William Hunt Public Service Commission clipping book.
Scope and Contents
Bound volume of clippings dating from 1912 relating to the Public Service Commission collected and indexed by William Hunt who was the chairperson of the Hunt Royal Commission on the civil service.
Dates
- 1912 - 1912
Creator
- Hunt, W. D. (William Duffus) (Person)
Biographical / Historical
William Duffus Hunt (1867-1939) Shepherd, farm manager,stock and station agent, businessman. Born in New Zealand at Oruru, Northland. Hunt was chairman of the Public Service Commission (1912) also known as the Hunt royal commission on the civil Service, a member of the National Efficiency Board (1917) of the royal commission on taxation (1924) and chairman of the committee on unemployment (1930) and member of various agricultural boards. Director of the New Zealand Insurance Company and the New Zealand Branch of the Australian Mutual Provident Society. Hunt was knighted in 1932 for his service to the agricultural industry and the business community.
William F. Hunt. 'Hunt, William Duffus' from the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand , updated 30 October 2012.
http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/biographies/3h44/hunt-william-duffus
Extent
0.05 metres (1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the New Zealand Glass Case collection in March 2013 (NZGC 354.95 P97). Originally accessioned by the Library in 1949.
Physical Description
Good
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, University of Auckland Repository
5 Alfred Street
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142 New Zealand
specialcollections@auckland.ac.nz