Land and Deeds Department Staff Register




2026

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 53

LAND AND DEEDS DEPARTMENT

REFERENCES.—Also Returning Officer for : (¹) Onslow ; (²) Waitakere ; (³) North Shore ; (⁴) Christchurch Central ; (⁵) Mornington ; (⁶) Awarua ; (⁷) St. Albans ; (⁸) Roskill.

Name. Position and Place. Salary, Year ended 31/3/49. Salary, Year ending 31/3/50. Adult Allowance. Date from which payable. Maximum for Position. Month and Year of Birth. Total Service on 31/3/49. Examinations and Remarks.

ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION

Caradus, J. . . . . Secretary for Land and Deeds, &c., Wellington
£ 1375 £ 1375 .. 1/4/48 £ 1375 M. Y. 4/90 Y. M. 42 1 Sn. Ex., Law Prof., also Commissioner of Stamp Duties. Retires 4/4/49.

PROFESSIONAL DIVISION

Professional Special

Adams, E. C. . . Dist. Land Registrar, &c., Wgton. 925 925 .. 21/11/47 925 3/94 38 7 Sn. Ex., LL.M., c, £50.
Seddon, G. H. . . Dist. Land Registrar, &c., Auck. 925 925 .. 24/1/48 925 3/92 38 1 Sn. Ex., LL.B., Accts’ Prof.
Brown, W. E. . . Dist. Land Registrar, &c., Chch. 875 875 .. 17/3/48 875 7/91 40 11 Sn. Ex., Law Prof.
McBride, W. . . Asst. Land Registrar, &c., Auck. 785 785 .. 1/10/47 785 1/95 37 3 Law Prof.
Molony, E. S. . . Dist. Land Registrar, &c., Napier 785 785 .. 1/10/47 785 7/99 33 11 Law Prof.
Laurie, J. . . Dist. Land Registrar, &c., Invergill. 785 785 .. 1/10/47 785 10/96 35 9 Sn. Ex., Law Prof.
Murray, E. B. C. . . Dist. Land Registrar, &c., Dunedin 785 785 .. 1/10/47 785 3/96 35 1 Sn. Ex., LL.B.
Young, D. A. . . District Land Registrar, &c., New Plymouth 785 785 .. 1/10/47 785 8/98 34 10 Sn. Ex., LL.B.

Professional One

Fowler, A. . . Dist. Land Registrar, &c., Nelson 735 735 .. 1/10/47 735 8/94 37 5 Law Prof.
Adams, E. L. . . Dist. Land Registrar, &c., Gisborne 735 735 .. 1/10/47 735 6/96 37 1 Sn. Ex., Law Prof.
Dowd, W. A. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Wellington 735 735 .. 27/1/48 735 4/99 33 8 LL.B. Also Personnel Off. (¹).

Wilson, N. E. . . Dist. Land Registrar, &c., Hokitika 685 685 .. 1/10/47 685 12/98 33 6 Law Prof.
Williams, R. B. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Christchurch 685 685 .. 1/10/47 685 7/98 33 6 Law Prof.
Kelly, O. T. . . Dist. Land Registrar, &c., Blenheim 685 685 .. 10/8/48 685 5/04 29 1 Law Prof.

Professional Two

Worthington, E. W. . . Examiner of Titles, Auckland .. 635 635 .. 1/10/47 635 8/00 30 10 Law Prof.
Sadler, F. A. . . Examiner of Titles, Auckland .. 585 610 .. 1/4/49 635 2/02 29 6 Law. Prof.

CLERICAL DIVISION

Clerical One

Auld, M. C. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Napier .. 635 685 .. 1/4/49 685g 8/95 35 11 Sn. Ex., Law Prof.

Clerical Two

Osmers, H. H. . . Dep. Registrar of Deeds, &c., Auck. 635 635 .. 1/10/47 635 7/94 38 1 Matric. (²).
Wilson, W. A. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Auckland.. 635 635 .. 1/10/47 635 6/94 37 4 Sn. Ex. (³).
O’Connor, F. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Auckland.. 635 635 .. 1/10/47 635 12/96 37 1 Matric.
Frood, H. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Wellington 635 635 .. 1/10/47 635 8/93 37 11 Matric.
Willis, J. S. . . Asst. Land Registrar, N. Plymth. 635 635 .. 1/10/47 635 1/94 37 11 Matric.
McCree, C. J. L. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Christchurch 635 635 .. 1/10/47 635 11/99 33 7 Sn. Ex. (⁴).
Monteath, R. M. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Christchurch 635 635 .. 1/10/47 635 7/96 33 1 Matric.
Shanks, J. S. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Wellington 635 635 .. 1/10/47 635 6/99 32 9 Accts’ Prel.
Brown, G. C. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Dunedin .. 635 635 .. 3/3/48 635 12/01 32 0 Accts’ Prel. (⁵).
Benjamin, A. P. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Auckland.. 635 635 .. 14/2/48 635 11/98 32 4 Deptl. Ex.
Partridge, C. R. E. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Auckland.. 610 635 .. 24/1/50 635 5/01 31 6 Deptl. Ex.
Morton, W. V. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Invercargill 610 635 .. 4/10/49 635 10/99 31 5 Matric. (⁶).

