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:ømntønuauh of gkustraliaazette.

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No. 22.] CANBERRA, THURSDAY, 1ST MARCH. [1928.

HIS- EXCELLENCY the Governor- General in Council has been pleased to approve that as from 19th January1928, the Department previously known as the Department of Markets and Migration shall be known as the

Department of Markets.

S. M. BRUCE, Prime Minister.

Federal Government House,Melbourne, 24th February, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor General directs it to be notified, for general information, that he has this day been pleasedto accept the resignation of

The Right Honorable Stanley Melbourne Bruce, C.H., M.C., M.P., of his appointment as Minister of Statefor Health ; and

Májor the Honorable Charles William Clanan Marr, D.S.O., M.C., V.D., M.P., of his appointment as Ministerof State for Home and Territories.

By His Excellency's Command-

J. H. STARLINGforrOflicial Secretary to the Governor- General.

Federal Government House,Melbourne, 24th February, 1928.

HIS Excellency the Governor - General directs it to be notified, for general information, that he has this day been pleasedto direct and appoint the following member of the Federal Executive Council to hold the offices mentioned after

his name, and to administer the Departments of State connected with such offices, viz.:Major- General the Honorable Sir Neville Reginald Howse, V.C., K.C.B., K.C.M.G., M.P., to be Minister of State

for Home and Territories and Minister of State for Health.

By His Excellency's Command,

J. H. STARLING,for Official Secretary to the Governor- General.

346.No. 22.- -PaIoK 6D. ; Quarterly 7s. 7d.; Half - yearly, lös. 2d.; Yearly, 30e. 4d

No. =1st 'March, 1028

NORTH AUSTRALIA COMMISSION.TENDERS FOR' COASTAL SKIPPING . SERVICE, NORTH AUSTRALIA.1. -rp ENDERS are invited from owners or charterers ff..

1. vessels under 50 tons gross registered tonnage. andpreferably capable of carrying up , to 35 tons, to provide andmaintain an efficient shipping service from Darwin to the Vic-toria - River, calling at the Daly River as required. The suc-cessful tenderer, may also be required to make occasional tripsto points along the roast between Cape Don and Victoria River,and the adjacent Islands. .

Attention is invited to the intimation in the CommonwealthGazette of 16th February, 1928, regarding the exemption fromsections 14 and. 43 of the Navigation Act of vessels under 50tons, trading within the limits of North Australia.

NOTE. ---It is generally considered that vessels drawing morethan 4 ft. 6 in. are unable to satisfactorily navigate theMosquito Flats in the Victoria River.

2. Tenders are. to .cover--*-(a) The provision, maintenance, equipment, and man -

'ning of a vessel and the conveyance of all loadingoffering to and from the places mentioned inparagraph 1, and from and to any of them.

The completion of at least six trips each year tothe Victoria River Depot, the first shipment tobe delivered early in April and the last shipmentto be delivered early in December.

NOTE. In the case of the 1928 season, the con-tractor is to state the date he will be in a posi-tion to commence the service.

The carrying out, as agreed to by the Commission,of such intervening shipments as are necessarybetween the dates of the six trips to the VictoriaRiver Depot, and of shipments to and from theother places mentioned in paragraph 1, and fromand to any of them.

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3. Tenderers are to state the amount of subsidy requiredfor the season, based on the following freight rates beingcharged.:

Darwin to Rate per ton.Victoria. River landing places .. .. £6

Daly River landing places .. .. £3

Any other point along the coast as specifiedin paragraph 1 .. .. .. £3

with half these rates for all back loading to Darwin.4. Regularity of the service is essential, and the vessel must

have such engine power or auxiliaries as will enable the ser-vices to be carried out to schedule to be agreed to by theCommission.

5. Full particulars of the vessel to be used in the servicemust be furnished.

6. The successful tenderer will be required to enter into acontract for the carrying out of the service for a period ofthree years. Amongst other things provision will be madetherein for penalties for delays 'or stoppages 'in the service(except delays or stoppages beyond the control of the con-tractor) and for the payment of the season's subsidy in eightequal instalments distributed over the period specified inparagraph 2 (b) . The successful tenderer may also be requiredto furnish security for the satisfactory carrying out of theservice. ,

7. Tenders; accompanied by a deposit of £10 (Ten pounds),are to be addressed to the Secretary, North Australia Com-mission, Darwin, North Australia, and the receipt of them willclose at that office on 15th April, 1928. The envelope en-closing the tender is to be endorsed " Tender for ShippingService."

8. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted.

T. H. MOVES, Secretary, North Australia Commission.

Short titleand citation.

TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA.

No. 6 of 1928.

AN ORDINANCETo amend the Mining Ordinance 1922 -1927.

E it ordained by the Governor- General of the Commonwealthof Australia, with the advice of the Federal Executive

Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the New GuineaAct 1920 -1926, as follows :

1. (1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Mining Ordinance1928. .

(2.) The Mining Ordinance 1922 -1927 is in this Ordinancereferred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance,may be cited as the Mining Ordinance 1922 -1928.

Commencement.. 2. This Ordinance shall be deemed to have commenced on thefirst day of July, One thousand nine hundred and twenty- seven.

3. Section four of the Principal Ordinance is amended byadding at the end thereof the following definition :

" ` Warden ' includes an Assistant Warden."

