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shall not be made without spccnl certifi.
cate from the Civil Service Commissioners,
to be granted exceptionally, after not less
Than ten years service, upon special recon-
mcndalion from the head of tn. Department
and the assent of the treasury.
Subsequently, new grade Of open COM
petition was established, called the New
Higher Division" III. salaries in this grade
commence at ElO0. aud r!se by trirnna in
crements to G400 Per annum. To this, u
discretionary amount, not exceeding goo
per annum, may be added in exceptional
cases.
may remark here that the report Of Mr.
Dornan d. Eaen to President Hayes, which
was Transmitted by the latter 10 the 46lh
Congress of the United States, gives IA COM
plclc history Of the English Civil Service
from an carly date up to, aud including the
adopi ion Of the new system AZ the COM
petitivc one Is called. This system, now
uader constellation, has, III so far as ii has
been put into practice, Incl with, and cputin-
ucs to meet The approval oil the u, at MAORI
~ of the English people. The criticisms,
winch reach the public eye and ear. arc
mainly lcvclcd at Civil List pensions, csppc-
aliy those of u hereditary chiiac.cr. Those
for instance, which are puii 10 the Duke of
Marlborough, the Duke Of Schouberg, the
Earle Of Klnnout, and the heirs of William
Penn, would seem to give point to these crt-
icisms. TO use the words OF recent writer
on this subject there are many persons
stu living and eojoying pensions granted
them in the reign o George the Ill, George
the ", and William the ", while there are
also payments to persons who sulTcrel from
tie Irish Rebellion of 1903. Nearly all pen
SONS embraced in these lists would be res sled
by the people, were the attempt made 10
create them at the present time.
Tic British system Of Civil Service is based
upon the principal Of life tenure, u pension
being allowed whenever the incumbent be-
comes incapacitated for service, or whenever
a dlsCon,inuancc Of the position 10 which he
may have been appointed may become ueces-
sary. A special allowance may, If deemed
advisable, he made as an equivalent Of the
pension. In 81 far as compensation IS con-
cerned, no distinction is made, in the ordin-
AIRY course, in the same grade or group; i'll
crease OF salary depending unfortunately in
no measure upoI exceptional talent aud
ability, but, on the other hand, entirely upon
the time OF service, as prescribed in the
rules. This system of pensions grew,
naturally, out Of the old and vicious system
in which the leaders Of political parties made
special provision, from the public Treasury,
fer the support Of their rctainsrs and favor
ties, but is now ieIu ated with greater re-
snd 10 thc puohc interest
In contradisinction to this once pernic-
ious system of general pensions, originating,
not SO much in Justice as fayori,ism. il wifi
probably be conceded that the genius of Re-
puollcon institutions IS Tor government 10
sery;,, a Ian,i",nJ ,.v mems ni hoi,,;n,, sol
aries, rather than, by contrary course, to
incur Obligations that en- he cancelled only
W pcn,iohs OF stalH..'.s 0tneF"ise unheces-
GRANTED whom The ;noy,j edict unon nubIic
servnnts wLo ,rn waitirr tIc ,l.v to ha non
,innrd ofi !. c,n.idore1 Th.ir ,hnui,h,s
divnr,o,i in tho r,,mr', ,hnv roH'c, ~, ~,
the duties nj today. ,lcir only incnntivr ,o
vol; ia 10 live. tIc nnliic ,yrnl il Ice, IN
riew. th.v t,r, IN dronos ami r,verrmon,
interests suffer.
.,..,..,
GENERAL Mtfil''' however, thlhk' II may NC
well to extend our pension system TO the
branch,s Of the Public Service involving
s,oc;,l h,y,r1s +, uso o,1 bo,i,h and ,o
NV "' ',''
Dlplom tlc ana consular officers whose hcailh
has len impaired by Ion. service abroad.
lie nlludes I, n rule imnosed in ENGLAND.
iii. ,,,o ,.z....
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from lmprudence or any namewoIthy cause
a cause for discipline, and Furnishing the
sirniur nf accommodation Hills" nv for
,r,
ie'"ic VI Gun" W P'o'",'''"' Inns III
considers = wholesome regulation and lie
thinks it would be especially useful as ap-
,,,;o1 70 our Officials ahrooJ whe,. tho
-,
rcpiehehsip!f cohluct u puohc oihcer
necessarily involves the good name ii his
country. The c'.ap,cr closes as follows:
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arai ,onsinns arn nr,,'u,nrd to Ina semi.
f., ,,o ,'rd il,o, q, IN s,s,n,n nav NV, a,'
o,,in,.r, s,,.rn,s in ~. r,at,nr ~ proror,i,
r ,,'n,r"i ~ a,6 ira.c;''ns rrfn,, wn',Id
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9 '.,Sh ~, -, cs seorios aro ,'ai5
d. 70 ho ad;ns,od odcorL
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5mr;,d, n,od ,oI,av;or srbord;ro,"d how,
uu''"S 80 ,"aI ,',,,;na,;"ns en,' ' 49,
o,e,,, " ,o'r ar ,iro are il, ,rhic,, ,ho chnr
$500 dnror,r,art iac, mental nnalidca,ions
AL ,,rlo,;oai sLiii Of tho ,vns ,vn,ld