at age twenty-one and by the payment of additional remuneration beyond the scale salary until a salary of £200 is reached. The Public Service as a Career. The Royal Commission which was Set up in 1912 to report on the working of the various unclassified State Departments referred inter alia to the necessity for regarding the Public Service as a career to which would be attracted young men who had passed the necessary qualifying examination. The Commission stressed the necessity for— (a) Blocking all " back doors " of entrance to the Public Service ; (b) Arranging that all promotions should be made from within the Service ; and (c) Arranging for free transfer of officers between Departments. Their various recommendations were given effect to by the passing of the Public Service Act, 1912. Reference has been made elsewhere in this report to the system adopted to secure new appointments to cadetships in the Service. It will be observed that in the process of recruitment to cadetships care is taken to fix the age-limits as far as possible to correspond with definite school-leaving periods, and the practice is definitely and closely allied with the educational system. Thus the minimum requirement for entry, the Public Service Entrance Examination, is designed to be complementary to the School-leaving Certificate, and should, in the ordinary course, require one year's less secondary education than the latter, which is approximately equal to the University Entrance Examination. As preference is given to the applicant with the highest examination qualification, lads are thereby encouraged to remain at college for the purpose of improving their educational status and increasing their prospects of appointment. The fundamental prerequisite to effective recruitment is to attract to the examinations well qualified persons, physically, intellectually, and morally. If such persons are not willing to take the examinations, the tests themselves cannot improve the situation. The drawing-power of the Public Service depends upon the wholesomeness of public employment in toto, the opportunities for a career which it provides, the prestige which it commands and the scales of salaries payable. In New Zealand it may safely be said that the Government gets its full share of the very best qualified young fellows who deliberately seek a career in the Public Service rather than in banking or industry. That the Public Service is recruiting well-qualified officers is shown by a perusal of the foil owing figures. It is, of course, recognized that an officer is not necessarily outstanding merely because he has obtained a professional examination or a degree, but the possession of this qualification at least shows perseverance and ability to assimilate knowledge, and a desire to better equip himself to carry responsibility in the future. Officers with professional examinations, degrees, &c. : — 8.A., M.A. .. .. .. .. .. 142 B.Sc., M.Sc., &c. . p.. . . .. . . 272 Law Prof., LL.B., LL.M. . . . . . . . . 273 Accts. Prof., 8.C0m., M.Com. . . . . . . . . 612 Engineering degrees . . . . . . . . . . 249 Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . 203 1,751 Excluding the General Division, this would approximate one officer with a degree or a professional examination, in every three officers in the remaining divisions of the Public Service. The scope for useful service given to an employee in the Public Service will be realized when the importance of Government services is remembered. Government is a co-operative enterprise exceedingly complicated and difficult, and supremely important to every citizen. Through it we endeavour to sustain law, order, and property; protect the individual against exploitation; conduct essential social and other services ; guard the public welfare through the promotion

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of health, the care of the handicapped, the aged, and the unemployed ; conserve our national resources for the benefit both of the present and the future ; furnish and encourage universal education through schools, colleges, and universities ; co-operate with private individuals and associations for economic advance through the expansion of domestic and foreign markets, the improvement of agricultural and industrial practices, the study of practical and scientific problems, the protection of patents and copyrights, and the development of standards and standard practices ; control of hours of labour, wages, foods, and drugs ; construct and maintain public highways, railways, and other development activities. " Government now touches each one of us in a thousand ways. Each time the contact is through the agency of some public servant. If these contacts are skilful, intelligent, responsible, honest, impartial, and in accordance with law and open to and influenced by criticism we enjoy liberty. If these contacts are arbitrary, bungling, dishonest, irresponsible, contrary to law, and beyond or shielded from criticism, then we do not have liberty. The very existence of liberty under the modern State is conditioned by the quality and character of the public personnel. The development of a career service system is thus essential for the maintenance of freedom." Public Service Superannuation. Section 30 of the Finance Act, 1928, gave to temporary employees, subject to the approval of the Public Service Commissioners, the right to contribute to the Public Service Superannuation Fund. Many temporary employees have now taken advantage of this concession. Provided the Commissioners are satisfied that the services of the temporary employees will, as far as can be seen, be required on duties of a continuing nature and that they are performing such duties efficiently, approval is generally given to their joining the Fund. On previous occasions attention has been drawn to the necessity for the improvement of the various Superannuation Funds. Those who devote their lives to the Government Service deserve an honourable pension when the time comes for them to step aside from the arduous and responsible duties of Government work and relinquish their positions to the oncoming group. In our opinion the outstanding matters which require consideration are — (a) The removal of the pension limitation of £300 per annum which applies to all officers joining the Service after the 24th December, 1909 : (b) The provision for joint life and survivor pensions in the case of married officers : (c) Tire calculation of the retiring-allowance on the average salary for the last ten years of service instead of three years as at present. In regard to (a), the injustice of this limitation will be apparent when it is realized that officers joining subsequent to 24th December, 1909, are compelled to contribute to a fund on the basis, of their full salary, but at the same time are limited to a pension of £300 irrespective of the value of their contributions. Another and more serious effect of the limitation is in the matter of obtaining professional officers and experts to fill some of the higher positions in the Service —e.g.. Medical Officers of Health, Medical Superintendents of Mental Hospitals, actuaries, scientific officers, veterinarians, and others. It has been found by experience that prospective applicants are no longer interested when they ascertain that in the event of their accepting appointment the maximum pension they could receive would be £300 per annum and, further, that they would be required to pay contributions based on the actual salary received. In regard to (b), under present conditions, in the event of an officer dying, the widow's pension is limited to £31 per annum. It has been suggested that all employees should be asked to pay an increased contribution for an increased widow s allowance, but the objection to such a suggestion is that in the case of a bachelor or a widower he would have been paying a substantial contribution for no benefit at all, and this might cause friction. It would not be unreasonable, however, that to meet the case of any employee who would prefer to accept a smaller pension on the understanding that his widow's pension was increased, such an employee should 2—H. 14.