Definitions.

Assistant 4. The person appointed by the Minister before the date of theeddeemto commencement of this Ordinance to be an assistant warden shall

bane beeed - be deemed to have been appointed underunder . Mining Ordinance 1922 -1928.provisions of 9Mining .

Ordinance Dated this twenty -fifth day of February, One thousand nine1922 -1928.

hundred and twenty - eight.

the provisions of the

STONEHAVENGovernor - General.

By His Excellency's Command,C. W. C. MARH

Minister of State . for Home and Territories.

Commonwealth - Gazette 413 No. 22:--l0 Mar* 1928

THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OFGOVERNMENT.

No. 3 of 1928.

AN ORDINANCETo amend the Trespassass . on Commonwealth Lands

Ordinance 19221927,

BE it ordained by the Governor- General of the Commonwealthof Australian with the advice of. the Federal Executive

Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Seat ofGovernment Acceptance Act 1909 and the Seat of Government(Administration) Act 1910, as follows :--

1.--(1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Trespass on Corn- Short titlemonwealth Lands Ordinance 1928. and citation.

(2.) The Trespass on Commonwealth Lands Ordinance 1922-1927 is in this Ordinance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance,may be cited as the Trespass on Commonwealth Lands Ordinance,1922 -1928.

2. Section two of the Trespass on Commonwealth Lands Ordi- Repeal.nance 1926 is repealed.

3. Section one A of the Principal Ordinance is amended by Definitions.

inserting, before the definition of " road " the following defini-tion :

" City Area ' means the City Area as defined in the CityArea Leases Ordinance 1924 -1926 ; ".

Dated the twenty -fifth day of February, One thousand ninehundred and twenty- eight.


By His Excellency's Command,C. W. C. MARR

Minister of State for Home and Territories.

THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OFGOVERNMENT.

No. 4 of 1928.

AN ORDINANCETo Regulate the Bee Industry and to Prevent the

Spread of Disease in Bees.

BE it ordained by the Governor - General . of the Commonwealthof Australia, with the advice of the . Federal Executive

Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Seat ofGovernment Acceptance Act 1909, and the Seat of Gov ernment(Administration) Act 1910, as follows :

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Apiaries Ordinance Short title.1928.

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2. In this Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears- -" Apiary " means any place where bees are kept ;LI

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Bee keeper " means any person who keeps bees, or anyperson in charge of bees ;

Disease, " means foul- brood, bee - moths, and any otherdiseases or pests declared by the Commission, by noticepublished in the Gazette, to be diseases within themeaning of this Ordinance ;

Frame -hive means a hive containing movable frames inwhich the combs are built and which may be readilyremoved from the hive for examination ;

Inspector " means inspector appointed in pursuance of thisOrdinance and _ includes an inspector appointed underthe Apiaries Act, 1916, of the State of New South Wales,who is authorized, under this Ordinance, to exercise thepowers and functions of an inspector under thisOrdinance;

the Commission " means the Federal Capital Commission.

3. (1.) The Commission may delegate any of its powers andfunctions under this Ordinance (except this power of delegation)in relation to any matters or dass of matters so that the delegatedpowers and functions may be exercised by the delegate withrespect to the matters or class of matters specified in the instrumentof delegation.

(2.) Every delegation under this section shall be revocable atwill and no delegation shall prevent the exercise of any power orfunction by the Commission.

4. The Commission may appoint such inspectors and other'officers as are necessary to carry out the provisions of thisOrdinance.

Exercise of 5. (1.) Inspectors appointed under the Apiaries Act, 1916powers andfunctions by of the State of New South Wales, may (if thereto authorized in?State inspectorsand officers, writing by the Commission) exercise all the powers and functions

of inspectors under . this Ordinance, and any other officerappointed under that Act may (if thereto authorized in writingby the Commission) exercise those powers and functions underthis Ordinance which correspond to the powers and functionswhich he may exercise under that Act.

Infected bees,&c., not to bekept or sold orbrought intoTerritory.

(2.) The Commission may enter into an arrangement with theproper authority of the State of New South Wales for the paymentof the salaries and travelling allowances of inspectors and officersof that State whilst they are exercising the powers and functionsof inspectors under this Ordinance.

6.(1.) A bee - keeper shall not(a) keep or allow to be kept upon any land occupied by

him any bees, bee - combs, hives, or appliances knownby him to be infected by or liable to spread disease,without immediately taking the prescribed steps tocure or eradicate the disease ; or

(b) sell, barter, give away, or, . otherwise than in theprescribed manner, dispose of any bees or appliancesfrom an .apiary known by him to be infected by orliable to spread 'disease.

(2.) A person shall not bring into, or cause to be brought into,the Territory any bees, bee - combs, hives or appliances unless anduntil he has made an application to the Commission for thepurpose and the Commission has consented thereto.

(a) ,Any application for the consent of the Commission inpursuance of the last preceding sub section shall be accompaniedby a certificate by an inspector appointed under the Apiaries Act,1916, of the State of New South Wales that the bees, bee- combs,hives or appliances are free from disease.

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(4.) The lessee, holder or occupier of any land onto 'which anybees, bee- combs, . hives or appliances are to be brought from -outsidethe Territory shall forthwith notify that fact to the Commission.

