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1914. NE W ZEALAN D.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER (SECOND REPORT OF THE).

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

CONTENTS.

Page Account-keeping .. .. .. 7 Advertising of positions .. .. .. 23 Allowance to officers .. .. .. .. 35 Applications for employment .. .. 23 Board of Appeal .. .. .. .. 25 Classification of Permanent Heads .. .. 34 Conclusion .. .. .. .. 38 Conferences of officers .. .. .. .. 25 Co-operation and coordination of Departments .. 4 Co-operation within Departments .. ... 7 Deputations .. .. .. .. .. 27 Economies .. .. .. .. ..10 Efficiency and condition of the Service .. .. 2 Electoral work .. .. .. .. .. 38 Examinations held, and training of officers .. 18 Expansion of the Service .. .. .. 29 Furlough .. .. .. .. ..17 History of classification .. .. .. .. 34 Improvements in classification .. .. 35 Inspections .. .. .. .. 27 Inspection of shorthand arid typing methods .. 27 Legislation affecting the Public Service Act, 1912 .. 23 Medical officers and medical examinations .. 18 Messenger service, Wellington .. .. .. 37 Minimum wage.. .. .. .. ..18 Modern methods in office-work .. .. 8 Movement of the Service.. .. .. .. 29 New books and forms .. .. .. 10 Office accommodation .. .. .. .. 14 Officers' leave .. .. .. .. 17 Post and Telegraph Department .. .. .. 36 Professional Division .. .. .. .. 36 Public Service Official Circular .. .. .. 25 Records .. .. .. ".. ..16 Reference to Departments in First Report.. .. 8 Regulations .. .. .. .. 24 Report of British Civil Service Commission .. 21 Retirements of principal officers .. .. ..28 Sending officers beyond New Zealand .. .. 34 Staff records .. .. .. .. .. 29 Stores .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Suggestions for improvements .. .. .. 1? Superannuation .. ■ ■ • • 21 Tourist passenger booking .. .. .. 37

Transfer of duties from one office to another .. 33 Transfer of officers .. .. .. .. 28 Transfer of officers between Departments .. 33 Utilization of surplus clerical officers .. .. 34 Work of Commissioners .. .. .. 2 Table I.—Public Service List, 31/3/14.—General summary of classification by Departments .. 39 Table ll.—Public Service List, 31/3/14.—General summary of classification by classes .. ..40 Table lll.—New positions created .. .. 40 Table IV. —Allowances in tVie nature of salary provided in the Public Service List, 31/3/14, in addition to classified salaries .. .. ..50 Table V.—Return of positions regraded .. .. 51 Table Vl.—Promotions, 1913-14 .. .. 58 Table Vll.—Return of allowances and special payments other than those provided in the Publio Service List .. .. .. .. 59 Table Vlll.—Schedule of inquiries held .. ..65 Table IX. — Return of advertised positions.. 66 Table X.—Applications for employment .. ..70 Table Xl.—Return of staff, showing details of positions and rates of pay on Ist April, 1914 .. 71 Appendix A.—Report of the Stores Tender Board for year ended 31st March, 1914 .. ..79 Appendix B.—Report of the Office-accommodation Board .. .. .. .. ..80 Appendix C.—Report of the Record Clerks Committee upon the working of the new system of recording 82 Appendix D.—Extracts from Departments' reports as to the extent to which the suggestions made in the Commissioners First Report have lieen adopted 85 Appendix E.—List of Public Service Examiners .. 93 Appendix F.—List of Administrative officers .. 94 Appendix G.—List of effioers exempted by Order in Council from the Public Service Act .. ..94 Appendix H.—Modern methods in office-work: Extracts from departmental reports showing the extent to which adopted, and the economy resulting therefrom .. .. .. .. 95 Appendix I.—Reproductions of forms illustrating multiple schemes, carbon processes, &c. .. 102

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