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The following suggestions by officers were adopted during the year : —

Departmental Officers on Duty Abroad. The following officers proceeded abroad for the purposes stated :— Jacobsen, F. A., Apiary Instructor, Agriculture Department, Wellington : To visit Australia to make inquiries in connection with apicultural matters. Adams, Dr. C. E., Government Astronomer and Seismologist, Hector Observatory, Internal Affairs Department, Wellington: To visit Western Australia to observe total eclipse of the sun. Lewis, J. C, Registrar of Patents, Justice Department, Wellington : To visit London to attend the Empire Patent Conference. Paterson, Dr. A. G., School Medical Officer, Health Department, Wellington : To visit England and America to investigate and study matters in connection with child-welfare. Kissel, F. T. M., Electrical Engineer, Public Works Department, Wellington : To visit engineering workshops abroad. In addition the following officers have also been granted leave for the purpose of taking courses abroad : — McGillivray, R. (Agriculture Department) : Agricultural course, Reading, England. Baxter, Dr. R. H. (Health Department) : Medical course in connection with functional nervous disorders, England. Departmental Officers on Loan to other Administrations. The following officers were, on the 30th September, 1922, on leave of absence from the New Zealand Public Service to enable them to take up duty with the Administrations named :—

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Name. Department. Sucsjostion. Suggestion. Miggosuon. G. C. Holder Mental Hospitals Quotation form with advice to unsuccessful tenderer attached. Improved method of black-lettering books. Improved shooter. Suggestion re stamping company licenses. Increasing fees for checking plans deposited in Land Registry. Subscription to Journal. Improvement in detail of procedure of Native-land surveys. Code for preparing returns of infectious diseases. G. W. Green H. W. Morrison . . G. Tinney W. C. Leversedge .. Printing and Stationery.. Printing and Stationery.. Stamp Duties Lands J. G. Anderson W. J. Johnson Agriculture Lands W. Taylor Health

Administration. Name. Department from which loaned. Samoa Cordery, H. S., Leaper, H. B., Stevens, A. 0. Beaglehole, E. W. Greening, Miss L. C. .. Ritchie, Dr. T. R., Buchanan. J. W., Walker, Miss V. M. McKay, C. G. R., Clark, L. H. V. Tyndall, A., Sutherland, A. S., Crawford, J., Lofley, W. G., Rogers, J., Neilson, D. I. M. Lewis, A. P., McCurdy, D. A. .. Reid, E. A. .. McMahon-Box, J. P. . . Morris, G.N. Luckman, A. A. Granger, P., Wright, W. Steere, H. C. .. Herd, T. R Sandford, F. T. Toms, E. Valentine, G. M., Mackenzie, A. Chapman, J. H. Customs. Education. External Affairs. Health. Cook Islands Internal Affairs. Public Works. High Commissioner's Office Treasury. Agriculture. Customs. Justice. Prisons. Agriculture. Audit. Customs. Internal Affairs. Treasury. Agriculture. Customs. Fijian Government League of Nations