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2 Whether by unnecessary routine work, overlapping, circumlocution, or otherwise, business is hampered or delayed. 3 -Whether in its business relations and dealings with other Departments full co-operation exists, and all reasonable facilities are oiven and received without avoidable formality or delay. 4 Whether the staff is adequate to the work of the Department. 5 How best to secure promotion by merit-whether by the adoption ot periodical departmental efficiency, or promotion tests, or other--6 Generally (but without dealing with individual cases) whethei•the salaries paid to the members of the staff are such as to give them fair pay for their work, and the State fair work for their pay. And generally— . . .. ~ , x 7 As to the classification (but without referring to individual cases), whether the system of classifying the whole of the staff is calculated to promote zeal and give full play to ability. 8 Whether classification should apply only to officers in receipt of salaries under two hundred pounds per annum, leaving subsequent promotion to be based on merit and efficiency. 9 And whether the salaries now paid to our public servants are such as to attract to the Public Service and to retain in it the best ability in the country. And with the like advice and consent I do further appoint you, the said William Dttfftts Hunt, to be Chairman of the said Commission. And for the better enabling you, the said Commission, to carry these presents into effect, you are hereby authorized and empowered to make arid conduct any inouirv under these presents at the cities of Auckland, Wellington Christchurch and Dunedin and at such times as you deem expedient, with power to dioiirn from time to time and from place to place as yo,i think Jit and to call before you and examine, on oath or otherwise as may be allowed by law such person or persons as you think capab c of affording information ?T th7't)remises- and you are also empowered to call for and examine all such cooks or records as you deem likely to afford you the fullest information on the sublecT-matter of the inouirv hereby directed to be made, and to inquire of and concerning the premises by all lawful means whatsoever. And using all diligence, you are required to report to me under your hands and saris' not later than the twenty-fifth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twelve, your oninion as to the aforesaid matters And i 7 is hereby declared that these presents shall continue m full force and virtue although the inouirv is not regularly continued from time to time nr from place to place by adiournment. . And lastly it is hereby further declared that these presents are issued underhand slilct to the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1908. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Eight Honourable John Povnder Dickson-Povnder, Baron Islington, Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty s Dominion of New Zealand and its dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Dominion, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-third day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve. Thomas Mackenzie, Prime Minister. Approved in Council. Leop. E. Johnson, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.