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be allowed an option on terms that would involve no increased strain on the Superannuation Funds. The simplest plan would be to allow such contributors the option to exchange their normal retirement pension for a joint life and survivor pension payable till the death of the last survivor, husband or wife, or alternatively a pension payable to the husband and automatically continuing on half rates to his widow. In order that the Funds' finances might be adequately protected it would be necessary for such option to be exercised not less than five years prior to the date of retirement, thus obviating any adverse selection against the Fund by the contributor. To meet the case of present contributors who are now within five years of retirement, or even of existing pensioners, provision might also be made for them to have an option to exchange their pensions for joint life and survivor pensions within a specified period, say, six months from the date of amending legislation, subject to their furnishing such evidence of medical fitness as might be required by the Superannuation Board. In regard to (c) it is suggested that the final average salary basis on which superannuation allowances are calculated should be increased from three to ten years. Actually the method of computing pensions fairest to all officers would be to use the average salary for the whole period of service, which is equivalent to basing pensions on actual contributions to the Fund. This would not necessarily mean reducing the average pensions of officers, as the present rate of one-sixtieth for each year of service would, in an average pension scheme, be increased, say, to a rate of one-fiftieth or even to one-fortieth according to the other benefits and the contribution scale. Efficiency of the Service. The intensive inspection of Departments made in connection with the regrading has afforded an excellent opportunity of gauging the efficiency of the Service, and we are pleased to be able to report that the general standard of efficiency has been well maintained. Since the passing of the Public Service Act, 1912, it has been the practice to appoint the best-qualified applicants available for appointment, and to give promotion to the best-entitled thereto on account of special ability and qualifications. Merit and not seniority has been the guiding influence in making promotions. Officers have been encouraged by various means to apply themselves to such courses of study as are likely to enhance their value as public servants, and the results have been very gratifying. Regrading Inspections. In connection with the regrading, a comprehensive inspection of the Service throughout New Zealand has been made by the Commissioners and by the Inspectors. At many points appreciation has been expressed by officers, who for the first time in their official career have met a representative of this Office. Similar appreciation was voiced by those whose work had not been inspected since the 1929 regrading. From these inspections there emerges indication of the necessity for closer cooperation and co-ordination along certain lines. Even within Departments, there is not always uniformity in practices between the various district offices. It was noticeable that in some Departments there is too great a tendency to retain officers on particular duties for an indefinite period to the detriment of the training of officers and to the work. Some Departments seem to regard themselves as water-tight compartments, forgetting that the various Departments under the Public Service Commissioners constitute one Service and that reasonable interchange between those Departments is bound to give better experience and produce more capable officers. The improvement in office systems also is considerably assisted by exchange of officers. With the establishment of new Departments of State and the expansion of some of the existing ones, there is at times a noticeable tendency towards overlapping. A Department, if not checked, is apt to build up an organization and staff to enable it to perform every phase of the work involved in carrying out its functions, overlooking the fact that an organization may already exist in another Department for the particular purpose of handling a certain phase of the work, with the result that if

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the tendency were allowed to go unchecked there would be duplication of effort and, incidentally, of staff. For example, it is obviously uneconomic to allow a Department to build up a statistical staff to gather information which is already collected, or may without extra cost be collected by the Census and Statistics Department. Similarly the establishment of a legal branch for work which can,be handled just as effectively by the Crown Law Office is to be discouraged. Any suggestion of overlapping is thoroughly investigated before applications for the appointment of additional staff are considered, and every precaution is taken to effect co-ordination and co-operation between Departments to the fullest possible extent. Even a casual inspection reveals that there is in the Service a dearth of " intermediate " officers. The lack of recruitment of cadets during the slump period has automatically reduced to a dangerous point the officer of four or five years service who should now be available for the positions which call for a reasonable amount of experience. The shortage is particularly noticeable because the increased activities in most Departments and the new services which have been created have absorbed officers of intermediate experience. The result has been that in many cases comparatively junior officers have been called upon to undertake duties of a higher status than is justified by their actual experience. In most Departments, too, there have been more than a few officers who have reached the top of Class VI, or who will shortly do so, and who by virtue of their lacking examination qualification are not competent to proceed to a higher grading. The admission is freely made by these officers that in most cases they appreciated the fact that some day they would have to qualify, but they simply deferred doing so. It is likely that they will be prejudiced by their lack of suitable qualification. The moral obviously is that junior officers, particularly those without the senior examination, should hasten to acquire the higher academic qualification which to-day, even more than in the past, is vital to progress. Probably due to the increased activities of Departments, a serious inadequacy of office accommodation was apparent in most centres. In some Departments this is worse than in others ; but the stage has been reached in many instances where the work is liable to suffer from the restricted nature of the accommodation available. This is perhaps more noticeable in Wellington, but in each of the centres, and to a lesser extent in smaller places, the same defect was apparent. Uniformity Committee. In November, 1936, Cabinet decided to appoint a Uniformity Committee, consisting of the Secretary to the Treasury, the General Manager of Railways, the Director-General, Post and Telegraph Department, the Director of Education, and the Public Service Commissioners. The first meeting of the Uniformity Committee was held on 23rd November, 1936. Mr. T. Mark was elected Chairman. The following constitution and functions of the Uniformity Committee were decided upon : — For the purposes of securing uniformity as between the various State services and to avoid anomalies, no proposal in regard to amendments to existing Orders in Council providing salary scales, existing staff regulations, or proposed new staff regulations affecting any branch of the State services, including teachers, is to be submitted to Government unless accompanied by a certificate by the Public Service Commissioners :— (1) That the proposal will not affect any existing staff regulation — (a) Under the Public Service Act; (b) Under the Government Bailways Acts ; (c) Under the Post and Telegraph Department Act; (d) Under the Education Acts ; or (2) That the regulation is of such a nature that it applies in such a way as not to affect other Departments —e.g., to officers performing duties of a technical or other special nature which have no parallel beyond the special Department for which the regulation is contemplated ; or (3) That the regulation is proposed to be applied to the whole of the Government Service.

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Where necessary, a formal meeting of the General Manager of Railways, DirectorGeneral, Post and Telegraph Department, Public Service Commissioners, Secretary to the Treasury, and the Director of Education to be called, and a joint report submitted to Government in regard to the matter under review, the Public Service Commissioners to be the conveners of such meetings. Where a formal meeting is not considered to be necessary, the relative papers to be circulated amongst members for their comments. Any other matter that may be likely to affect other Departments shall be referred to the Prime Minister for reference to the Public Service Commissioners. Wherever the occasion has arisen the procedure agreed upon has been followed. The formation of the Uniformity Committee serves the very useful purpose of securing uniformity between the various State services. Staff Reporting. Interest in the question of staff reporting was increased during the year by the visit of Dr. Rugg of the Teachers' College, Columbia University, New York City, during Educational Fellowship week. From the various discussions and criticisms of the existing systems the main facts which emerge with any degree of definiteness are — (1) That there is no universally accepted system of staff reporting : (2) That the success of any system is mainly dependent upon the intelligence and courage which reporting officers bring to their tasks : (3) That all existing systems are open to criticism at many points. The best system will therefore be the one which provides most adequate safeguards in order to minimize the risks against which the criticism is levelled. Several of the safeguards in the Public Service system are worthy of consideration : — (1) By dividing the merit components into ten classes, a controlling officer is required to review each officer in a systematic way instead of reaching his conclusions by mere general impression, (2) By instructing reporting officers to review the total marks in order to see how far they confirm a pre-conceived marshalling of staff. (3) By arranging a review by Head Offices to ensure uniformity. (4) The fact that for promotion or grading the report forms only one link in a chain prevents it from obtaining undue emphasis. Head Office recommendations, the Public Service Commissioners' own knowledge, and the reports of Inspectors all provide important means of checking up in a fairly comprehensive way. Appeal Board. The following is a summary of the appeals dealt with during the period Ist April, 1936, to 31st March, 1937 : —

