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Last year a notification was received from the Committee of Award that it had not been possible to appoint to a Service Fellowship any of the officers whose applications had been received from New Zealand, but that Mr. C. W. 0. Turner, B.Sc, of the Public Works Department, had been placed third on the reserve list. Officers are to be given a further opportunity this year of applying for a Fellowship for 1933. Departmental Conferences of Officers. The following conferences of departmental officers were held during the year :— Department. Name of Conference. Education .. Inspectors :to discuss departmental matters. Public Trust . . First Regional Conference of Co-operative Rural Intermediate Credit Associations in the Waikato and South Auckland Districts. Departmental Officers on Duty Abroad. During the year the following officers proceeded abroad for the purposes stated : — Craig, Dr. G., Comptroller, Customs Department: To attend. Trade Conference at Honolulu ; also to attend Empire Economic Conference at Ottawa. Kidson, Dr. E., Director of Meteorological Office, Scientific and Industrial Research Department : To attend centenary meeting of British Association of Meteorologists in England. Entrican, A. R., Engineer in Forest Products, State Forest Service, Wellington: To accompany to England a representative of the Southland beech sawmillers for the purpose of making inquiries regarding the supply and marketing of New Zealand beech in Britain. Park, A. D., Secretary to the Treasury, Wellington : To attend Empire Economic Conference at Ottawa. Mr. Park later proceeded to London. Campbell, Dr. R. M., Private Secretary to Minister, Wellington : To accompany the New Zealand delegation to Empire Economic Conference at Ottawa. Departmental Officers on Duty with other Administrations. The following officers of the New Zealand Public Service are on duty with the Administrations named : —

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Administration. Name. Department from which loaned. High Commissioner's Office .. Wright, W. .. .. Agriculture. Taylor, F. H Steere, H. C. .. .. Audit. Lawrence, F. W. . . Customs. Mitchell, T. Sandford, F. T. .. Immigration. Jervis, D. M. .. .. Internal Affairs. Mitchinson, Miss E. .. „ Wilson, Miss P. C. Wright, N. L. .. .. Scientific and Industrial Research. Samoa .. .. .. Heatherington, J. .. Agriculture. Gair, C. J. M. .. .. Audit. Lowrie, W. G. .. .. Customs. McKay, C. G. E. . . External Affairs. Partridge, L. B... .. Health. Ward, J. D. tStyles, E. .. .. Immigration. Turnbull, A. C. .. .. Internal Affairs. Millar, T. H. .. ' McBride, W. .. . . Land and Deeds. White, A. R. .. . . Lands and Survey. Lynch, R. J. .. . . Mental Hospitals. Pound, J. G. W. T. . . Prisons. Gratton, F. J. H. .. Public Trust. Lofley, W. G. .. .. Public Works. I Sapsford, H. B. Wadsworth, J. .. . . Scientific and Industrial Research. Brewer, J. V. .. .. State Forests. Wyman, T. S. .. Cook Islands .. . . Nottage, I. L. .. .. Agriculture. Wright, J. B. .. .. j Cook Islands. Cook, L. M. .. .. I „ McMahon-Box, J. P. .. Customs. j Luckham, A. A. . . Prisons. Secretariat to League of Nations Chapman, J. H... .. Customs. Fiji . . .. .. Lindsay, Miss G. . . Internal Affairs. Taylor!! J. B. K. .. Public Works.