Service Changes

In Western and Central Pacific

THE following rearrangements of ad ministrative staff in the Territories of the Western Pacific Commission have been officially notified: — During the temporary absence of the Resident Commissioner (Lieut.-Colonel W.

S. Marchant, CMG, QBE, from the British Solomon Islands, Mr. C. N. F.

Bengough, MBE, was District Officer in charge of BSI administration.

Mr. B. F. Blackwell, formerly an Ad ministrative Officer, has become Assistant Resident Commissioner in New Hebrides, as from September.

Mr. D. C. I. Wernham, who was Ad ministrative Officer at Funafuti, G. and E. Colony, has been appointed Adminis trative Officer in charge of the Phoenix Islands, and British representative on the Joint Administration (with United States) of Canton and Enderbury Islands.

He will be responsible for the Phoenix Islands Settlement Scheme, under which 2,000 surplus people from the Gilbert Islands have been settled in certain of the Phoenix Islands (Hull, Sydney and Gardner).

The appointment of Mr. E. A. G. Sea goe, MBE, as Acting Assistant RC in New Hebrides ended in September, and he has returned to his former position.

Mr. R. S. Bastin, chief wireless opera tor, G. and E. Colony, and Mr. R. S. Tay lor, chief wireless operator, Solomon Islands, have been given leave of absence, for military service.

Mr. P. D. MacDonald, who was Assist ant Secretary of the Western Pacific Commission, in Suva, has been seconded for service in Trinidad, West Indies, and has taken up duty there.

Mr. E. J. Doxat, who was Superinten dent of Police in the G. and E. Colony until recent months, has been transferred to the Gold Coast Colony service, as from August last.