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Public servants at work

Public servants at work

The New Zealand system of a politically neutral civil service, and the tradition of reliable record-keeping, were largely brought from England. In this photograph, probably taken in the 1920s, clerks enter records of correspondence into index ledgers.

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Museum of New Zealand - Te Papa Tongarewa
Reference: C2390

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Terry Hearn. 'English', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 1-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/english/10/2