In accordance with section 14 of the Public Service Amendment Act, 1927, an election was held in May, 1937, to determine the elective members of the Board of Appeal. Five nominations were received and the result of the voting was as under :■ — Bailey, Rowland Thomas .. . . .. ..1,106 Crimp, Albert Errol . . . . . . . , 540 Houston, Andrew Stewart . . . . . . . . 3,529 O'Reilly, James Matthew . . . . . . . . 841 Reynolds, Alfred Ernest . . . . . . . . 3,234 Informal . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Messrs. A. S. Houston and A. E. Reynolds were declared duly elected. Mr. Houston is a member of the staff of the Agriculture Department, and Mr. Reynolds of the Justice Department. Mr. Houston was previously a member of the Board. Mr. J. H. McKay, the other former member, did not seek re-election. Reduction of Working-hours. Brief reference was made in last year's report to the reduction of working-hours and the inauguration of a five-day week. Wherever possible the working-days per week have now been reduced to five. In the case of clerical and professional officers this has not resulted in an increase of staff as the same total number of hours are now worked in five days as were previously worked in five and a half days. Many positions graded in the General Division were placed on a five-day-week basis without much difficulty. In the case of Departments such as the Mental Hospitals, Health, Prisons, and Marine (lightkeepers), the problem was more difficult of solution. Provision was made for either time off or payment for excess hours worked from Ist September, 1936, to the date on which the new hours became operative. Mental Hospitals. —As from Ist October, 1936, the average hours were reduced to approximately forty-two. Attendants and nurses are given each third day off and one month's leave each six months. Prisons. —In this Department the new duty plan did not commence until Ist November, 1936. Payment of overtime for September, October, and November was approved for officers actually working the old hours, and an allowance of £5 ss. per month was thus credited to each warder affected. In order to reduce the average hours to forty-two from Ist December, 1936, warders, &c., were granted an additional five weeks' leave per year, to be taken twice yearly. These cases will serve to illustrate the difficulties which arose in such widely differing institutions as lighthouses, hospitals, child-welfare homes, power-stations, prisons, mental hospitals, &c. Departmental Examinations. Public Service Regulation 201 provides that before an officer can advance beyond a salary of £335 he must have passed the Senior Public Service or an equivalent examination. The Senior Examination has not been held for many years, and the usual qualifying examination is now the University Entrance. For several years departmental examinations have been held to enable an officer to qualify for promotion. Last year it was decided to hold these examinations annually in October or November. Seventy-four officers sat for departmental examinations held in twenty towns. Forty-five were successful in passing. A departmental examination is considered to be a good efficiency test for an officer, and consists of three three-hour papers, two covering the activities and work of the Department concerned, and a general paper containing questions in English, arithmetic, and Treasury and Public Service Acts and regulations. A high standard is demanded, and the examination undoubtedly serves a useful purpose. Officers passing the examinations are eligible for promotion in their own Departments only. Public Service Examinations for Shorthand-typists. The usual examinations for shorthand-typists were held in November of last year. The Junior and Senior Entrance Examinations were held in forty centres, and there were 1,639 entries, an increase of 370 over the previous year. Eight hundred and fifty-four candidates were successful in passing the examinations, seven hundred and sixty-six failed, and nineteen did not present themselves. These examinations are competitive. An order-of-merit list of the successful candidates is prepared for each examining-centre, and appointments to the Service are, as far as possible, made from the local pass-list, candidates who have passed the Senior Examination being given preference. The Junior Examination requires a speed of eighty words a minute in shorthand and thirty words a minute in typewriting, while the Senior speeds are 110 words a minute in shorthand and forty words a minute in typewriting.

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The Intermediate and Special Examinations have hitherto been held in the four chief centres. For these there were 196 entries ; 53 of the candidates were successful, 139 failed, and 4 candidates absented themselves from the examination. The requirements of the Intermediate Examination are 130 words a minute in shorthand and fifty words a minute in typewriting, and of the Special Examination 150 words a minute in shorthand and fifty words a minute in typewriting. No entries were received this year for the Shorthand Reporters' Examination. This examination requires a speed of 150 to 180 words a minute in shorthand, with not more than 1 per cent, of error in transcription. The latter three examinations are used for promotion purposes. There is at present great difficulty in supplying Departments with efficient shorthand-typists. In most towns the pass-lists for the examinations of November, 1936, were exhausted early in the present year. The greatest difficulty is experienced in Wellington. It has been necessary to bring a number of trained shorthand-typists from other centres to Wellington to meet the demand, but even with this method it is sometimes weeks before an efficient replacement can be arranged. Administrative Changes. Since the last report was issued the following administrative changes have taken place : —• Air Department: Mr. T. A. Barrow, Chief Accountant, Public Works Department, was appointed Air Secretary as from Ist April, 1937. Audit Department: Colonel G. F. C. Campbell, C.M.G., V.D., Controller and Auditor-General, died on the 3rd March, 1937. Mr. J. H. Fowler, Deputy Controller and AuditorGeneral, was appointed to succeed Colonel Campbell. Broadcasting Department: Professor J. Shelley, M.A., was appointed on Ist December, 1936, to the position of Director of Broadcasting. Census and Statistics Department: The office of Government Statistician, held by Mr. J. W. Butcher, was added to the Administrative Division on the sth August, 1936. Commercial Broadcasting Department: Mr. C. G. Scrimgeour was appointed on the 2nd October, 1936, to the position of Controller of Commercial Radio Stations. National Provident, Friendly Societies, and Government Actuary's Department: Mr. C. Gostelow, F.1.A., resigned on 11th November, 1936, from his position of Registrar of Friendly Societies, Superintendent of the National Provident Fund, and Government Actuary on his appointment to the position of Government Actuary to the New South Wales Public Service. Mr. R. Sinel, Accountant, Native Department (acting as Chief Inspector, Employment Division, Labour Department), was appointed in an acting capacity as Registrar of Friendly Societies and Superintendent of the National Provident Fund. Mr. S. Beckingsale, F.1.A., was appointed in an acting capacity to the position of Government Actuary, retaining the position of Actuary, Government Life Insurance Department. Pensions Department: Mr. J. H. Boyes relinquished his appointment as Commissioner of Pensions on 14th August, 1936, on his appointment to the position of Public Service Commissioner. Mr. H. D. Smith, Assistant Commissioner of Pensions, was appointed to succeed Mr. Boyes. Primary Products Marketing Department: Mr. G. A. Duncan was appointed on Ist August, 1936, to the position of Assistant Director of Marketing (Acting Director). Internal Marketing Branch : Mr. F. R. Picot was appointed on Ist February, 1937, to the position of Director of Internal Marketing. Printing and Stationery Department: Mr. G. H. Loney, Government Printer, retired on 31st July, 1937. Mr. E. V. Paul, Accountant, Printing and Stationery Department, Wellington, was appointed to succeed Mr. Loney. Public Service Commissioners' Office: Mr. J. H. Boyes, Commissioner of Pensions, and Mr. T. Mark, Secretary, Public Service Commissioner (Acting Assistant Public Service Commissioner), were appointed on 15th August, 1936, to the positions of Public Service Commissioners. Public Works Department: Mr. C. J. McKenzie, A.M.1.C.E., Engineer-in-Chief and UnderSecretary, retired on 21st July, 1936. Mr. J. Wood, M.1.C.E., Assistant Engineer-in-Chief, was appointed to succeed Mr. McKenzie. State Advances Corporation of New Zealand (Housing Construction Branch) : Mr. A. Tyndall, A.M.1.C.E., was appointed on Ist September, 1936, to the position of Director of Housing Construction. He retains the position of Under-Secretary of Mines. Transport Department: Mr. G. C. Godfrey, Commissioner of Transport, retired on 31st March, 1937. Mr. G. L. Laurenson, A.M.1.C.E., Civil Engineer and Assistant Commissioner of Transport, was appointed to succeed Mr. Godfrey.