7. Every bee- keeper in whose apiary any disease appears shall, Bee - keeper tonotice ofimmediately after first becoming aware of its presence, send written isease.

notice thereof to the Commission or to an inspector.

8. Any inspector may enter and inspèct áuÿ premises wherebees are kept, and may inspect any bees, bee- hives, fittings,apparatus, appliances, or any articles used in connexion therewith.

9. (1.) If an inspector certifies, in writing; to the Commissionthat any bees are diseased and, in his opinion, are a source ofdanger to other bees, and that they ought to be destroyed, theCommission may make an order directing the bee -keeper in chargeto destroy the bees.

(2.) If, at the expiration of seven days after the service of theorder upon the bee- keeper, the bees are not destroyed, any 'inspectormay cause them to be destroyed at the bee keeper's expense.

10.= -(1.) If an inspector finds that any bee -hive, fittings; Bee - hives, &c.,liable to spreadapparatus; appliances, or any other articles are, in his opinion, disease to be

liablé to spread disease, he may order-- = disinf ected.

Powers of entryand inspection.

Power todestroy bees.

(a) that all or any of them be cleansed, disinfected, orreadjusted in such manner and within such time ashe directs, at the bee- keeper's expense ; and

(b ) that the articles, or such of them as he specifies, shallnot be sold or otherwise alienated or removed -for afurther specified period of not more than one month,except with his written consent.

(2.) If the inspector certifies in writing to the Commission thatany of the articles mentioned in this section cannot be effectivelycleansed, disinfected, or readjusted, and that .. they ought to bedestroyed, the inspector may cause the articles to be destroyed atthe cost of the bee - keeper :

Provided that where the value of the articles ordered to bedestroyed exceeds . Five pounds, this power shall not be exercisedwithout the written approval of the Commission.

11. On and after a date to be fixed by the Commission by after date tonotice in the Gazette any person keeping bees, other .than. native aged

ramame -hivesonly

toor indigenous bees, in any hive other than a frame -hive, shall be be usedi

guilty of an offence.Penalty : Twenty pounds.

12. (1.) If an inspector finds any bees hived otherwise than Transfer of beesin frame- hives, he may by notice in writing, require the bee keeper to frame hives.

in charge to transfer the bees to frame - hives, within a time specifiedin the notice.

(2.) If, at the expiration of that time, thé bees are not '-sotransferred, he may cause the bees to be so transferred at thebee keeper's expense, and the bee - keeper shall in addition be guiltyof an offence.

Penalty : Twenty pounds.

13. If an inspector finds that the bee -combs in any hive cannot, Alteration ofwithout cutting, be separately and readily removed from the hive hive, frame, &c.

for examination, he may order the bee - keeper to readjust the hive,comb, or frame, in such manner and within such time as hespecifies.

14.(1.) A bee- keeper shall apply to have his apiary Registration ofapiaries.registered.

(2.) The applicaiton for the registration of an apiaryestablished at the commencement of this Ordinance shall be madewithin one month thereafter.

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(3.) The application for the registration of an apiaryestablished after the commencement of this Ordinance shall bemade within one month . after the establishment thereof.

(4.) A bee. keeper who removes his apiary shall within fourteendays of the removal give notice thereof.

(5.) Applications and notices under this section shall be madeto the Commission in accordance with the prescribed form.

(6.) The' Commission may in its absolute .discretion registeror refuse to register any apiary.

(7.) A bee- keeper who fails to comply with any of theprovisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence.

Penalty: Twenty pounds.

Inspectors not 15. (1.) An inspector acting in the execution of thisliablefor Ordinance shall not be deemed . to be a trespasser by reason of anydame. entry or removal or destruction authorized by this Ordinance, nor

be liable for any damage occasioned in carrying out the provisionsof this Ordinance, unless the damage was occasioned by theinspector wilfully and without necessity.

(2:) A person shall not be entitled to receive any compensationin consequence of any measures taken for the eradication Of anydisease or the destruction oi;, any bees or any articles ordered tobe destroyed under this Ordinance, or in respect of any damagethat may result to him therefrom, either directly or indirectly,unless the damage was occasioned wilfully and without necessity.

Serviçe of 16. Every direction or order by the Commission, or anorders, le. inspector, shall be in writing, and, in the case of a direction or:-

order. by an inspector, signed under his hand, and shall be eitherdelivered to the bee keeper personally or sent to him by registeredletter addressed to him at his last known place of abode.

Offences and 17. Every person whopenalties. (a) obstructs an inspector in the exercise .of his duties

under this Ordinance ; or(b) fails to comply with any order or direction given under

the provisions of this Ordinance ; or(c). commits any other breach of this Ordinance,

shall be guilty of in offence, and shall, where no other penalty isprovided, be liable to a penalty not exceeding Twenty pounds ; andin the case of a failure to comply with any such order or directionthe inspector may himself carry out the necessary work at theexpense of the person failing so to comply.

=very of 18. Where by this Ordinance it is provided that anything : mayexpense.

be done at the bee - keeper's expense, the cost of such action may berecovered by an inspector in any court of competent jurisdictionas if it were a civil debt.

