Mr. R. G. Pattrick Retires
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MR. R. G. PATTRICK, Secretary for Island Territories since 1947, retired in Wellington at the end of March after 46 years in the New Zealand Public Service.
Mr. Pattrick spent 33 years in the Customs Department, except for a period of service in the Army during
the first World War, where he re ceived decorations.
Mr. Pattrick was appointed New Zealand Representative to the French Colonies in the South Pacific and was stationed at Tahiti from 1940 to 1946, after which he represented New Zealand in Moscow for a period before returning to take up his last Public appointment.