Clerical Three

Keary, T. P. . . Maori Titles Clerk, Auckland .. 585 585 .. 1/10/47 585 3/03 30 11 Matric.
McFedries, G. W. . . New Titles Clerk, Wellington .. 585 585 .. 16/1/48 585 8/04 29 0 Matric.
Squire, H. E. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Gisborne .. 585 585 .. 1/10/47 585 2/03 28 11 Law Prof.
Jones, F. W. C. . . Senior Clerk, Wellington .. 585 585 .. 1/10/47 585 10/00 29 1 Deptl. Ex.
Janisch, G. . . Asst. Land Registrar, Nelson .. 585 585 .. 13/2/48 585 4/03 28 2 Law Prof.
Forbes, C. S. . . Senior Clerk, Christchurch .. 560 585 .. 4/10/49 585 1/02 28 9 Accts’ Prel. (⁷).
Evans, O. A. . . Senior Clerk, Auckland .. 560 585 .. 27/8/49 585 10/06 25 10 Matric.

Clerical Four

Dawson, M. F. . . Senior Clerk, Dunedin .. .. 535 535 .. 1/10/47 535 4/01 30 8 Deptl. Ex.
Fountain, H. F. . . Clerk, Dunedin .. .. 535 535 .. 1/10/47 535 12/00 28 9 Matric.
Bishop, J. T. . . Clerk, Auckland .. .. 535 535 .. 1/10/47 535 9/03 28 6 Deptl. Ex.
Smith, A. J. S. . . New Titles Clerk, Christchurch .. 535 535 .. 1/10/47 535 9/04 28 2 Matric.
McCluskey, J. J. . . Clerk, Napier .. .. 535 535 .. 1/10/47 535 8/06 25 11 Sn. Ex. Equiv.
Malcolmson, J. J. . . Clerk, Auckland .. .. 535 535 .. 24/11/48 535 7/05 25 7 Matric.
McBride, F. R. . . Clerk, Christchurch .. .. 535 535 .. 3/2/49 535 12/07 25 10 Deptl. Ex.
Cobden, K. W. . . Clerk, Christchurch .. .. 510 535 .. 4/10/49 535 1/08 24 5 Matric.
Slade, J. J. . . Clerk, Wellington .. .. 535 535 .. 1/10/47 535 3/09 24 1 Matric.
Gormly, V. M. . . Clerk, Wellington .. .. 535 535 .. 1/10/47 535 7/09 23 11 Deptl. Ex.
Demuth, P. S. . . Clerk, Wellington .. .. 535 535 .. 13/10/48 535 11/10 23 1 Deptl. Ex.
Jackson, R. K. . . Clerk, Auckland .. .. 510 535 .. 8/12/49 535 8/23 10 2 LL.B.



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🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
Staff Register, Salaries, Allowances, Government Employees, Land and Deeds Department
49 names identified
  • J. Caradus, Secretary for Land and Deeds
  • E. C. Adams, District Land Registrar
  • G. H. Seddon, District Land Registrar
  • W. E. Brown, District Land Registrar
  • W. McBride, Assistant Land Registrar
  • E. S. Molony, District Land Registrar
  • J. Laurie, District Land Registrar
  • E. B. C. Murray, District Land Registrar
  • D. A. Young, District Land Registrar
  • A. Fowler, District Land Registrar
  • E. L. Adams, District Land Registrar
  • W. A. Dowd, Assistant Land Registrar
  • N. E. Wilson, District Land Registrar
  • R. B. Williams, Assistant Land Registrar
  • O. T. Kelly, District Land Registrar
  • E. W. Worthington, Examiner of Titles
  • F. A. Sadler, Examiner of Titles
  • M. C. Auld, Assistant Land Registrar
  • H. H. Osmers, Deputy Registrar of Deeds
  • W. A. Wilson, Assistant Land Registrar
  • F. O’Connor, Assistant Land Registrar
  • H. Frood, Assistant Land Registrar
  • J. S. Willis, Assistant Land Registrar
  • C. J. L. McCree, Assistant Land Registrar
  • R. M. Monteath, Assistant Land Registrar
  • J. S. Shanks, Assistant Land Registrar
  • G. C. Brown, Assistant Land Registrar
  • A. P. Benjamin, Assistant Land Registrar
  • C. R. E. Partridge, Assistant Land Registrar
  • W. V. Morton, Assistant Land Registrar
  • T. P. Keary, Maori Titles Clerk
  • G. W. McFedries, New Titles Clerk
  • H. E. Squire, Assistant Land Registrar
  • F. W. C. Jones, Senior Clerk
  • G. Janisch, Assistant Land Registrar
  • C. S. Forbes, Senior Clerk
  • O. A. Evans, Senior Clerk
  • M. F. Dawson, Senior Clerk
  • H. F. Fountain, Clerk
  • J. T. Bishop, Clerk
  • A. J. S. Smith, New Titles Clerk
  • J. J. McCluskey, Clerk
  • J. J. Malcolmson, Clerk
  • F. R. McBride, Clerk
  • K. W. Cobden, Clerk
  • J. J. Slade, Clerk
  • V. M. Gormly, Clerk
  • P. S. Demuth, Clerk
  • R. K. Jackson, Clerk