Regulations. 19. The Commission may mare regulations, not inconsistentwith this Ordinance, prescribing all matters which are required Orpermitted to be prescribed or which are necessary or convenient tobe prescribed' for carrying out and giving effect to this Ordinanceand in particular prescribing matters providing for and in 'relationto-

(a) the duties of inspectors ;(b) the obligations of bee - keepers with . respect to

inspections;(e) the fees payable in respect . of the registration of

apiaries; : and(d) the imposition : of penalties not exceeding ..Twenty

pounds for breaches of the regulations.

Dated this twenty -fifth day of February, One thousand ninehundred and twenty - eight.

STONEHAVENGovernor- General.

By His Excellency's Command,C. W. C. MARR ;


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THE TERRITORY FOR THE SEAT OFGOVEUMENT.

No. 5 of 1928.

AN ORDINANCERelating to Methodist Church Properties.

BE it ordained by the Governor - General of the Commonwealthof Australia, with the advice of the , Federal Executive

Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Seat ofGovernment Acceptance Act 1909 and the Seat of Government(Administration) Act 1910, as follows :-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Methodist Church Short title.Property Ordinance 1928.

2. This Ordinance shall be incorporated and read as one with Incorporation.

the Methodist Church Property Acts.

3. In this Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears Definitions.

" Land " includes any estate or interest in land (legal orequitable) and any easement, right, power or privilegeover, in or in connection with land ;

" Lease " includes a sub -lease ;" Methodist Church Property Acts " means the Methodist

Church Property Acts, 1889 -1902 of the State of NewSouth Wales in their application to the Territory ;

" Model Deed " means The Methodist Model Deed of NewSouth Wales, and includes any duly authorised altera-tion or modification thereof ;

" Real Property Ordinance " means the Real PropertyOrdinance 1925-1927;

" Registrar of Titles " ,means the Registrar of Titlesappointed under the Real Property Ordinance,

and any expression used in this Ordinance shall have the samemeaning as in the Methodist Church Property Acts.

4. The Registrar of Titles shall keep in safe custody and forreference a printed copy of the Model Deed certified by theCustodian of Deeds, when that copy is presented or tendered tohim for that. purpose by or on behalf of the President for thetime being of the Annual Conference of the Methodist Church ofAustralasia in New South Wales.

5. Where, whether before or after the commencement of thisOrdinance, a lease of any land is granted by or in the . name . ofthe Commonwealth or the Federal Capital Commission, subjectto the provisions of the Model Deed, the lease shall be held uponthe trusts and subject to the provisions of the Model Deed; andthe Registrar of Titles shall register the lease in the names ofthe lessees therein mentioned subject to the provisions of theModel Deed.

6. Where any land, which, whether before or after the Registration ofafer ocommencement of this Ordinance, is granted or transferred upon

trChurnsch laf nds.

the trusts and subject to the. provisions of the Model Deed, isheld under the Real Property Ordinance, the Registrar of Titlesmay register the grant or transfer, and may issue a certificateof title in the names of the transferees therein mentioned, orany subsequent trustees of the lands, subject to the provisions ofthe Model Deed.

7. The exercise or performance of any power, function or ñóW iisár°áduty conferred, or imposed by the Model Deed shall be subject ¡moll;e under

to the laws of the Territory for the time being in force. subof

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torylaws.

Enrolment ofModel Deed.

Registration ofCrown leasessubject toModel Deed.

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Transfer &c.executed bymajoritysufficient.

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8. Where any sale, mortgage, exchange or lease of any Churchlands is made in pursuance of and in conformity with the trustsof the Model Deed, if the lands are held under the Real PropertyOrdinance, the transfer, inörtgage, exchange or lease thereof,and all other necessary documents shall be as effectual if signedby a majority of the trustees for the time being of those Churchlands named in the Register of Trustees as if the transfer, mort-gage, exchange or lease, or other document had been duly signedby all the trustees or registered proprietors thereof ;

Provided that the trustees signing any such transfer, con-veyance, mortgage, exchange, lease or other document shall benot less than three in number:

Provided also that any trustee absent from the Territory mayjoin in, make and execute any such transfer, mortgage, exchange,lease or other document by his attorney duly appointed by himin that behalf.

ewttrustees 9.(1.) The trustees for the time being appearing by thebecome Register of Trustees to be the trustees of any Church lands underproprietors andto have the Real Property Ordinance, shall be entitled to be entered ort l i s ú

ofd registered in the Register Book kept under the provisions of thatthem without Ordinance, the proprietors thereof within the meaning, as p p g of that

Ordinance without any formal transfer, and to have a certificateof title issued to them or in their names as those proprietors butsubject to the Model Deed and to any subsisting mortgage, lien,encumbrance or lease.

(2.) The trustees shall be deemed and taken to be dulyentered or registered in pursuance of this section, when amemorial of their appointment has been entered in the RegisterBook upon the folium constituted by the existing grant or certifi-cate of title of the land or endorsed on any other instrumentevidencing title to the land.

