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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1907. Excerpt: ... INDEX Abolition terms given to persons reorganized out of service, 262, 263; premium on inefficiency, 264 Absolute dismissal, Power of, in a public department would increase efficiency, 247-48 Acland-Hood, Sir A., on election losses to supporters of Conserva-tive Ministry, 9; on loss of seats and votes, 242, 243 Administration, Interference of Members of the House with, 132, 135, 139-4o Administrative acts, How answers to questions about, are framed, 278 Allshire, W. H., Pension asked for, by Mr. Crean, M. P., 314 Ambrose, W., disgusted at civil service pressure, 145 Ansell, C. J., Complaint by, 286 Applications or communications, Post Office rule for making, 319-2o Arnold, promoted by merit, 28o-81 Association of Municipal Corpora-tions controls Parliament more than capital, 392 Australia, Offensive officials forced out of office in, 228; promotion in, 289 Auxiliary staff, Grievance of the, 155 Badcock, J. C, before Tweedmouth Committee, 167-68, 296; on re-dundant first class newspaper sorters in Post Office, 258-59; on squeezing through, 28o; on pro-motion, 29o; on Roberts case, 3o9; on Worth case, 312; on the malingerers grievance, 357-58 Balfour, A. J., Anxiety of, for the public service, 199-2oo Bartley, Sir G, C T intervened for one Canless dismissed as un-fit, 313 Baxter, W. E., on a six-hour day, 324-25; on travelling expenses of county court j udges, 354; on pressure brought by Members of Parliament on Financial Secre-tary, 374-77 Bayley, Thomas, asks for a Select Committee, 198; motion lost, 2o1; second motion of, 2o5; on rights of the House, 211 Beaufort, postmaster at Man-chester, Error of, in granting hours of work, 328 Belgian State Telegraphs run at a loss, 22; Rate Table, 23n Belgium, Percentage of personal and social messages in, ...