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Departmental Officers on Loan with other Administrations. The following officers of the New Zealand Public Service are on duty with the Administration named : —

Amendments to the General Regulations. In consequence of the passing of the Finance Act, 1936, making provision for the restoration of all salaries and allowances to the level in operation at the 31st March, 1931, the following regulations were amended: Regulations Bb, Be. 109, 111 a, 111b, 117, 197, 201, 209, 213, 214, 215 a, and 216.

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Administration. Name. Department from which loaned. High Commissioner's Office (in- Taylor, F. H. .. Agriculture. eluding officers on duty in Were, G. V. .. ,, England but not attached to Foy, H. A. .. ,, High Commissioner's Office) Rutherford, J. P. . . Audit. McLachlan, A. P. .. ,, Webster, C. K. .. ,, Lawrence, F. W. . . Customs. Brebner, T. 0. W. .. „ Lishman, G. D. . . Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity. Reid, A. N. .. Ditto. Campbell, R. M. . . Internal Affairs. Jervis, D. M. .. ,, Mitchinson, Miss E. .. ,, McKenzie, Miss J. R. „ Sandford, F. T. . . Labour. Wright, X. I.. .. Scientific and Industrial Research. Hamilton, W. M. . . Sunley, R. M. .. Treasury. Barker, D. W. A. .. ,, Samoa (including officers on Peddie, J. J. G. .. Agriculture. duty in Samoa but not Hepburn, P. J. .. Audit. attached to Administration) Harper, D. E. .. ,, Moorhouse, A. F. . . Customs. Clendon, Miss N. C. .. Education. McKay, C. G. R. . . External Affairs. Murphy, E. F. . . ,, Quin, C. E. H. .. ,, Wright, J. B. .. ,, Turnbull, A. C. .. Internal Affairs. Kay, R. V. Malone, R. A. .. Labour (Employment Division). Horrax, J. S. . . Mines. Gunn, K. J. .. National Provident and Friendly Societies and Government Actuary. Wynyard, W. .. Public Trust. Gratton, F. J. H. Jones, D. M. .. Public Works. Wadsworth, J. . . Scientific and Industrial Research. Sapsford, H. B. Austin, J. M. „ Sutch, E.J. .. State Advances. Walker, J. .. Treasury. Cook Islands .. ■. Goodwin, W. T. .. Agriculture. , McMahon-Box, J. P.. . Customs. Smith, S. J. .. External Affairs. Larsen, C. H. W. Jones, S. W. . . Internal Affairs. Gray, A. G. .. Labour (Employment Division). Empen, H. J. .. Native. Morgan, H. J. .. ,, Luckham, A. A. . . Prisons. Jackson, J. D. . . Public Works. Secretariat to League of Nations Chapman, J. H. . . Customs. Falkland Islands .. .. Weir, D. S. A. .. Agriculture.

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Regulation 32, prohibiting public servants from taking an active part in politics, was revoked consequent on the passing of the Political Disabilities Removal Act, 1936. Regulation 8d was amended to permit payment to officers of the Professional or Clerical Divisions for time worked in excess of forty hours per week instead of forty-four. Regulation 49 was amended to provide for an alteration in the method of computing annual leave, particularly in regard to deduction therefrom in respect of sick or special leave during the preceding year. Regulation 51 was amended consequent on the introduction of a five-day week (merely a machinery amendment). Consequent on a decision to reintroduce the Public Service Entrance Examination, that portion of the regulations relating to this examination was revised and brought up to date. The following regulations were amended : Regulations 155, 164, 170, 173, 177, 178, 178 a, 179, 180, 181, 181 a, 186, 187, and 200. The regulations relating to the Printing and Stationery Department were also amended as follows : — Regulation 54 was amended consequent on the introduction of a five-day week (merely a machinery amendment). Regulation 55 was amended to provide for an alteration in the method of computing annual leave to bring it in line with the amendment to Regulation 49 of the General Regulations. Offences by Officers. Offences and irregularities are dealt with in accordance with the provisions of sections 12 and 13 of the Public Service Amendment Act, 1927. The decisions arrived at of the principal classes of cases dealt with during the year were as follow : — (a) Misappropriations (3) .. Forfeited office (3). (b) Irregularities (2) .. .. Appointment annulled (1) ; dismissed (1). (c) Unsatisfactory work (7) . . Services terminated (2) ; appointment annulled (1) ; reprimanded and reduced (2) ; reprimanded and transferred (1) ; fined (1). (d) Unsatisfactory conduct (14) .. Appointment annulled (5) ; dismissed (2) ; retired (1) ; reprimanded and transferred (2) ; fined (3) ; payment of increment delayed (1). Leave of Absence for Educational and Training Purposes. During the year the following officers were granted leave of absence to enable them to proceed abroad for educational and training purposes : — Calder, ii. A., Instructor in Agriculture (seconded as Assistant Agronomist to Plant Research Bureau, Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Palmerston North), Agriculture Department, Palmerston North : To visit research institutions concerned with plantbreeding or seed-production overseas. Herv'ey, Miss M. E., Masseuse, Mental Hospitals Department, Porirua : To visit England to take refresher courses in Electro-therapy and cognate subjects. Hetherington, Miss J. J., Inspector of Secondary Schools, Education Department, Wellington : To proceed abroad to study and contact recent developments in teaching. Kidson, Miss E. I»., Assistant Chemist, Soil Survey, Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Nelson : To England and Scotland, to obtain up-to-date experience in soil chemistry and other related matters. Lambie, Miss M. 1., Director, Division of Nursing, Health Department, Wellington : To United States of America, Canada, and Europe, to take up a Rockefeller Travel Fellowship. Potter, F. W., sth Operator, Public Works Department, Arapuni: Tp England, to further engineering experience. , . Taylor, Miss H., Physical Instructress, Education Department, Wellington: To attend refresher courses in physical education abroad. Watt, I. G., Clerk, Veterinary Laboratory, Agriculture Department, Wallaceville: To Sydney, Australia, to take up a veterinary bursary. Departmental Officers abroad on Duty. During the year the following officers proceeded abroad for the purposes stated : — Arnold, Miss N. P., Matron, St. Helens Hospital, Health Department, Wellington : To Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and Holland, to study midwifery training. Barry, W. C., Director, Live-stock Division, Agriculture Department, Wellington : To Dutch East Indies, Queensland, and New South Wales, to investigate animal-disease matters.

