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On the 31st December last there were 1,668 ministers on the list of officiating ministers under tho MarriageJjActihaving authority to solemnize marriages in New Zealand, as follows : Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England, 450 ; Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, 352 ; Roman Catholic Church, 262 ; Methodist Church of New Zealand, 260 ; Congregational Independents, 29 ; Baptists, 52 ; Church of Christ, 31 ; Salvation Army, 134 ; other denominations, 98. The number of searches made and certificates issued last Office was as follows : For Pensions Department, 7,779 ; Provident Fund, 4,879 ; for Labour Department, 1,369 ; for Education Department, 740 ; for Defence Department, 6,358 ; other searches (for public, &c), 1.807: certificates issued Ordinary, 6,403; soldiers' deaths, 9,000: total searches, &c, 38,335. The war has added a great amount of work to this office in the way of searches for births and marriages for war-pension purposes, and also for claiming separation and children's allowances from the Defence Department. The number of searches made for the last-named Department from April, 1916, to date amounts to over sixteen thousand, and the number of searches for war pension purposes has assumed very-large proportions, comprising more than half of the searches now undertaken for the Pensions Department. In addition to this work the Department has compiled a, register of deaths of members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces and others which occurred while out of New Zealand on service in some capacity in connection with the present war. The revenue of the Department, though steady for several years, shows a, decided advance for 1915-16, a severe drop for 1916-17, a further drop for 1917-18, but a slight recovery for 1918-19. The revenue for the last five financial, years was as follows: — 1914-15. 1915-16. 1916-17. 1917-18. 1918-19. £14,163 £16,865 £13,684 £12,450 £12,811 It was not until .1916 that the expenditure of the Registrar-General's Office was kept separately. The expenditure for the last three years was—l9l6-17, £9,175 ; 1917-18, £9,176 ; and 1918-19, £11,020. W. W. Cook, Registrar-General The Under-Secretary, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington.
111. REPORT OF DOMINION ANALYST AND CHIEF INSPECTOR OF EXPLOSIVES. Dominion Laboratory, Wellington, I.lth July, 1919. LABORATORY REPORT. The analytical and chemical work summarized in this report is chiefly of a routine nature, resembling that of previous years. The total number of samples examined was 3,492, received from various public bodies as follows : — Customs .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 142 Defence Forces .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 25 Explosives Branch, of Laboratory .. .. .. .. ... 88 Justice (Police) .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 50 Military Purchase Board, medical service and camp supplies .. .. 152 Mines — Geological Survey .. .. .. .. .. .. 79 Head Office .. .. ~ .. .. .. .. 23 Inspectors . . .. .. .. .. . . . . 142 Prospector's . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 140 Post Office .. .. .. .. .. 37 Public HealthAuckland. District .. . . .. .. .. .. - 8 Christchurch District .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 Dunedin District .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Wellington District .. .. .. .. .. ..2,417 Public Works .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 Railways .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Other Departments .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ 12 Public bodies and Crown Commissioners .. .. .. .. 7 Research (Laboratory) . . .. . . .. . . . . 20 Miscellaneous samples .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Total number of samples .. .. .. .. 3,492 Staff. During the year the total enlistments for the Expeditionary Forces was brought up to eight, leaving only four of the original pre-war staff in the Laboratory. Lieutenant L. J. Shaw was killed in action on the 21st September. He was an excellent officer in every respect, and his death is a severe loss to the Department. Messrs. N. L. Wright and R. P. Wilson, who both gave promise of considerably ability, resigned from the Laboratory and accepted discharge in England in order to pursue studies there. As the vacancies were filled by younger or less experienced men, the staff is
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