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not only just, but also sound policy for the Government to more adequately remunerate their old and tried servants, and to pay for responsible positions a sufficient salary to attract good men, but where Juniors who have joined the

service within the last year are in receipt of $40-per month or more, we do not see our way to recommend any imme diate increase- We think that it should be the object of Government to stimulate the efforts of its servants by pro

motion according to deserts.

6. In dealing with this matter

of Salaries, we have merely made our recommendations on

each individual case of remuneration in the same shape in

which it was put before us.

7. Although it does not come within

⚫ the scope of our enquiry to remark upon the management of

a Department, that enquiry has given us the opportunity

of an insight into the working of the various Departments

which we consider has enabled us to form a reasonable

judgment on the subject, and we therefore take the liberty

of making the following remarks about the management of the

Post Office, which has been a source of much complaint from

the public in the past few years. In this Department, out

of a total staff of 38 Subordinate Officers brought to

our noties no less than 20 are inexperienced juniors en-

gaged within the last 12 months at a salary of $40(|- abt.

$4 for sorting) to $60 († abt. $8 for sorting), Without

elaborating a scheme to remodel the Department, we are

strongly of the opinion that, in order to secure a really

efficient service, it is advisable, in place of such num-

@bers of beginners, to engage the services of a certain

number of experienced Sorters from home, who will not only be able to put through their work efficiently, but also to .

teach