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Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.
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VOL. XVII.] THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1868. [No. 18,]
Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 19th March, 1868.
THE following letter has been received from the Hon. J. C. Richmond, in reply to the Resolutions adopted by the Provincial Council during the past Session, having reference to the operation of “The Civil Service Act, 1866,” in regard to Pensions to Officers of the General Government.
J Williamson,
Superintendent.
Colonial Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 7th March, 1868.
Sir,—I have to acknowledge the receipt of Your Honour’s letter, No 177, of the 24th ult., transmitting a copy of an Address of the Auckland Provincial Council, communicating certain Resolutions on the subject of Pensions to Officers of the General Government.
The first and third Resolutions object to the system of granting Pensions to that class of Officers who are appointed by and under the control of the General Government, but whose salaries, though fixed by the General Assembly, are charged Provisionally. This objection might have some force, if the Pensions were also, as the Council seems to think, charged Provisionially, but as that is not the case, there appears to be no reason for such exceptional treatment, which would also be unfair and would tend to the disintegration of the service. It would necessarily create that invidious distinction which the Provincial Council deprecate, to deprive a large class of Officers, who practically belong to the Civil Service of the Colony, of a benefit accorded to the remainder of the Service—on the ground that their salaries are, for purposes of account, charged locally.
The second Resolution recommends that Pensions, when granted, should be provided out of annual rateable contributions from salaries. This question was carefully considered both by the Victorian Civil Service Commissioners in 1859, and by the New Zealand Civil Service Commissioners in 1866, and, for the reasons stated in each Report, the conclusion arrived at was, that the introduction of a system either of compulsory or voluntary contribution is inexpedient. The Victorian Commissioners, half of whom were persons unconnected with the Civil Service, set forth at length the grounds on which they formed their opinion, and I endorse an extract bearing on this point from their Report.
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🏛️ Superintendent's Office Correspondence
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration19 March 1868
Correspondence, Civil Service Act, Pensions, Provincial Council
- J Williamson, Superintendent
- Hon. J. C. Richmond
🏛️ Colonial Secretary's Office Response
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration7 March 1868
Pensions, Civil Service, General Government, Provincial Council
- Hon. J. C. Richmond