Register of 10. The entries in the Register of Trustees authorised byTrustees andcertificate of the Methodist Church Property Acts to be made therein,. whenCustodian ofDeeds sufficient authenticated b y the signature of the Custodian of Deeds or theevidence. Acting Custodian of Deeds for the time being, and any extract

purporting to be an extract from the Register of Trustees inaccordance with the form in the Second. Schedule to the WesleyanMethodist Church Property Trust Act, 1889 of the State of. NewSouth Wales, certified under the hand of the Custodian of Deedsor Acting Custodian of Deeds, shall be received and taken, inall dealings with Church lands before the Registrar of Titlesand on all occasions whatsoever as sufficient evidence of theseveral extracted matters comprised in the extract, so far as theymay relate to any particular Church lands, without the pro-duction of the Register of Trustees.

notiCopy

fiof copyin 1 y the notification (publishedA of thtifiti ublished in the New South

New South Wales Government Gazette by the President for the time beingWalesGovrnment of the Annual Conference of the Methodist Church of Aus-1'azd.te ofappointment of tralasia in New South Wales) of the appointment of the Custo-D nd °f dian of Deeds or of an Acting Custodian óf Deeds, signed byActinCustodian of the President for the time being of the Conference, shall beDáß á °; a lodged with the Registrar of Titles and kept by him in safeRegistrar of custody and for reference.Titles.

Dated this twenty -ninth day of February, One thousand ninehundred and twenty- eight. .


By His Excellency's Command,C. W. C. MARK"


13önnnónvvéalth '=,Glázette 419

THE TERRITORY FOR THE SAAT 'OFGOVERNMENT.

No. 6 of 1928."

AN ORDINANCETo amend the Industrial Board Ordinance 1922-1926.

March,:1.928

BE it ordained by the Governor - General of the Commonwealthof Australia, with the advice of the Federal Executive

Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the Seat ofGovernment Acceptance Act 1909 and the Seat of Government(Administration) Act 1910, as follows:

1.(1.) This Ordinance may be cited as the Industrial Board Short title andcitation.Ordinance 1928.

(2.) The Industrial Board Ordinance 1922 -1926 is in this Ordi-nance referred to as the Principal Ordinance.

(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinancemay be cited as the Industrial Board Ordinance 1922 -1928.

2. After Section 8c of the Principal Ordinance the following.Section is inserted :

" 8n. Any printed paper purporting to be a copy of any Evidence ofdecision of the Board and to be printed by the Government decisions.

Printer shall, in all courts having jurisdiction in the Terri-tory, be evidence that such decision has been duly given bythe Board ".

Dated this twenty -ninth day of February, One thousand ninehundred and twenty- eight.


By his Excellency's Command,C. W. C. MARR


THE TERRITORY OF CENTRALAUSTRALIA.

No. 3 of 1928.

AN ORDINANCERelating to the Protection of Birds.

BE it ordained by the Governor - General of the Commonwealthof Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal

Executive Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by theNorthern Australia Act 1926, as follows :-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Birds Protection short title.Ordinance 1928.

2. This Ordinance shall commence on a date to be fixed by the Commencement.Government Resident by notice in the Gazette.

3. The Ordinances specified in the First Schedule to this Repeat.Ordinance are hereby repealed.

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Saving. 4. All offences against any. Ordinance repealed by thisOrdinance committed before the commencement of this Ordinanceshall be punishable in the same m anner as if this Ordinance hadnot been passed, and all permits issued or granted, things done,notices given, and proceedings had, under the authority or byvirtue of any of the said Ordinances, and not expired at the timeof the commencement of this Ordinance, shall confer and involvethe same rights and privileges, liabilities, and effects as if thisOrdinance had been in force when they were granted, issued, done,given, or had under the authority or by virtue of this Ordinanceand all inspectors and other officers appointed under the authorityof any of the said Ordinances, shall subject to anything which islawfully done under this Ordinance, continue notwithstanding thecommencement of this Ordinance.

Definitions. 5. In this Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears" Bird " includes- the dead body of a bird;" Export " means export or remove from the Territory of

Central Australia, whether to places outside Australiaor to any place in Australia not' being in the Territoryof Central Australia ;

" Protected Bird " meañs a bird wholly protected under thisOrdinance and includes . a bird, not wholly protected,during any period during which the bird is protected ;

" Skin " includes any portion of the skin.

6. The Government Resident may appoint any person to bean Inspector of Birds.

Appointment. ofInspector ofBirds.

Police to beInspectors ofBirds.

Powers ofInspectors ofBirds.

7. Every member of the Police Force of Central Australiashall ex o fficio be an Inspector of Birds.

8. Any Inspector of Birds may(a) enter any land, house, shop, building, vessel, boat or

place where any protected birds, or any skins,feathers or eggs of protected birds, are suspected byhim to be ; and

(b ) seize any protected birds or any skins, feathers or eggsof protected birds together with any cage, box orother enclosure in which any protected birds arefound.

Birds protected. 9. Subject to this Ordinance(a) the .

birds included in the Second Schedule to thisOrdinance shall be protected during the whole of theyear;

(b) the birds included in the Third Schedule to thisOrdinance shall be protected during the close season;

(c) the birds included in the Fourth Schedule to thisOrdinance are not protected.

10. (1.) The close season shall be the periods mentioned inthe Third Schedule or such other periods as the GovernmentResident, from time to time, by notice published in the Gazette,determines.

(2.) In making any determination under this section theGovernment Resident may, if he thinks fit, fix different periodsfor different parts of the Territory of Central Australia.

