Result of Election of Members of Government Railways Appeal Board

PURSUANT to section 92 of the Government Railways Act 1949, I hereby give notice of the result of an election held on Monday, 6 March 1961, of the elective members of the Government Railways Appeal Board.

SALARIED DIVISION
Flynn, W. D. ....... Unopposed

GENERAL DIVISION
TRAFFIC BRANCH
Doherty, R. J. ....... 1763
Stagg, M. E. D. ....... 1611
Informal ....... 78

MECHANICAL BRANCH—WORKSHOPS SECTION
Baoumgren, W. D. ....... Unopposed

MECHANICAL BRANCH—LOCOMOTIVE RUNNING SECTION
Williams, K. E. ....... Unopposed

I hereby declare William David Flynn, Ronald James Doherty, William David Baoumgren, and Kenneth Edwin Williams duly elected to act as members of the Government Railways Appeal Board.

Dated at Wellington this 13th day of March 1961.
W. G. A. WALKER, Returning Officer.

Compensation for Refugees

THE Acting Minister of External Affairs has been informed that an Agreement has been concluded between the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the German Federal Government which could be of interest to persons in New Zealand. The Agreement is in favour of refugees who were persecuted under the national-socialist regime in disregard of human rights.

Under the Agreement the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany has undertaken to place at the disposal of the High Commissioner for Refugees the sum of 45 million deutschmarks for assistance to certain types of refugees. Persons eligible to apply for assistance must show that they were persecuted under the German national-socialist regime for reasons of nationality, and that their circumstances justify some assistance. They must, in addition, have been refugees on 1 October 1953; and they must not hitherto have obtained any payment under German federal measures for the indemnification of victims of persecution. Any persons in New Zealand who think they may qualify for assistance under this agreement should write directly to:

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Branch Office for Australia and New Zealand, G.P.O. Box 4030, Sydney, Australia.

The deadline for submitting claims is 31 December 1961.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of March 1961.
F. H. CORNER, Acting Secretary of External Affairs.

Exemption from the Usual Parking Brake Requirements

PURSUANT to regulation 25A of the Traffic Regulations 1956,* the Commissioner of Transport hereby exempts vehicles of the class specified in the Schedule hereto from the requirements of the said regulations in relation to a parking brake, provided that the scoop is capable of being lowered on to the road surface to hold the vehicle when parked.

SCHEDULE
Euclid T.S. 14 Twin Power Scraper.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of March 1961.
A. E. FORSYTH, Commissioner of Transport.

• S.R. 1956/217
  Amendment No. 1: S.R. 1957/252
  Amendment No. 2: S.R. 1958/115
  Amendment No. 3: S.R. 1959/44
  Amendment No. 4: S.R. 1960/27
  Amendment No. 5: S.R. 1960/135
  (TT. 9/2/44)

Friendly Society Registered

PURSUANT to section 16 of the Friendly Societies Act 1909, St. Joseph's (Matata) Credit Union, with registered office at Matata, is registered as a specially authorised society under the Friendly Societies Act 1909.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of March 1961.
V. THOMPSON, Registrar of Friendly Societies.

Electricians Act 1952—Results of Examinations, October-November 1960

NOTICE is hereby given of the results of the examinations held in October-November 1960.
Examinations for Electricians and Trade Certificate candidates were held at the following centres.

WRITTEN PART
| Centre | Candidates | Passed | Percentage |
|--------|------------|--------|------------|
| Alexandra | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| Ashburton | 4 | 3 | 75 |
| Auckland | 75 | 42 | 56 |
| Avondale | 22 | 12 | 55 |
| Balclutha | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Christchurch | 37 | 19 | 51 |
| Dargaville | 3 | 1 | 33 |
| Dunedin | 31 | 20 | 65 |
| Gisborne | 11 | 5 | 45 |
| Gore | 3 | 2 | 66 |
| Greymouth | 4 | 2 | 50 |
| Hamilton | 29 | 13 | 45 |
| Hastings | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| Hawera | 8 | 7 | 88 |
| Invercargill | 11 | 7 | 64 |
| Kaikohe | .. | .. | .. |
| Levin | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| Mangakino | 3 | 1 | 33 |
| Masterton | 5 | 4 | 80 |
| Nelson | 11 | 6 | 55 |
| New Plymouth | 6 | 4 | 67 |
| Oamaru | 2 | 1 | 50 |
| Otahuhu | 23 | 17 | 74 |
| Palmerston North | 17 | 9 | 53 |
| Petone | 24 | 13 | 54 |
| Rotorua | 9 | 6 | 67 |
| Taihape | 2 | 1 | 50 |
| Taumarunui | 3 | 2 | 67 |
| Tauranga | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| Te Kuiti | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| Timaru | 7 | 6 | 86 |
| Waihi | 5 | 3 | 60 |
| Wanganui | 4 | 3 | 75 |
| Wellington | 51 | 29 | 57 |
| Westport | 5 | 2 | 40 |
| Whakatane | 2 | .. | .. |
| Whangarei | 5 | 3 | 60 |
| Totals | 451 | 249 | 55 |

ELECTRICIANS PRACTICAL
| Centre | Candidates | Passed | Percentage |
|--------|------------|--------|------------|
| Alexandra | 3 | 2 | 67 |
| Ashburton | 4 | 4 | 100 |
| Auckland | 74 | 62 | 84 |
| Avondale | 17 | 15 | 88 |
| Balclutha | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Christchurch | 35 | 23 | 66 |
| Dargaville | 3 | 1 | 33 |
| Dunedin | 28 | 24 | 85 |
| Gisborne | 9 | 9 | 100 |
| Gore | 3 | 3 | 100 |
| Greymouth | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| Hamilton | 28 | 20 | 71 |
| Hastings | 5 | 5 | 100 |
| Hawera | 5 | 4 | 80 |
| Invercargill | 8 | 5 | 63 |
| Kaikohe | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Levin | 3 | 2 | 67 |
| Mangakino | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| Masterton | 6 | 5 | 83 |
| Nelson | 15 | 14 | 93 |
| New Plymouth | 5 | 5 | 100 |
| Oamaru | 3 | 3 | 100 |
| Otahuhu | 20 | 20 | 100 |
| Palmerston North | 14 | 12 | 86 |
| Petone | 20 | 16 | 80 |
| Rotorua | 4 | 3 | 75 |
| Taihape | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| Taumarunui | 4 | 3 | 75 |
| Tauranga | 5 | 3 | 60 |
| Te Kuiti | 3 | 3 | 100 |
| Timaru | 8 | 8 | 100 |
| Waihi | 4 | 4 | 100 |
| Wanganui | 6 | 5 | 83 |
| Wellington | 39 | 35 | 90 |
| Westport | 3 | 2 | 67 |
| Whakatane | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| Whangarei | 6 | 6 | 100 |
| Totals | 399 | 335 | 84 |

The highest marks obtained were 98 in the written part and 95 in the practical part, the maximum marks obtainable being 100 in each case.

Examination results (including Trade Certificate) for the stated centres are as follows:

WRITTEN PART
Passes
Alexandra—Smith, R. P. McD.
Ashburton—Breeze, A. G., Coleman, B. H., Lovett, T. V.