Feb. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 557

Mercantile Marine War Service. — Memorial Plaques and Scrolls.

Marine Department,
Wellington, N.Z., 11th February, 1921.

THE following notice, relative to the issue of a memorial plaque and scroll to the next-of-kin of those members of the British mercantile marine who lost their lives through enemy action between 4th August, 1914 and 11th November, 1918, has been received from the Board of Trade, and is published for general information.

ROBERT DUNCAN, Secretary.

His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to sanction a memorial being presented to the next-of-kin of all those members of the British, Dominion, Colonial, and Indian mercantile marine (including licensed pilots, fishermen, and crews of pilotage and lighthouse authorities vessels, and of Post Office cable ships) who have lost their lives through enemy action while serving on British ships, and to the next-of-kin of British members of the crews of neutral or allied vessels under the direct control of the Admiralty or the Ministry of Shipping who have lost their lives through enemy action while serving on such vessels between 4th August, 1914, and 11th November, 1918. This memorial is to take the form of a bronze plaque of emblematic design as issued in respect of the combatant services and a parchment scroll with appropriate wording, each of which will bear the deceased’s Christian names and surname. The memorials will be accompanied by a letter from His Majesty.

Application should in all cases be made on the proper form (M.P. 1), which can be obtained from the Superintendent of any mercantile marine office in the United Kingdom, or direct from the Board of Trade, War Medals Branch, Cornwall House, Stamford Street, London S. E. 1.

Officiating Ministers for 1921.—Notice No. 5.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1921.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of Officiating Ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information :—

Roman Catholic Church.
The Reverend Thomas McDermott.
„ Thomas O’Regan.

Methodist Church of New Zealand.
Mr. Arthur Beeson.

Baptists.
The Reverend Henry Alexander Brown.

Salvation Army.
Commandant Ashton Bennett.
Adjutant Harry Adams.
„ William Atkinson.
„ George Doran.
„ Thomas Vost.
Ensign William Campion.
„ Jabez Watkin.
Captain Leonard Tong.

Seventh Day Adventists.
Pastor Walter Gostick Brittain.
„ Alexander William Cormack.
„ Benjamin Cozens.
„ William Gillis.
„ Frank Graham Rampton.
„ George Graham Stewart.

Brethren.
Mr. George Menzies.

Christchurch Christadelphian Ecclesia.
Mr. Thomas Ebenezer Boddington.

R. C. O’CONNOR, Acting Registrar-General.

Public Service Senior Examination, 1920–21.—Returned Soldier Candidates.

Education Department,
Wellington, 16th February, 1921.

THE following list contains the names of those candidates who, by special permission of the Public Service Commissioner, were examined in January, 1921, for the Public Service Senior Examination, and passed the examination. Those who have passed in two or more subjects of the examination are also shown. Results of former examinations and of equivalent examinations have been taken into account. Those candidates marked with an asterisk have been granted a pass in the examination for the purposes of Public Service Regulation 201 only.

W. J. ANDERSON, Director of Education.

PASSED THE EXAMINATION.

Name. Examination Centre.
Allan, Henry Richard .. .. Wellington.
Armour, Frederick Donald .. .. Tauranga.
Auld, Frank .. .. Gisborne.
Beavis, Lawrence Eric .. .. Christchurch.
Belworthy, Harold Owen .. .. Wellington.
Burnette, Sydney .. .. Wellington.
Campbell, Richard Mitchelson .. .. Wellington.
Collins, Morval Owen Augustus .. .. Hamilton.
Davis, George Edward Harrison .. .. Christchurch.
Eggers, Wilford Raymond .. .. Wellington.
Fowler, Noel Mark .. .. Christchurch.
Fry, Edwin Victor .. .. Auckland.
Hartstone, William Patrick .. .. Wellington.
Jamieson, Thomas Henry .. .. Wellington.
Johnston, Alfred Joseph .. .. Wellington.
Kime, Esmond James .. .. Wellington.
King, William Ronaldson .. .. Wellington.
McCree, Charles Jeffrey Llansillin .. .. Christchurch.
Mace, Warwick Gordon .. .. New Plymouth.
McGiven, Roy Keith .. .. New Plymouth.
McIntosh, Eric John .. .. Wellington.
McKillop, Edgar Ravenswood .. .. Dunedin.
McKinlay, John Matthew .. .. Auckland.
Middleton, Frederick Charles .. .. Wellington.
Oborn, Fredrick George .. .. Wellington.
Rice, Stephen Dominic .. .. Auckland.
Shannon, Adam James .. .. Wellington.
Sutherland, William Alexander .. .. Wellington.
Wallace, Eric Easton .. .. Dunedin.
Wallace, William .. .. Christchurch.
Williams, Charles Fredrick .. .. Wellington.
Wylde, Percy Harold .. .. Wellington.

PASSED IN FIVE OR MORE SUBJECTS.

Milne, William Horn .. .. Napier.

PASSED IN FOUR SUBJECTS.

Bennett, Norman George .. .. Wellington.
Clarke, Herbert Stanley .. .. Christchurch.
Cryer, Philip Norton .. .. Wellington.
Goodhall, Henry .. .. Wellington.
Jerred, Harold Vincent .. .. Christchurch.
Lawn, Charles Arnold .. .. Christchurch.
Petre, Joseph Austin .. .. Wellington.
Russell, Alexander .. .. Wellington.
Sheed, Edwin .. .. Gore.
Stokes, James Edward .. .. Wellington.
Woods, Percy Howard .. .. Auckland.

PASSED IN THREE SUBJECTS.

Cumming, James .. .. Wellington.
Moody, James Ross .. .. Wellington.

Public Service Senior Examination, 1920–21.—Railway Department Candidates.

Education Department,
Wellington, 16th February, 1921.

THE following list contains the names of those candidates who have passed the Public Service Senior Examination held in January, 1921, for the purpose of the Railway Department Regulations, and of those who have passed in two or more subjects of the examination. Results of former examinations and of equivalent examinations have been taken into account.

W. J. ANDERSON, Director of Education.

PASSED THE EXAMINATION.

Name. Examination Centre.
Anderson, Alfred Thomas .. .. Wellington.
Grace, William James Eglinton Vernon .. Wanganui.

PASSED IN FIVE OR MORE SUBJECTS.

Robieson, Guy Hamilton .. .. Wellington.
Sargent, Stanley George .. .. Wellington.

PASSED IN FOUR SUBJECTS.

McLeod, Edwin George .. .. Auckland.