N.G. Public Service

Alterations in the staff of the New Guinea Public Service announced in the Administration s Bulletin No. 34 (31/12/’34) were as follows: Appointments W J. Allman, Clerk, District Services Dept.

A. Swanson, Clerk, Govt. Secretary’s Dept.

H E. Woodman, Acting District Officer, grade 2.

J. W. Smith, Clerk, promoted to Inspector of Stores.

Transfers F. W. Mantle, A.D.O., Manus to Rabaul.

C. F. Warde, Patrol Officer, Rabaul to Kieta.

R. M. MacKinnon, Public Health, Rabaul to Salamaua.

I. Clark, Medical Assistant, Kavieng to Rabaul.

J. C. Goad, Medical Assistant, Rabaul to Kavieng.

C. M. Pines, Medical Assistant, Rabaul to Kokopo.

A. Ewing, Medical Assistant, Rabaul to Madang.

Temporary Staff J. W. Cox, appointed Assistant, Keravat Planta tion.

H. P. Barrie, appointed Roadmaster, Public Works Dept.

J. Lyall, Carpenter, transferred Rabaul to Salamaua.

Police Force Transfers T. Walker, Warrant Officer, Kokopo to Sepik District.

A. E. Halley, Warrant Officer, Salamaua to Wau.

D. Moncur, Warrant Officer, Rabaul to Wau.

R. W. Feetum, Warrant Officer, Rabaul to Ma dang.

The following appeared in the Mel bourne “Age” in January; “At the Gov ernor-General’s office, Melbourne, Senator Sir George Pearce, K.C.V.O. (Minister for External Affairs and Territories), pre sented to His Excellency the Governor- General, Brigadier-General T. Griffiths, C.M.G., C.B.E., D.S.O., on the occasion of the latter’s relinquishment of his appoint ment as Administrator of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea. Brigadier- General Griffiths handed to His Excel lency two walking-sticks made from coconut palms by the native children of a New Guinea primary school.”