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This series contains the original report of the Royal Commission of Enquiry established to enquire into the working of the various unclassified public service departments in 1912.
The Commission consisted of William Duffus Hunt, James Macintosh, Peter Barr and Thomas Finlayson. They were appointed on 23 May 1912.
The Commission found that the various departments were running their affairs as separate concerns and made the recommendation that a board of management be set up to control the following:-
Business policy;
General organisation and working methods; and
Staff engagements, promotions and the general handling of officers.
Subject material relating to this Commission was published in the Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives (AJHR 1912 H34).
This series consists of the report into the working of the various unclassified public service departments in 1912.
Wellington repository
This series description was compiled as part of a project to capture the finding aids created prior to 1987 into the GAIMS system. The dates of this series are based on the dates of holdings.
Provenance:
These are Commission of Enquiry records deposited with the Colonial Secretary's Office / Department of Internal Affairs.
No restrictions.
This series contains the original report of the Royal Commission of Enquiry established to enquire into the working of the various unclassified public service departments in 1912.
The Commission consisted of William Duffus Hunt, James Macintosh, Peter Barr and Thomas Finlayson. They were appointed on 23 May 1912.
The Commission found that the various departments were running their affairs as separate concerns and made the recommendation that a board of management be set up to control the following:-
Business policy;
General organisation and working methods; and
Staff engagements, promotions and the general handling of officers.
Subject material relating to this Commission was published in the Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives (AJHR 1912 H34).
R19731716Royal Commission on the Public Service 1912 - Original report of Commissioners and copy of the Commission. Duplicate copy of report
[Appendices to the Journals of the House of Representatives, Volume IV, H34, 1912]ⓘ
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