e Minister of Communications Putting Employees on New Footing: Proposed Reduction. of Staff Nanking, Aug. 2% Posts, (2) Ca-Director-General of a mandate dated August 23, Posts, (3) Secretaries (department. the Government Council appointed chiefs), (4) Assistant Secretaries, "Mr. Lin Shu-fan,, Director-General] Assistants, and (6) Postal cers and Clerks, of Posts. In another mandate bearing the same date, the Council ap-Director Chosen by Government proved the new regulations govern-4.—The Director-General of Posts ing the Central Postal Administra shall be appointed by the Nationaltion submitted by the Ministry of ist Government and shall direct Communications, and empowered postal' affairs throughout the coun-the Ministry to promulgate them' try in accordance with instructions from the Minister of Commun! for enforcement. 'The second, ma: date also commends Mr. Waris' Pehtions.
5.—The Ca-Director-General shall chun, Minister of Communications, for his efforts in improving the be appointed by the Minister of. Postal service.
Communications and shall assist the In a petition to the Government Director-General in the manage-Council, which was submitted with ment of postal affairs. the draft regulations, Mr. Wang, '(Regulations G and 7 deal with secretaries and assistant secretary the Minister, points out existing (7 between)
and foreign employees the Postal service, and urges that immediate measures should be taken be appointed by the Minister of postal wages Communications upon the joint recommendation of the Director-Genteale, re-classification of Post Offices into separate grades, reduction of feral and Ca-Director-General. Apsurplus employees, including both pointments of Assistant Postal Commissioners and Postal Officers Chinese and foreigners, equal treat-shall be made by the Director-Genment between Chinese and foreign eral and Ca-Director-General, but, postal employees, curtailing of ex-enses, appointment of Chinese must be reported to the Ministry of Communications.
Postal' Commissioners to work in conjunction with foreign Postal (Regulations 9 and 10 deal with Commissioners and revision of restaff appointments—Ed.) ulations governing the examina tion of postal employees, aswell ay those governing leave and pen-ions,
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