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VACANCY MALES New Plymouth City Electricity Department DISTRIBUTION ENGINEER APPLICATIONS are invited from registered Electrical Engineers for the position of Distribution Engineer with the New Plymouth City Electricity Department at a salary in the range of $5OOO to $5875 depending on experience. A car is provided and assistance will be given with transfer expenses and housing. This is an excellent opportunity for the right man to obtain a senior position in a progressive supply authority, covering an area of 230 square miles with a mixture of urban and rural reticulation. Further details and conditions of appointment are available from the undersigned with whom applications close at 5.00 p.m. on Friday, April 23, 1971. P. B. PRIEST, P.O. Box 246, Engineer Manager. New Plymouth. 72433 NEW ZEALAND ANTARCTIC RESEARCH PROGRAMME 1971/72 VACANCIES SCOTT BASE WINTERING OVER (12 MONTHS) SCIENTIFIC OFFICERS: Vacancy No. 1363. Salary up to $5613 p.a., according to qualifications and experience. The scientific programme primarily covers upper atmospheric physics, geomagnetism, seismology, meteorology, glaciology and geology. Possession of suitable qualifications and sound knowledge of one or more of these scientific disciplines is desirable. A senior appointment will be made as Scientific Leader. TECHNICAL OFFICERS OR SENIOR TECHNICAL OFFICERS: Vacancy No. 1364. Salary up to $4978 p.a. Senior personnel are required as technicians in charge of the laboratory. Scientific programme primarily covers upper atmosphere physics and earth sciences. TECHNICIANS: Vacancy No. 1365. Salary up to $3669 p.a. Sound knowledge of electronics operation and maintenance is necessary. Some data reduction and analysis work is involved. BASE ENGINEER: Vacancy No. 1366. Salary up to $4323 p.a. In charge of base services including the operation, servicing and repair of diesel generators up to 75 KVA, tractors and motor vehicles, oil-fired heating systems, etc. Supervision of mechanical/electrical and maintenance staff. FITTER MECHANIC: Vacancy No. 1371. Salary up to $3385 p.a. Appointee will assist the base engineer in the operation, servicing, and repair of diesel generators, tractors, and motor vehicles, oilfired heating systems, etc. Ability to carry out gas and electrical welding and use a lathe is essential. FITTER ELECTRICIAN.—Vacancy No. 1368. . Salary up to $3441 p.a. Appointee must be a registered electrician. He will assist the base engineer in the maintenance of base services and all electrical services which include generators, heating control systems, fire alarms, and auto electrical equipment. COOK: Vacancy No. 1369. Salary $3669 p.a. Applicants with a Board of Trade Certificate or equivalent preferred. Recent experience in all phases of cooking and baking. SCOTT BASE SUMMER SUPPORT STAFF (UP TO FIVE MONTHS) DEPUTY LEADER: Vacancy No. 1370. Salary $4323 p.a. Appointee will be required to assist the Leader in the implementation of the Base and field programmes. Experience in snow and ice techniques desirable. STOREKEEPER: Vacancy No. 1371. Salary $3063 p.a. Appointee should have a good knowledge of stores handling, documentation, layout, and control. MAINTENANCE OFFICER/CARPENTER: Vacancy No. 1372. Salary $3303 p.a. Appointee should have experience in all phases of building, maintenance, and renovations including joinery. A trade apprenticeship is essential. ASSISTANT MAINTENANCE OFFICERS: Vacancy No. 1373. Salary up to $2962 p.a. Appointees should possess aptitude for bulldozing, mechanics, cooking, carpentry or plumbing. INFORMATION OFFICER/PHOTOGRAPHER: Vacancy No, 1374. Salary $3079 p.a. Reporting experience is necessary as the appointee will be responsible for news and feature releases. A sound photographic knowledge is desirable to provide photographic coverage of Antarctic activities. . . FIELD STAFF SUMMER SUPPORT (UP TO FIVE MONTHS) GEOLOGISTS: Vacancy No. 1375. Salary up to $4978 p.a. Appointees will carry out detailed geology involving stratigraphy, palaeontology, volcanology, geochemistry and petrology. Applicants should preferably possess a first or second class honours degree. Previous Antarctic experience would be an advantage. SURVEYORS: Vacancy No. 1376. Salary up to $3669 p.a. Qualified surveyors preferred but applicants with experience in topographic mapping, triangulations, and position fixing will be considered. Alpine experience is a necessity. HYDROLOGIST OR ASSISTANT HYDROLOGIST: Vacancy No. 1377. Salary up to $3669 p.a. Experienced applicant required to undertake hydrological programme in Wright Valley. Alpine experience is necessary. FIELD LEADERS: Vacancy No. 1378. Salary up to $3219 p.a. Appointees will take charge of field parties usually working in remote areas. They should be instructors in snow and ice techniques, experienced leaders of search and rescue groups, and be experienced in handling men in difficult conditions. FIELD ASSISTANTS: Vacancy No. 1379. Salary up to $2689 p.a. Personnel are required to assist in field geological and survey parties. Applicants should have some mechanical experience and must have had experience in snow and ice techniques with search and rescue experience. GENERAL 1. Public service applications on form PSC 6 are to be forwarded through the Permanent Head in the usual manner. Applications from outside the public service on form PS 17A (in triplicate) direct to: Staff Clerk, D.5.1.R., Private Bag, Wellington. (Forms PS 17A are available from all Post Office counters.) 2. All applicants are to state fully qualifications and experience for the position applied for. 3. Selected applicants are required to undergo a medical examination prior to taking up appointment. 4. An Antarctic allowance where appropriate is payable in addition to salary while in Antarctica.

Married Man Single Man Per Annum Per Annum $ $ Wintering-Over 1000 550 Summer 700 400 5. While in Antarctica appointees will be quartered, fed and outfitted with essential cold weather clothing and special Antarctic clothing. 6. Public service and Armed Forces appointees will be seconded to Antarctic division, D.5.1.R., at existing salaries and receive additional remuneration, where appropriate, by way of allowance. 7. Special training courses are arranged for all appointees prior to leaving New Zealand for which certain expenses are payable. 8. Appointees will be required to take up appointment afte s- August, 1971, and will proceed to Antarctica sometime after October. 34497