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Cockayne, A. H., Director-General, Agriculture Department, Wellington : To Australia, to discuss methods of co-ordination of wool publicity and research matters with Australian and South African growers, also to Canberra and Adelaide, in connection with departmental matters. Fawcett, E. J., Farm Economist, Agriculture Department, Wellington : To Australia, to investigate egg-marketing scheme in New South Wales. Grange, Dr. L. 1., Geologist (Acting Director, Soil Survey Division), Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Wellington : To Australia, to discuss soil matters. Foy, N. R., Seed Analyst, Agriculture Department, Palmerston North : To Australia, to represent Department at Centenary Conference of Australian and New Zealand seedmerchants at Adelaide, and to look into certain aspects of seed trade in Sydney and Melbourne. Griffin, K. M., Analyst, Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Auckland : To United States, Canada, and Britain, to study latest methods in laboratory practice, especially the manner of dealing with water pollution in the United States. Grigg, F. J. T., Analyst, Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Christchurch : To United Kingdom, to investigate laboratory methods. Hullett, E. W., Chemist, Wheat Research Institute, Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Christchurch : To America, the United Kingdom, and Europe, to gain first-hand information of the latest developments and processes in the wheat industry. Levy, E. 8., Agrostologist, Agriculture Department, Palmerston North (seconded as Director, Grasslands Division, Plant Research Bureau, Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Palmerston North): To Great Britain, to attend Fourth International Grassland Conference, to be held at Aberystwyth, Wales, and to visit research stations in England and Europe, Canada, and United States of America. Lowe, C., Instructor in Tobacco Culture, Agriculture Department, Auckland: To England, to acquaint himself with the requirements of the trade with a view to the further development of the export of tobacco-leaf. Hutchings, N. E., Chief Clerk, Public Works Department, Head Office : To Australia, to accompany the Hon. the Minister of Public Works on an official visit. Neill, J. 0. C., Field Mycologist, Agriculture Department, Palmerston North (seconded to Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North, Scientific and Industrial Research Department) : To Australia, to visit mycological centres in order to discuss investigations in which the Plant Research Bureau is co-operating with workers there. Shanly, W. J., Private Secretary to Minister of the Crown, Internal Affairs Department, Wellington: To Geneva, to accompany the Hon. the Minister of Labour to the International Labour Conference. Small, Miss L. G., School Nurse, Health Department, Wellington: To visit Canada, to obtain first-hand knowledge of certain developments which are taking place in publichealth work in that country. Smart, E. C., Assistant Engineer, Public Works Department, Head Office: To various Pacific Islands, to secure preliminary reports on their suitability for the construction of landing-grounds for service aircraft. Sutherland, R., Cool Storage Officer, Agriculture Department, Wellington : To Cook Islands, for special duty in connection with erection of cool store at Avarua. Thomsen, I. L., Observatory Assistant, Dominion Observatory, Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Wellington : To Phoenix Island to represent Dominion Observatory with expedition to observe eclipse of sun. Thomson, R., Assistant Agronomist, Plant Research Bureau, Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Lincoln : To Australia, to investigate and report on rice-growing. Whitehead, H. R., Dairy Bacteriologist, Scientific and Industrial Research Department, Palmerston North : To Berlin, to attend the Eleventh Triennial World's Dairy Congress, and also to investigate the research work carried out on various matters connected with the dairy industry. Williams, W. R. L., Orchard Instructor, Agriculture Department, Alexandra : To United States of America, to gather latest information on the question of " frost fighting " in protecting fruit against frost damage. To accompany the Minister of Finance to Great Britain : — Aicken, T. R., and Sutch, W. 8., Private Secretaries to Minister of the Crown, Internal Affairs Department, Wellington. Johnson, J. P. D., Advisory and Investigating Officer, Customs Department, Head Office. Pascoe, G. A., Industrial, Investigating, and Advisory Officer, Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity Department, Head Office. Armitage, Miss T. F., Senior Shorthand-typist, Relieving Staff, Internal Affairs Department, Wellington. To accompany the New Zealand Delegation to the Coronation and Imperial Conference : — Rodda, G. C., Secretary to the Treasury, Wellington. Berendsen, C. A., Permanent Head, Prime Minister's Department, Wellington. Lewis, A. 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Suggestions for Improvement. Under Public Service Regulation 17, officers are invited to forward for the consideration of the Commissioners any fresh ideas or proposals that are likely to improve the organization or efficiency of the Service. Such suggestions are appreciated and are given every consideration. In cases where a suggestion which is considered to be of merit is brought forward, it is the practice to make a small monetary reward. Though no such monetary consideration was granted, the following suggestions, made during the year, are worthy of mention : —

Conferences. Conferences of officers as set out below were held since last report:—

Conclusion. Reference has been made in previous reports to the particularly harmonious relations existing between this Office and the staffs of the various Departments, and also with representatives of the New Zealand Public Service Association. We are pleased to report that these have been well maintained during the past year. We also desire to express our thanks and appreciation for the loyal support accorded to us by Permanent Heads and by officers generally, and particularly to our own staff for their loyal and devoted assistance. All of which is respectfully submitted for Your Excellency's gracious consideration. J. H. Boyes, Public Service Commissioner. T. Mark, Public Service Commissioner. Office of the Public Service Commissioners, Wellington, 28th September, 1937.

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Name. Department. Suggestion. Brooker, W. A. .. Customs .. .. .. New form for returns of certain duty collected. Adopted. Gainey, S. C. .. Public Service Superannuation Improved method of recording journal entries. Adopted. Jones, I. D. .. Lands and Survey.. .. Method of filing papers. Kay, A. R. .. Land and Deeds .. .. Method of compilation of departmental statistics. Knightsbridge, H. J. Agriculture .. .. Improvement in form for daily return of stock examined at abattoir. Adopted. Seddon, G. H. .. Land and Deeds .. .. Scheme for amalgamation of work of Land and Deeds and Stamp Duties Departments. Sherwood, P. E. .. Agriculture .. .. Formation of "Publicity and Intelligence Bureau " in Department.

Department. Nature of Conference. Agriculture .. .. .. District Superintendents and Veterinarians : To discuss veterinary matters generally. Stock Inspectors : To discuss generally stock-inspection matters. Orchard Instructors: To discuss problems connected with fruit export. Industries and Commerce, Tourist District Managers and Hostel Managers : To discuss methods for and Publicity increased business. Public Works .. .. .. District Electrical Engineers : To discuss general matters relating to the Hydro-electric Branch. State Advances Corporation .. North Island Rural Eield Staff' and Branch Managers : To discuss valuing methods and general matters. Valuation .. .. .. Assistant Valuers: To discuss phases of work and compare methods for uniformity of practice.

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Table I.—Public Service List, 31st March, 1936.—General Summary of Classification by Departments (excluding Officers in Administrative Division).

