Reinstatements in 1927, at $1,320, or less, and more than $1,320, by States and designations, from the District of Columbia and the four States in excess, Maryland, Virginia, Vermont, and Delaware-Continued 1 Includes 1 clerk typist, junior, at $1,320 and 1 messenger boy, at $630, both from Delaware. Of the 748 reinstatements in excess, 677, or 90 per cent, were reinstated in about six general designation groups: Clerical, stenographic, typist, custodial, operative, and mechanical. The apportionment is no obstacle under present practice to reinstatements; but it may be stated that the registers of the States in arrears were generally deficient in eligibles for all of these groups, except the clerical, so that these reinstatements did not interfere so greatly with appointments from States in arrears, as might otherwise have been the case. The 71 reinstatements tabulated under 51 scattering designations in the latter half of the table did not greatly interfere with appoinments from the registers of States in arrears. It is to be noted that reinstatements in excess were in general made to the same class of positions to which it was necessary to make appointments in excess from the registers in the absence of eligibles from States in arrears, and in the absence of eligibles from States in arrears it makes no difference to the apportionment whether vacancies are filled by appointments in excess or reinstatements in excess. TRANSFERS, 1927 Transfers are recognized in the civil service act and are provided for in civil service Rule X, promulgated by the President. Transfers to the apportioned service from the District of Columbia or any State in excess are authorized only when, in the opinion of the commission, they are required in the interests of good administration. There were 407 transfers to the apportioned service from January 1 to December 31, 1927. They are shown in the following table by designations, arranged in two groups, the first including clerks, stenographers, typists, operatives, messengers, mechanics, etc.; and the second including professional, technical, scientific, and supervisory positions, etc. As all transfers from States in arrears tend to effectuate the apportionment, it does not seem necessary to present or study them in detail; but transfers in excess-that is, from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia-are shown separately. There were none from Vermont and Delaware. |