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Departmental Officers on Loan to other Administrations. The following officers were, on the 31st March, 1927, on leave of absence from the New Zealand Public Service to enable them to take up duty with the Administrations named :—

Departmental Conferences of Officers. The following conferences of departmental officers were held during the year : —

New Zealand Public Servants serving Abroad. New Zealand Public Servants on Loan to High Commissioner's Office.

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A , . . , ,. AT Department from Administration. | Name. I loaned _ High Commissioner's Office .. .. .. Wright, W. .. .. Agriculture. Ross, A. C. .. .. ,, Steel, R. D. Lawrence, F. W. .. .. Customs. Sandford, F. T. .. .. Immigration. Jervis, D. M. .. .. 1 Internal Affairs. Ferguson, W. S. .. .. Public Works. Samoa .. .. .. .. .. Halliday, H. L. .. .. Customs. Johnson, J. R. .. .. „ Ritchie, Dr. T. R. .. Health. Hawke, Y. J I „ Hayes, R. C. .. .. j Scientific and Industrial Research. Mitchinson, Miss E. .. Public Trust. Lofiey, W. G. .. .. Public Works. Cook Islands .. .. .. .. Reid, E. A. .. .. Agriculture. McMahon-Box, J. P. .. Customs. Luckham, A. A. .. .. Prisons. Secretariat of League of Nations .. .. Chapman, J. H. .. .. ! Customs. Falkland Islands .. .. .. .. Carter, R. W. .. .. Agriculture. Fiji .. .. .. .. . Almao, K. M. .. .. Land and Income Tax.

Department. Nature of Conference. Agriculture .. . . Orchard Instructors : Annual conference on general matters. District Clerks and Accountants and senior officers ol Head Office : To discuss general matters relating to District Office procedure. Labour .. .. j Inspectors of Factories and Weights and Measures : To discuss interpretation of new regulations and general matters. Public Trust .. Farm Inspectors and District Public Trustee, Hamilton : To discuss foreclosed and doubtful mortgage securities. Public Works .. 1 Engineers : Annual conference on general matters. State Forest Service . . j Senior officers : Annual conference on general matters.

Department. I Name. Position. j . " a *' ,e 1 J I j loaned. Agriculture .. . . Ross, A. C. .. .. j Inspector of Dairy Products .. 18/11/25 Steel, R. D. .. .. Produce Clerk .. .. 16/8/25 Wriglit, W. .. .. Inspector of Dairy Products .. 17/9/22 Immigration .. .. Sandford, F. T. .. Emigration Officer .. .. 20/2/19 Internal Affairs .. . . .Tervis, D. M. .. .. Enemy Debts Clerk . . .. 12/9/22 Public Works .. .. Ferguson, W. S. .. Trade and Produce Officer .. 9/6/25