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_ , I dumber Total Salaries, Classification a , Department. of Year ending Salaries, Year ending T I Officers. | 31st March, 1936. 31st March, 1937. Increase. £ £ £ Agriculture .. .. .. .. 520 175,026 179,559 4,533 Appointed, 1/4/36 .... 1 .. 269 On loan .. .. .. .. 6 On leave .. .. .. .. 1 Audit •• •• •• •• .. 173 54,016 56,442 2^426 On loan .. .. .. .. I Census and Statistics .. .. .. 66 14,879 850 Crown Law .. .. .. .. 7 4 ;311 4 )353 42 Customs 345 96,986 100,087 3,101 On loan .. .. .. .. 2 On leave .. .. .. .. 1 Defence .. .. .. .. .. 33 8,814 275 Education .. .. .. .. 269 88,994 90,336 1,342 Appointed, 1/4/36 .. .. 1 .. 154 External Affairs .. .: .. .. 6 1,592 1,659 " 66 On loan .. .. .. .. 5 Government Insurance .. .. .. Ill 31,504 32,649 1' i44 On loan .. .. .. .. 1 Health •• •• •• 389 97,878 3^730 Appointed, 1/4/36 .... 1 .. 77 On leave .. .. .. .. 4 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and Publicity 122 32,835 33,665 830 Appointed, 1/4/36 .. .. 1 .. 241 Internal Affairs .. .. .. .. 226 55,526 57,374 1^847 On loan .. .. .. .. 7 On leave .. .. .. 2 Justice and Prisons .. .. .. 542 147,749 lōi,037 3,288 On loan .. .. .. .. 1 Labour .. .. .. .. .. 213 53,536 56,752 3^216 Appointed, 1/4/36 .. .. .. 1 .. 269 On loan .. .. .. ■ .. 1 Land and Deeds .. .. .. .. 119 36,483 37,293 810 Land and Income Tax .. .. .. 201 49,501 52,093 2,592 Lands and Survey .. .. .. 595 170,992 178,177 7,184 Appointed, 1/4/36 .... 1 .. 77 On loan .. .. .. .. 2 Marine .. .. .. .. .. 165 54,719 55,413 694 Appointed, 1/4/36 .. .. 1 .. 406 Mental Hospitals .. .. .. .. 1,085 233,687 235,707 2,019 On leave .. .. .. .. 4 Mines .. .. .. .. .. 51 16,162 16,585 423 On loan .. .. .. .. 2 On leave .. .. .. .. 1 National Provident and Friendly Societies .. 34 8,356 8,881 525 On loan .. .. .. .. 1 Native .. .. .. .. .. 141 37,704 39,363 1,658 On loan .. .. .. .. 1 Pensions .. .. .. .. .. 116 27,471 28,866 1,394 Police .. .. .. .. .. 7 2,441 2,455 13 Prime Minister's .. .. .. .. 6 1,967 2,008 41 Printing and Stationery .. .. .. 230 61,569 62,510 941 Appointed, 1/4/36 .. .. 17 .. 4,318 Public Service Commissioner's .. .. 9 3,071 3,174 102 Public Service Superannuation .. .. 8 1,715 1,820 104 Public Trust .. .. .. .. 719 208,003 217,196 9,193 Appointed, 1/4/36 .... 1 .. 77 On loan .. .. .. .. 1 On leave .. .. .. .. 1 Public Works .. .. .. .. 724 219,508 229,038 9,530 Appointed, 1/4/36.. .. .. 10 .. 2,429 On loan .. .. .. .. 3 On leave .. .. .. .. 1 Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. 67 24,865 25,698 833 Stamp Duties .. .. .. .. 74 20,664 21,174 510 State Advances .. .. .. .. 52 11,172 11,651 478 On loan .. .. .. .. 1 State Eire Insurance .. .. .. 133 38,703 39,710 1,007 State Forest .. .. .. .. 98 30,427 31,095 668 On leave .. .. .. .. 3 Transport .. .. .. .. 25 6,085 6,502 417 Treasury.. .. .. .. .. 87 23,438 24,469 1,030 On loan .. .. .. .. 5 Valuation .. .. .. .. 83 26,312 27,221 908 On leave .. .. .. .. 1 Totals .. .. .. 7.851 2,178,679 2.248,458 69,778 Appointed, 1/4/36.. .. .. 35 .. 8,321 On loan .. . . .. .. 40 On leave .. .. .. .. 19 Totals, 31/3/36* .. .. 7,851 2,178,679 Totals, 31/3/37* .. .. 7,886 .. 2,256,779 Native-schoolteachers .. .. .. 321 71,175 Vacant, 1/4/36 .. .. .. .. 78 * Excluding 40 officers 011 loan and 19 on leave without pay. Note.—Fractions of £1 are not taken into consideration in tables.

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Table II. —Public Service List, 31st March, 1936. —General Summary of Classification by Classes (excluding Officers in Administrative Division).

