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1934. NEW ZEALAND.

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSIONER (TWENTY-SECOND REPORT OF THE).

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

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

REPORT.

The Public Service Act has now been in fall operation for a period of twenty-one years. From a retrospect of the operations of the Commissioner during that period one derives a measure of satisfaction. This success cannot be attributed to the Commissioner alone, but must be shared by the Permanent Heads of the Departments, without whose helpful co-operation no success would have been possible of achievement. . It is safe to state that the general efficiency of the Service stands high m the public mind at the present time. The public is well served by officers of integrity and zeal who have proved their worth on the basis of efficiency and fitness for the duties imposed upon them. The traditions of the Service are maintained, and the highest ideals as to conduct prevail throughout the whole Service. The Administration op the Public Service. The ordinary routine of administration of the Public Service Act may briefly be described as the procedure necessary to secure the efficient organization and economical staffing of the various State Departments, and includes such matters as promotions, transfers, retirements, the filling of vacancies, the classification of officers, the examination of candidates for appointment, inquiries involving disciplinary action, and investigations concerning details of departmental organization to ensure the economical and efficient administration of the Service as a whole. I—H.1 —H. 14.