Public Service of New Guinea

IN Bulletin No. 46, issued by the New Guinea Administration at the end of December, the following alterations in the staff of the Pub lic Service were announced: Appointments: C. J. Burch, Assistant Instructor at Technical School; K. S. Sheekey, Clerk, Govt.

Secretary’s Dept.; J. W. Bartlett, Clerk, Govt.

Secretary’s Dept.; Miss J. M. Cox, Nurse, Public Health Dept.

Acting Appointments: J. I. Merry lees, Acting District Officer, District Services Dept.; A. A.

Roberts, Acting A.D.0., District Services Dept.; A. Nurton, Acting A.D.0., District Services Dept.

Transfers: H. E. Hamilton from Cadet to Clerk, District Services Dept.; H. Alday, Clerk, Govt.

Secretary’s Dept., from Central Administration to District Office, Rabaul; A. J. Strathearn, from Clerk, District Office, Rabaul, to Registrar-Gene ral’s Office; District Services Dept.: C. G. Bow man, Clerk, Rabaul to Kavieng; S. H. Filan, Clerk, Rabaul to Wewak; R. B. McVilly, Acting P. 0., Rabaul to Kokopo; D. H. Vertigan, A.D.0., Kavieng to Manus.

Temporary Appointments: District Services Dept.: E. C. Arthur, Storeman, Wau; G. M.

Broad, Clerk, Wau; R. I. Kerr, Clerk, Salamaua.

Public Health Dept.; Miss E. Protheroe, Nurse.

Wau. Lands and Surveys Dept.: F. Robartsou, Chainman. Public Works Dept.: G. F. Keys, Carpenter.

Temporary Staff Transfers: Treasury Dept.: Miss N. Woodbridge, Typiste, from Stores Branch.

Public Works Dept.: G. F. Keys, Rabaul to Sala maua; C. C. Wood, Storeman to Clerk.

Police Force Transfers: A. M. Sinclair, Warrant Officer, 2nd Class, Kokopo to Rabaul; T. W.

Upson, Warrant Officer, 2nd Class, Rabaul to Salamaua.