11. The Government Resident may from time to time(a) by notice published in the Gazette transfer a bird from

one Schedule to this Ordinance to another Scheduleto this Ordinance and thereupon the birds sotransferred shall be deemed to be included in theSchedule to which it has been transferred;

(b) by notice published in the Gazette determine the closeseason for birds ;

Close season.

Powers of theGovernmentResident.

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(e) by notice published in the Gazette . declare that anyportion of Crown Lands, or any reserved or dedicated .lands, or the sea shore or any part thereof, and atthe request of the owner, any private lands, shall bea Bird Protection District, and . thereupon all birdswithin the . District, except birds not protected underthis Ordinance, shall be deemed . _for the periodmentioned in the notice to be wholly protected.

12. The Government Resident . may grant, sùbj ect to suchconditions as he thinks fit, a permit to any person to collect forscientific purposes from any Crown, reserved or .dedicated lands,not included in a Bird Protection District, . or from any privateland with the consent of the owner, any protected bird or the eggsof any protected Bird. .

Permits forscientificpurposes.

13. The Government Resident may grant, subject to such áits.conditions as he thinks fit, a permit to any person to collect fromany Crown, reserved or dedicated lands, not included in a BirdProtection District, or from any private land with the consent ofthe owner, any protected birds for domestic pets and to keeppossession of those birds for that purpose.

14. The Government Resident may grant, subject to such rtt to

conditions as he thinks fit, a permit to, export protected birds, or protected birdsthe eggs of protected birds, in cases where he is satisfied that thebirds or eggs, as the case may be, have been collected for scientificpurposes in pursuance of section twelve of this Ordinance.

15. (1.) Any person who(a) kills, wounds, destroys, catches or takes ; or(b) has in his possession or control ; or(e) sells or offers for sale,

any protected bird shall be guilty of an offence.Penalty : Twenty -five pounds.

(2.) It shall be a good defence to a prosecution for an offenceagainst the provisions of paragraph (b) of sub - section (1.) of thissection if the defendant proves that the bird was killed or takenoutside the Territory of Central Australia or at a time when itwas not a protected bird.

16. (1.) Any person who(a) takes out of or destroys in the nest; or(b) has in his possession or control; or(e) sells or offers for sale,

the eggs of any protected bird shall be guilty of an offence.Penalty : Twenty -five pounds.(2.) It shall be a good defence to a prosecution for an offence

against the provisions of paragraph (b) of sub - section (1.) of thissection if the defendant proves that the eggs were taken, or thathe obtained possession of the eggs, at a time when the bird wasnot a protected bird.

Killing, &c., ofprotected birds.

Taking, &c., ofeggs ofprotected birds.

17. Without restricting the meaning of the word " possession " Definition ofprotected birds or eggs of protected birds shall be deemed tö be possession.

in the possession of any person so long as they remain or are uponany land or premises occupied by him, unless it is shown that, hehad no knowledge thereof. . .

18. Any person who sells, offers, or hawks for sale the skin or selling, &c.,

feathers of any protected bird shall be guilty of an. offence. t at s°ofPenalty : Twenty -five pounds. . protected bird.

19. The provisions of this Ordinance relating to the killing, C mainnot

wounding, catching, or unlawful possession of a protected bird, or to apply tocertain persons.the taking or unlawful possession of the eggs of a protected bird,

shall not apply(a) to an aboriginal native killing birds or taking eggs on.

Crown land (not being a Bird Protection District) forfood for himself or his family;

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Entering onland to commitan offence.

Illicitsporting guns.

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(b) a person who has . in his possession any bird which waslawfully in his possession prior io the commencementof this Ordinance.;

(e) a person, being the owner or occupier of any garden,vineyard, or field of corn or other cultivated crop,killing or taking therein any bird mentioned in theSecond Schedule to this Ordinance ; or

(d) a person to whom a permit has been granted undersections twelve, thirteen or fourteen of this Ordi-nance, whilst acting in pursuance of the permit.

20. (1.) Any person who, without a permit, exports or entersat the Customs for export, or puts on any vessel or brings to anywharf, pier, or place for the purpose of export

(a) any protected bird; or(b) the skin of any protected bird ; or(c) the eggs of any protected bird,

shall be guilty of an offence.Penalty : Ten pounds.(2.) In any prosecution for an offence against this or the last

preceding section proof that the defendant was acting in pursuanceof a permit shall lie upon him.

21. (1.) Any person who enters on any land for the purposeof committing any offence against this Ordinance shall be guiltyof an offence.

Penalty : Ten pounds.(2.) Any person trespassing on any private land and unlaw-

fully having in his possession any protected bird or the eggs of anyprotected bird shall, on demand by the owner of the land, deliverto him those birds or eggs.

Penalty : Ten pounds.

22. (1.) Every person who uses, carries or has in his posses-sion any illicit sporting gun shall be guilty of an offence.

Penalty : Twenty pounds.(2.) The following shall be illicit sporting guns

(a) every swivel gun;(b) every punt gun ;(e) every gun which has a barrel longer than forty -two

inches ;(d) every gun which has a single barrel exceeding eight

pounds avoirdupois in weight, or double barrelsexceeding fourteen pounds avoirdupois in weight ;

(e) every gun which has a weight exceeding fifteen poundsavoirdupois ;

(f) every gun the bore of which is greater than No. 8.

