CO129-600-2 Salaries Commission- proposed Public Services Commission 20-1-1948 - 1-3-1948 — Page 97

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appointments and for reviewing proposals

for promotion from one class to another,

but (when the Ordinance is being drafted,

it will be necessary to have regard to

eces

the fact that, in the exercise of certain

of its functions, the Commission can only be an advisory body.

(f) Paragraph 175. It is presumably

intended that the Chairman and the members

of the Commission should be appointed

by the Governor. The duties of members

may well result in their being required

to devote more time to them than

could reasonably be expected on an

honorary basis. In that event you would

no doubt wish that discretion should be

reserved to you to allow service of

members to be remunerated.

Where no comment has been made I agree

with the views and recommendations of the

Salaries Commission, end subject to your

further consideration of the proposals in

the light of the foregoing comments I approve

of the establishment of a Public Service

Commission.

I have, etc.,

I

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