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Departmental Officers on Loan with other Administrations. The following officers of the New Zealand Public Service are on duty with the Administrations named :—

Conferences. Conferences of officers as set out below were held during the year : — Department. Nature of Conference. Agriculture . . .. .. Fields Superintendents : To discuss general matters relating to the Fields Division. Veterinarians and District Superintendents : To discuss details in connection with the Meat Inspection service. Industries and Commerce, Tourist, District Managers and Hostel Managers : To discuss and Publicity departmental programme. Labour (Unemployment Board) .. Certifying Officers : To discuss unemployment administrative matters. Lands and Survey .. ... Commissioners of Crown Lands : To discuss departmental problems. Public Works ~ ~ .. Engineers : To discuss departmental activities and problems,

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Administration. Name. Department from which loaned. High Commissioner's Office (in- Taylor, F. H. .. .. Agriculture. eluding officers on duty in Were, G. V. .. .. ,, England but not attached to Rutherford, J. P. . . Audit. High Commissioner's Office) McLachlan, A. P. .. ,, Lawrence, F. W. .. Customs. Mitchell, T. .. .. ,, Lishman, G. D. .. Industries and Commerce, Tourist, and Publicity. Reid, A. N. .. .. Ditto. Campbell, R. M. . . Internal Aflairs. Mitchinson, Miss E. .. ,, Jervis, D. M. .. ,, Sandford, F. T. .. Labour. Wright, N. L. .. Scientific and Industrial Research. Mackay, A. R. F. .. Treasury. Barker, D. W. A. .. ,, Samoa (including officers on duty Peddie, J. J. G. . . Agriculture. in Samoa but not attached to McCulloch, W. R. . . Audit. Administration) Wilkins, A. E.N. .. ,, Roberts, W. H. .. ,, Moorhouse, A. F. .. Customs. McKay, C. G. R. .. External Affairs. Quin, C. E. H Turbott, H. B. .. . . Health. Turnbull, A. C. .. .. Internal Aflairs. N orrie, J. A. .. ,, Williams, P. N. .. „ Dyer, W. R. .. .. Lands and Survey. Bridle, A. C. .. ,, Horrax, J. S. .. .. Mines. Gratton, F. J. H. .. Public Trust. Sapsford, H. B. .. Scientific and Industrial Research. Baird, H. F. .. ,, Wadsworth, J. .. .. ,, Crowther, W. J. .. Treasury. Cook Islands .. .. Nottage, I. L. .. .. Agriculture. Larsen, C. H. W. .. External Affairs. Cook, L. M. .. .. „ McMahon-Box, J. P. .. Customs. Bell, M. V. .. .. Native. Luckham, A. A. .. Prisons. Secretariat to League of Nations Chapman, J. H.. . .. Customs. Fiji.. .. .. .. Gibson, H. H. .. .. Mines.