23. Any person who aids, abets, counsels, or procures, or is inany way knowingly directly or indirectly concerned in the com-mission of any offence against this Ordinance shall be deemed tohave committed that offence and shall be punishable accordingly.

24. (1.) Subject to this Ordinance, all protected birds andall skins, feathers, and eggs of protected birds which are unlawfullyexported or entered at the Customs for export or put on any vesselor brought to any wharf, pier, or place for the purpose of export,or which are killed, taken, or in the possession of any person con-trary to the provisions of this Ordinance, and .every illicit sportinggun, shall be forfeited to the King, and may be seized by anyofficer of the Customs of the Commonwealth or by any member ofthe Police Force of the Territory of Central Australia.

(2.) A conviction for an offence against this Ordinance shalloperate as a forfeiture of the birds, skins, eggs or illicit sportinggun in respect of which the conviction is made.

25... Offences . against this Ordinance shall be punishable onsummary conviction by a magistrate or any two justices of thepeace sitting as a Court of summary jurisdiction.

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THE SCHEDULES.

THE FIRST SCHEDULE.Birds Protection Ordinance 1.913.,Birds Protection, Ordinance 1915.Birds Protection Ordinance 1920.Birds Protection Ordinance 1926.Birds Protection Ordinance (No. 2.) 1926.

THE SECOND SCHEDULE.BIRDs PROTECTED DURING THE WHOLE YEAR.

All wild birds, whether indigenous or imported, excepting those men-tioned in either the Third or the Fourth Schedule.

THE THIRD SCHEDULE.BIRDS PROTECTED DURING PART OF THE YEAR.

Wild Geese and Ducks of allspecies.

Quail of all species.Native Turkeys.Partridge or Squatter Pigeons.

Pigeons and Doves of all speciesother than Partridge or Squat-ter Pigeons.

From the first day of January tothe last day of April in eachyear. .

From the first day of March to thelast day of August . in eachyear.

From the first day of January tothe last day of March in eachyear, and from the first day ofOctober to the last day ofDecember . in each year.

THE FOURTH SCHEDULE.BIRDS NOT PROTECTED.

Blood - stained Cockatoos.Long- billed Cockatoos.Sulphur- crested Cockatoos.Cormorants.Crows (corvus).English Chaffinches. .English House Sparrows.English Starlings.Hawks.Rosella Parrots.Silver Eyes.Snipe.Wattle Birds.

Dated this twenty -ninth day of February,hundred and twenty- eight.

One thousand nine


By His Excellency's Command,

C. W. C. MABRMinister of State for Home and Territories.

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THE TERRITORY OF CENTRALAUSTRALIA.

No. 4 of 1928.

AN ORDINANCETo amend the Health Ordinance 19154924:

BE it-ordained by the Governor- General of the Commonwealthof Australia, with the advice of the Federal 'E iztàec iive

Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by theNorthern Australia Act 1926, as follows:

1. (1.) This Ordinance may: be cited as the Health Ordinance Short title1928. and citation.

(2.) The Health Ordinance 1915 -1924 of thé Northern Terri-tory, in its application to Central Australia, is in this Ordinancereferred to as the Principal Ordinance:

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(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance,may be cited as the Health Ordinance 1915 -1928.

2. After section twenty -five of the Principal Ordinance thefollowing section is inserted :

" 25A. (1.) Where, in pursuance of the last precedingsection, the Chief Health Officer causes any work . to be per -formed or any act or thing to be done, and where theperformance of that work or the doing of that act or thinginvolves the removal or demolition of anything, the ChiefHealth Officer may cause the thing which has been removedor demolished to be sold.

(2.) Any moneys received from the sale of anything whichhas been sold, in pusuance of the powers given by the lastpreceding sub - section, shall be applied in payment of theexpenses incurred by the removal or demolition of the thingwhich has been sold, and the balance (if any) shall be paidon demand to the owner of the thing which has been re-moved or demolished. ".

Dated this twenty -ninth day of February, One thousand ninehundred and. twenty- eight.




Short title.

TH N; TERRITORY OF NORTHAUSTRALIA.

No. 3 of 1928.

AN ORDINANCERelating to the Protection of Birds.

BE it ordained by the Governor - General of the Commonwealthof Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive

Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the NorthernAustralia Act 1926, as follows

. 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Birds Protection Ordi-nance 1928.

Commencement. 2. This Ordinance shall commence on a date to be fixed by theGovernment Resident by notice in the Gazette.

Repeal. 3. The Ordinances specified in the First Schedule to this Ordi-nance are hereby repealed.

4. All offences against any Ordinance repealed by this Ordi-nance committed before the commencement of this Ordinaroee shallbe punishable in the same manner as if this Ordinance had not beenpassed, and permits issued or granted, things done, noticesgiven, and proceedings had, under the authority or by virtue ofany of the said Ordinances, and not expired at the time of thecommencement of this Ordinance, shall confer and involve' thesame rights and privileges, liabilities, and effects as if this Ordi-nance had been in force when they were granted, issued, done,given, or had under the authority or by virtue of this Ordinanceand all inspectors and other officers appointed under the authorityof any of the said Ordinances, shall subject to anything which islawfully done under this Ordinance, continue notwithstanding thecommencement of this Ordinance.

