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SECTION 2.—STAFF 6. During the year Mr. F. R. Picot terminated his services with the Government as Commissioner of Supply, and re-entered commercial life. Mr. Walter Bromley, Assistant Commissioner of Supply, who retired from the Publie Service on 31st January, 1946, continued to act in an advisory capacity to the Industries Committee of the Department until 31st March, 1947. Mr. P. B. Marshall succeeded as Commissioner of Supply, and Mr. Gr. W. Clinkard returned from overseas to take up the position of Secretary of the Department. 7. The following tables show the distribution of the staff within the control of the Department as at 31st March, 1947 :

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Table II —Distribution of Staff of Head Office, Wellington Executive and Administrative .. .. .. ~ 12 Industries Divisions— Building and Metal Products .. .. .. .. 10 Chemicals, Oil, and Rubber .. .. .. .. 18 Engineering and Transport .. .. .. .. 16 Textiles and Leather .. .. .. .. .. 14 Commerce Division .. .. .. .. .. 26 Accounts Section .. .. .. .. .. 25 Stores Control Section .. .. .. .. .. 17 Records Section .. .. .. .. .. 16 Library and Information Service .. .. .. .. 9 Typists .. .. .. .. .. * 20 Staff Section, Shipping Section, Import Licensing Section, Bureau of Industry, and others .. .. .. ~ .. 27 Officers seconded to other Departments .. .. .. 9 Total .. .. .. .. .. 219 8. Under the guidance of the Department's personnel officer, staff training lectures were conducted during the year, primarily in the interests of returned servicemen. 9. I would like to record my appreciation of the willing and able support given by the staff as a whole during a year which has brought new and additional problems to the Department.

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— Overseas.* Head Office, Wellington. Auckland. Christchurch. Dunedin. Total. Department of Industries and Commerce Price Tribunal .. Standards Institute Food and Rationing Control 14 219 117 59 49 18 41 14 8 16 8 4 12 5 263 186 59 76 14 444 73 32 21 584 * Excluding locally-engaged staff and officers seconded from other Departments.