N.G. Public Service

STAFF alterations in the New Guinea Public Service gazetted in Bulletin No. 42, issued by the Central Administration were:

Appointments And Promotions

Harold William Quinton, Medical Assistant Grade 1; Lyndon Charles Noakes, Geologist’s Assistant; Leslie Ernest Clout, Cadet Draftsman; M. J. P.

A. Pitt, Acting Assistant District Officer; J. E.

Daymond, Acting Assistant District Officer; H.

L. R. Niall, Acting Assistant District Officer; H. C. Hosking, Acting Director of Public Health; J. H. McDonald, Acting District Officer; A. L.

Robinson promoted to Clerk, District Services Dept.; W. N. B. Boland, transferred to Clerk, Public Health Dept.

Transfers

J. W. Hodgekiss, Patrol Officer, Wewak to Am bunti; J. Hepburn, Acting Patrol Officer, An goram to Aitape; H. L. R. Niall Patrol Officer, Rabaul to Talesea; J. E. Daymond, Patrol Officer, Rabaul to Gasmata; A. Nurton, Patrol Officer, Kokopo to Wewak; W. J. Allman, Cadet, Kokopo to Talasea; G. G. T. Wells, Clerk, District Ser vices Dept., Rabaul to Wewak; S. H. Filan, Clerk, District Services Dept., Wewak to Rabaul; M. B.

Allen, District Superintendent of Aircraft, Sala maua to Rabaul; J. W. Ecclestone, Surveyor, Rabaul to Salamaua; M. W. Bergin, Surveyor, Rabaul to Wau; C. L. G. Harslett, Chainman.

Rabaul to Salamaua; E. G. Sheldon, Surveyor, Salamaua to Madang; A. Coomber, Medical Assis tant, Angoram to Aitape; R. R. L. Foulkes, Medi cal Assistant, Rabaul to Wewak; C. H. E. Cox, Medical Assistant, Rabaul to Gasmata.

Temporary Appointments

L. C. Saunders, Clerk, Lands Dept.; Miss L.

Bowen, Typiste, Agricultural Dept.; F. Venning, Storeman, Treasury Dept.; Miss P. Waugh, Trea sury Dept.; Miss A. Macnamara, Typiste, Trea sury Dept.; Mrs. S. Best. Nurse, Public Health Dept.; A. Montgomery, Chainman, Lands Dept., transferred Rabaul to Madang.

Mr. and Mrs. A. W. James returned to Suva by the Monowai on September 20.

Mr. James is Chief Landing Waiter in the Fiji Customs Department.

Mr. R. J. Keegan, Assistant to the Com mandant of Constabulary in the Condo minium Government of New Hebrides, arrived in Sydney from Vila by the Mor inda on October 2 on six months’ leave of absence.