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Number Total Salaries, Classification Scalp Class (excluding Administrative). of Year ending Salaries, T * * Officers. 31st March, 1936. 31st March, 1937. increase. ■ I Professional — £ £ £ Over scale .. .. .. .. 71 54,047 54,047 A .. .. .. .. 129 78,015 79,112 1,096 A (on leave) .. .. .. .. 2 B .. .. .. .. 128 63,487 65,201 1,714 B (on loan) .. .. .. .. 1 C .. .. .. .. 125 52,508 53,993 1,485 O (appointed, 1/4/36) .. .. .. 1 .. 406 D .. .. .. .. 108 35,349 38,003 2,653 D (on loan) .. .. .. .. 2 D (on leave) .. .. . . .. 1 E .. .. .. .. 41 10,377 11,125 747 E (appointed, 1/4/36) .. .. .. 2 .. 585 E (on leave) .. .. .. .. 1 F .. .. .. .. 10 1,394 1,703 309 Clerical— Special (over scale) .. .. .. 8 5,899 5,899 Special (over scale—on loan) .. .. 1 Special .. .. .. .. 85 54,358 55,615 1,256 Special (on loan) .. .. .. 2 I .. .. .. .. .. 125 64,884 66,803 1,918 I (on loan) .. .. .. .. 2 II .. .. .. .. .. 108 48,573 50,015 1,441 II (on loan) .. .. .. .. I III .. .. .. .. .. 166 68,875 70,218 1,343 III (on loan) .. .. .. .. 1 III (on leave) .. .. .. 1 IV .. .. .. ... .. 257 95,835 98,366 2,531 IV (on loan) .. .. .. .. 2 IV (on leave) .. .. .. 1 V .. .. .. .. .. 325 106,964 110,842 3,877 V (on loan) .. .. .. .. 2 VI .. .. •• .. .. 868 254,486 263,221 8,735 VI (on loan) .. .. .. .. 4 VII(£251/9/0-£269/15/0) .. .. 830 216,546 221,430 4,883 VII (appointed, 1/4/36) .... 2 .. 539 VII (on loan) .. . . .. .. 10 VII (on leave) .. .. .. 2 VII (£202/14/0-£241/6/0) .. .. 502 104,375 114,203 9,828 .VII (appointed, 1/4/36) .. .. 1 .. 222 VII (on loan) .. .. .. .. 5 VII (on leave) .... .. .. 1 VII (£77/5/0-£183/8/0) .. .. 786 71,324 84,734 13,410 VII (appointed, 1/4/36) .. .. 5 .. 386 VII (on leave) .. .. .. 1 General— I (£431 and over) .. .. .. 102 48,714 49,814 1,100 I (on loan) .. .. .. 3 II (£266-£430) .. .. .. 977 310,591 316,360 5,769 II (appointed, 1/4/36) .. .. 5 .. 1,467 II (on loan) .. .. .. .. 1 II (on leave) .. .. .. III(£242-£265) .. .. .. 353 89,170 89,508 337 III (appointed, 1/4/36) .. .. 12 .. 3,187 III (on loan) .. .. .. .. 2 IV (£226-£241) .. .. .. 723 171,418 171,959 540 IV (appointed, 1/4/36) .. .. 6 .. 1,372 V(£206-£225) .. .. .. 207 44,777 45,171 394 V (on loan) .. .. .. .. 1 V (on leave) . . .. .. 3 VI(£171-£205) .. .. .. 309 57,093 59,684 2,590 VII (£170 and under) .. .. .. 449 55,155 56,705 1,549 VII (on leave) .. .. .. 4 Educational — I (£431 and over) ...... 1 539 562 22 II(£266-£430) .. .. .. 18 5,590 5,617 27 III(£242-£265) .. .. .. 8 2,018 2,057 38 IV (£266-£241) ...... 4 945 960 14 V (£206-£225) .. .. .. 7 1,500 1,520 19 VI(£171-£205) .. .. .. 17 3,224 3,320 96 VII (£170 and under) ...... 4 632 675 43 VII (appointed, 1/4/36) .... 1 .. 154 Totals .. .. .. 7,851 2,178,679 2,248,458 69,778 Appointed, 1/4/36 .. .. 35 .. 8,321 On loan .. .. .. .. 40 On leave .. .. .. .. 19 Totals, 31/3/36* .. .. 7,851 2,178,679 .. .. Totals, 31/3/37* .. .. 7,886 .. 2,256,779 Native-schoolteachers .. .. .. 321 71,175 Vacant .. .. .. .. .. 78 * Excluding 40 officers on loan and 19 on leave without pay. Note. —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 1935-36 and 31st March, 1936.

