BRITISH CIVIL SERVICE
Sir,-Dr. W. B. Sutch’s review of C. K. Munro’s book on the British Civil Service, The Fountains in Trafalgar Square, says the title is "silly." Is it really? An old riddle asks: "Why are civil servants like the fountains in Trafalgar Square?" The answer is "Because they play from 10 to 4."
FORTY YEARS ON
(Auckland).
(A similar quotation was printed on the title page of the book.--Ed.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 719, 24 April 1953, Page 5
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71BRITISH CIVIL SERVICE New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 719, 24 April 1953, Page 5
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