OFFICERS PROMOTED.

Agriculture Department.

Wills, William .. .. .. Inspector of Rabbits and Noxious Weeds | Invercargill .. .. Fields Supervisor .. .. Dunedin .. .. 17 Mar., 1914.

Bacteriological Laboratory.

Hurley, John Alexander .. .. Bacteriologist (P.B. 1) .. .. Wellington .. .. Bacteriologist (P.A. 1.) .. .. Wellington .. .. 28 Dec., 1913.

Customs Department.

Bacon, Herbert Charles .. .. Messenger .. .. Christchurch .. .. Locker.. .. .. Christchurch .. .. 1 April, 1914.
Baudinet, George Redpath .. .. Boarding Inspector .. .. Port Chalmers .. .. Boarding Inspector .. .. Dunedin .. .. 7 ,, ,,
Forrester, James Henry* .. .. Examining Officer, 3rd Grade .. .. Wellington .. .. Examining Officer, 2nd Grade .. .. Wellington .. .. 15 Dec., 1913.
Tracy, William Francis .. .. Clerk .. .. Christchurch .. .. ,, 3rd Grade .. .. Invercargill .. .. 1 April, 1914.
Wood, Sidney Henry .. .. Locker.. .. .. ,, .. .. Searcher .. .. Lyttelton .. .. 1 ,, ,,

Education Department.

Fallon, Mary .. .. .. Kitchenmaid .. .. Special School, Otekaike .. .. Cook Attendant.. .. Special School, Otekaike .. .. 25 Mar., 1914.
Leef, Kathleen .. .. .. Assistant Teacher .. .. Otaua Native School .. .. Sole Teacher .. .. Motuti Native School .. .. 1 April, ,,

Justice Department.

Anderson, George .. .. .. Warder .. .. H.M. Prison, Waipa .. .. Acting Principal Warder .. .. H.M. Prison, Waipa .. .. 1 Mar., 1914.
Cameron, Hector† .. .. .. Probationary Warder .. .. ,, ,, .. .. Warder .. .. ,, ,, .. .. 1 Dec., 1913.

Lands and Survey Department.

Calder, David McBeth .. .. Chief Draughtsman .. .. Hokitika .. .. Chief Draughtsman .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1 April, 1914.
Greenfield, Francis Edmund .. .. ,, .. .. Nelson .. .. ,, .. .. Christchurch .. .. 18 ,, ,,
Morpeth, William Theodore .. .. Draughtsman .. .. Auckland .. .. Land Transfer Draughtsman .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1 ,, ,,
Price, Henry Gaunt .. .. Chief Draughtsman .. .. Christchurch .. .. Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor .. .. Blenheim .. .. 1 ,, ,,
Sadd, Robert Thomas .. .. Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor .. .. Napier .. .. Ditto .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1 ,, ,,
Skinner, William Henry .. .. Ditto .. .. Blenheim .. .. ,, .. .. Napier .. .. 1 ,, ,,
Wilmot, Ernest Herbert .. .. ,, .. .. Dunedin .. .. Surveyor-General .. .. Wellington .. .. ..

Mental Hospitals Department.

Brown, Andrew ..* .. .. Attendant in Charge .. .. Tokanui .. .. Head Attendant .. .. Tokanui .. .. 1 Jan., 1914.
Keen, Frederick .. .. .. Junior Attendant .. .. Hokitika .. .. Attendant with Special Qualifications .. .. Hokitika .. .. 1 Aug., 1913.
McDonald, Agnes Wallace .. .. Deputy Charge Nurse .. .. Nelson .. .. Charge Nurse .. .. Nelson .. .. 1 Mar., 1914.

Pensions Department.

Crow, Leonard .. .. .. Registrar .. .. Wellington .. .. Chief Clerk and Accountant .. .. Wellington .. .. 1 April, 1914.
Fortune, Geoffrey Arrol .. .. Cadet .. .. Dunedin .. .. Clerk .. .. Dunedin .. .. 1 Oct., 1913.
Murphy, Bernard Egan .. .. Registrar .. .. Invercargill .. .. Registrar .. .. Wellington .. .. 1 April, 1914.

• Amending entry on page No. 776 of New Zealand Gazette No. 17, of the 9th March, 1914. † Amending entry on page No. 1498 of New Zealand Gazette No. 40, of the 21st April, 1914.