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Classified List, 1935-36. Increase. Decrease. (1 j By Transfer from other Uy -New Entrants. Net Increase or App " tm tso— «vsxsssr (12) (jS £- Co SS 13 At31 "- 1936 - Departments. I Total Finance (within ' (2) (3) (4) (5) (8) (7) inclusive. in Salary. to Unclassified By Death ' Su P™™ a " Re31 « Ddtlon - where Services inclusive. Departments, g Classified Act, 1935. Department). To fill As Additions To fill As Additions To fill As Additions Positions. or Pension. dispensed with). q Salaries. (7£ per Vacancies. to Staff. Vacancies. to Staff. Vacancies. to Staff. centum). . — — ° ..... . . . . O . . t* 43 M E—4 43 Lw -lO sJ 43 E_J 43 Ī— 43 ftj I f * . -? 4,3 tj 43 r" rj , t*4 I fg|g|j!g.2g.Sg.S!g.2g.Sg.8g,Sg.Sg.Sg.2g,3g£ g I § ll I'S-g I i 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 I I i 1 I I I I I I i I I 1 I 1 i 1 ! 1 1 1 i 1 1 |l s |l £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ ££££££ £ £ £ Agriculture .. .. 507 161,667 12,135 11 255 4 670 2 530 22 5,952 2 753 10 2,428 2 717 42 11,308 .. .. 12 4,048 4 1,234 7 3,040 6 1 763 . .. 29 10,085 +13 + 1,223 520 175,026 Agriculture. Audit .. .. 173 51,110 3,837 7 149 4 796 .. .. 4 309 8 1,254 .. .. 5 1,442 2 612 .. .. 1 130 .. .. 8 2,185 .. - 931 173 54,016 Audit. Crown Law .. .. 7 4,010 301 .. .. 1 755 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 755 .. .. 1 755 .. .. .. .. .. __ , _ .. 1 755 .. .. 7 4,311 Crown Law. Customs .. .. 327 89,917 6,750 36 1,118 9 1,457 .. .. 25 1,931 4 309 38 4,816 2 27 9 1,695 1 256 3 1,059 7 1,459 .. .. 20 4,498 +18 + 318 345 96,986 Customs. Defence .. .. 30 7,450 559 .. .. 1 292 1 470 .. .. 1 77 1 269 .. .. 4 1,110 .. .. 1 306 .. .. .. .. .. 1 306 + 3 + 804 33 8,814 Defence. Education .. .. 261 82,896 6,224 10 238 3 516 .. .. 20 3,410 10 2,351 33 6,516 J 36 4 1,025 3 796 4 1,419 13 3 044 1 320 25 6,642 + 8 — 126 269 88,994 Education. External Affairs and 6 1,759 132 .. .. 2 260 .. .. 1 77 .. .. 3 337 .. .. 2 453 .. .. .. .. 1 183 .. .. 3 636 .. — 298 6 1,592 External Affairs and Cook Islands Cook Islands. Government Insurance 105 29,637 2,225 21 893 2 530 .. .. 8 599 2 154 .. 12 2,178 .. .. 1 222 1 347 4 1 965 .. 6 2,535 + 6 — 357 111 31,504 Government Insurance. Health .. .. 381 92,713 6,961 21 1,990 3 1,103 2 217 5 386 32 2,338 .. .. 1 217 43 6,252 .. .. 6 1,254 1 756 5 l,'l58 23 .'! .'35 8,048 + 8 - 1,795 389 97,878 Health. Industries and Com- 160 39,915 2,997 13 536 3 955 4 1,374 12 1,279 24 3,493 1 241 .. .. 44 7,880 .. .. 4 1,235 .. .. 1 221 9 2 275 16 3,077 +28 + 4,802 188 47,714 Industries and Commerce, Tourist and merce, Tourist and Publicity Publicity. Internal Affairs .. 162 43,127 3,251 10 125 2 509 5 1,408 .. .. 1 77 .. 8 2,119 1 4 8 2,976 1 231 9 2,595 1 269 .. .. 19 6,078 —11 — 3,958 151 42,420 Internal Affairs. Internal Affairs Reliev- 80 14,050 1,055 2 59 .. 9 2,267 2 154 9 676 .. 20 3,157 .. .. 21 4,413 .. .. 1 '207 2 294 1 241 25 5,157 —.5 — 1,999 75 13,106 Internal Affairs Relieving Staff ing Staff. Justice and Prisons .. 535 138,105 10,369 37 989 3 874 .. .. 12 1,091 5 386 6 1,432 .. .. 26 4,773 1 19 5 1,676 1 306 5 1,664 6 1 364 2 468 19 5,499 + 7 — 725 542 147,749 Justice and Prisons. Labour .. .. 182 46,561 3,496 3 32 5 1,122 27 5,173 9 695 6 498 47 7,521 .. .. 11 2,856 .. .. 2 626 3 '559 .. .. 16 4,042 +31 + 3,478 213 53,536 Labour. Lan.3 and Deeds .. 122 35,471 2,663 6 210 1 77 .. 4 309 1 77 .. 6 673 .. .. 6 1,242 .. .. 1 562 2 521 .. .. 9 2,325 — 3 — 1,652 119 36,483 Land and Deeds. Land and Income Tax 189 45,973 3,451 14 282 .. .. .. .. 6 463 17 1,313 .. 23 2,058 .. .. 6 1,355 .. .. .. .. 5 626 .. .. 11 1,982 + 12 + 76 201 49,501 Land and Income Tax. Lands and Survey .. 576 159,877 12,005 21 631 7 1,499 3 881 24 2,009 13 1,116 1 333 1 411 49 6,884 .. .. 16 3,884 1 388 4 1,227 7 1,649 2 624 30 7,774 +19 — 890 595 170,992 Lands and Survey. Marine .. .. 164 50,659 3,803 4 121 1 193 .. .. 11 2,570 1 406 .. 13 3,292 2 .. 5 1,144 .. .. 2 771 5 l'l20 .. .. 12 3,036 + 1 + 256 165 54,719 Marine. Mental Hospitals .. 1,089 217,363 16,345 197 2,776 5 1,079 .. .. 146 20,414 28 4,364 .. 179 28,635 4 167 10 1,510 4 979 3 690 154 23 547 12 1,761 183 28,657 — 4 — 21 1,085 233,687 Mental Hospitals. Mines .. .. 50 15,562 1,168 1 76 .. .. .. 7 934 1 125 .. 8 1,136 .. .. 6 1,235 .. .. 1 470 .. !. .. . 7 1,705 + 1 — 569 51 16,162 Mines. National Provident, 29 7,175 538 .. .. 2 299 .. .. 2 154 5 1,280 .. 9 1,734 .. .. 2 347 1 653 .. 1 91 .. 4 1,092 + 5 + 642 34 8,356 National Provident, Friend 1 ySocieties, Friendly Societies, and Government and Government Actuary's Actuary's. Native .. .. 118 31,714 2,381 11 356 7 2,021 7 1,915 4 309 10 772 28 5,374 .. .. 1 347 .. .. 3 1,147 1 269 .. 5 1,764 +23 + 3,609 141 37,704 Native. Pensions .. .. 104 25,266 1,897 3 54 .. .. .. 9 695 11 864 .. 20 1,614 1 18 5 877 .... 3 410 8 1,305 + 12 + 308 116 27,471 Pensions. Police .. .. 7 2,271 170 .. .. .. .. .. 7 2,441 Police. Prime Minister's .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 61,967.. .. .. .. .. 6 1,967 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. +6+1,967 6 1,967 Prime Minister's. Printing and Stationery 236 59,067 4,426 17 309 .. .. .. .. 4 506 1 77 .. 5 892 2 41 3 366 .. .. 6 1,870 2 537 .. .. 11 2,817 — 6 — 1,924 230 61,569 Printing and Stationery. Public Service Commis- 7 2,324 174 2 63 .. 1 202 .. .. 1 306 .. 2 573 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. +2 + 573 9 3,071 Public Service Commissioner's sioner's. Public Service Super- 8 2,004 150 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 231 .. .. .. 3 231 .. .. 2 473 .. .. .. .. 1 197 .. .. 3 671 .. — 439 8 1,715 Public Service Superannuation annuation. Public Trust.. .. 688 193,949 14,560 19 391 1 91 8 1,286 23 1,776 26 2,008 7 2,265 .. .. 65 7,820 .. .. 23 5,791 1 251 .. 10 2 283 . 34 8,326 +31 - 506 719 208,003 Public Trust. Public Works .. 649 195,126 14,650 31 649 5 1,399 28 6,472 25 1,912 38 3,605 .. .. 10 3,419 106 17,458 4 107 10 3,018 1 384 6 1,595 12 2 328 31 7,727 +75 + 9,730 724 219,508 Public Works. Scientific and Industrial 59 20,858 1,565 4 247 1 111 3 943 3 772 4 1,080 .. .. 1 429 12 3,585 .. .. .. .. .. 4 1,143 .. .. 4 1,143 + 8 + 2,441 67 24,865 Scientific and Industrial Research Research. Stamp Duties .. 70 19,466 1,461 3 50 1 269 .. .. 6 463 2 154 .. 9 937 .. .. 3 868 .. .. .. .. 2 333 .. .. 5 1,201 + 4 — 263 74 20,664 Stamp Duties. State Advances .. 110 25,657 1,926 .. .. 1 650 .. .. 4 309 4 309 .. 9 1,268 .. .. 11 2,216 1 77 .. 55 15,385 .. .. 67 17,679 —58 —16,410 52 11,172 State Advances. State Fire Insurance .. 131 36,027 2,704 34 846 1 77 .. 6 463 1 77 .. 1 269 9 1,733 .. .. 1 269 1 516 1 324 4 651 .. .. 7 1,762 + 2 — 28 133 38,703 State Fire Insurance. State Forest .. 98 28,696 2,154 1 18 1 77 .. .. 2 154 .. .. .. 3 250 .. .. 1 292 .. .. .. .. 2 380 .. .. 3 673 .. — 423 98 30,427 State Forest Transport .. .. 21 5,517 414 .. .. 1 269 2 562 4 309 .. .. .. .. 2 557 9 1,698 .. .. 4 1 467 1 77 5 1,544 + 4 + 154 25 6,085 Transport. Treasury .. .. 82 22,957 1,723 5 102 3 1,307 3 809 2 154 6 463 .. 1 347 15 3,185 .. .. 8 3,512 2 914 " 10 4,426 + 5 - 1,241 87 23,438 Treasury. Valuation .. .. 72 23,341 1,752 .. .. 4 1,108 2 299 3 231 1 77 7 1,621 .. .. 17 3,338 .. .. 3 1,280 1 548 .. .. 2 289 .. 6 2,118 +11 + 1,219 83 26,312 Valuation. Totals .. 7,595 2,029,248 152,388 544 13,577 84 20,378 113 26,782 418 51,032 267 29,596 33 8,593 19 6,370 934 156,331 18 423 216 55,866 25 8,342 68 22,619347 68,018 22 4,019 678 159,289 +256 - 2,957 7,851 2,178,679 Totals. : Note. —This return does not include administrative officers, Native-school teachers, and officers on loan or leave without pay. Fractions of £1 are not taken into consideration in totals.

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Table IV. —Temporary Employees other than Workmen, etc., as at 1st April, 1936.

Approximate Cost of Payer.—Preparation, not given ; printing (800 copies), £35.

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