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5. In this Ordinance, unless the contrary intention appears Definitions." Bird " includes the dead body of a bird -," Export " means export or remove from the Territory of

North Australia, whether to places outside Australia or toany place in Australia not being in the Territory ofNorth Australia ;

" Protected bird " means a bird wholly protected under thisOrdinance and includes a bird, not wholly, protected,during any period during which the bird is protected ;

" Skin " includes any portion of the skin.

6. The Government Resident may appoint any person to be an Appointment ofInspector of

Inspector of Birds. Birds.

7. Every member of the Police Force of North Australia shallex officio be an Inspector of Birds.

8. Any Inspector of Birds may(a) enter any land, house, shop, building, vessel, boat or

place where any protected birds, or any skins, feathersor eggs of protected birds, are suspected by him tobe ; and

(b) seize any protected birds or any skins, feathers or eggsof protected birds together with any cage, box or other'enclosure in which any protected birds are found.

9. Subject to this Ordinance(a) the birds included in the Second Schedule to this Ordi-

nance shall be protected during the whole of theyear;

(b) the birds included in the Third Schedule to this Ordi-nance shall be protected during the close season ;

(c) the birds included in the Fourth Schedule to this Ordi-nance are not protected..

10. (1.) The close season shall be the periods mentioned inthe Third Schedule or such other periods as the GovernmentResident, from time to time, by notice published in the Gazette,determines.

(2.) In making any determination under this section theGovernment Resident may, if he thinks fit, fix different periods fordifferent parts of the Territory of North Australia.

11. The Government Resident may from time to time(a) by notice published in the Gazette transfer a bird from

one Schedule to this Ordinance to another Scheduleto this Ordinance, and thereupon the bird so trans-ferred shall be deemed to be included in the Scheduleto which it has been transferred ;

(b) by notice published in the Gazette determine the closeseason for birds ;

(c) by notice published in the Gazette declare that anyportion of Crown lands, or any reserved or dedicatedlands, or the sea shore or any part thereof, and atthe request of the owner, any private lands, shall bea Bird Protection District, and thereupon all birdswithin that District, except birds not protected underthis Ordinance, shall be deemed for the period men-tioned in the notice to be wholly protected.

12. The Government Resident may grant, subject to such con-ditions as he thinks fit, a permit to any person to collect for scientificpurposes from any Crown, reserved or dedicated lands, not includedIn a Bird Protection District, or from any private land with theconsent of the owner, any protected bird or the eggs of any pro-tected bird.

13. The Government Resident may grant, subject to such .con-ditions as he thinks fit, a permit to any person to collect from anyCrown, reserved or dedicated lands, not . included in a bird pro-tection district, or from any private land with the consent of theowner, any protected birds for domestic pets and to keeppossession of those birds for that purpose.

Police to be

ErInspectors of

Powers ofInspectorsof Birds.

Birds protected.

Close season.

Powers of theGovernmentResident.

Permits forscientificPurposes.

Permits fordomestic pets.

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Permit`exportprotected birds.

Killing, &c., ofprotected birds.

Taking, &c., ofeggs ofprotected birds.

Definition ofpossession.

Selling, &c., ofskin or feathersof protectedbird.

Certainprovisions notto apply tocertain persons.

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14. The Government Resident may grant, subject to . such con-ditions as he thinks fit, a permit to -export, protected birds, or theeggs of protected birds, in cases where he is satisfied that the .birdsor eggs, as the case may be, have been collected for scientific pur-poses -in pursuance of section twelve of this Ordinance.

15. (1.) Any person who-(a) kills, wounds, destroys, catches, or takes ; or(b) has in his possession or. control ; or(e) sells or offers for sale,

any protected bird shall be guilty of an offence.Penalty : Twenty -five pounds.(2.) It shall be a good defence to a prosecution for an Offence

against the provisions of paragraph (b) of sub- section (1.) of thissection if the defendant proves that the bird was killed or takenoutside the Territory of North Australia or at a time when it wasnot a protected bird.

16.-= (1.) Any person who(a) takes out of or destroys in the nest ; or(b) has in his possession or control ; or(e) sells or offers for sale,

the eggs of any protected bird,shall be guilty of an offence.Penalty : Twenty -five pounds.(2.) It shall be a good defence to a prosecution for an offence

against the provisions of paragraph (b) of sub- section (1.) of thissection if the defendant proves that the eggs were taken, or thathe obtained possession of the eggs, at a time when the bird was nota protected bird.

17. Without restricting the meaning of the word " possession "protected birds or eggs of protected birds shall be deemed to be inthe possession: of any person so long as they remain or are upon anyland or premises occupied by him, unless it is shown that he hadno knowledge thereof.

18. Any person who sells, offers, or hawks for sale the skin orfeathers of any protected bird shall be guilty of an offence.

Penalty : Twenty -five pounds.

19. The provisions of this Ordinance relating to the killing,wounding, catching, or unlawful possession of a protected bird, orthe taking or unlawful possession of the eggs of a protected bird,shall not apply

(a) to an aboriginal native killing birds or taking eggs onCrown land (not being a Bird Protection District)for food for himself or his family ;

(b) a person who has in his possession any bird which waslawfully in his possession prior to the commencementof this Ordinance ;

(c) a person, being the owner or occupier of any garden,vineyard, or field of corn or other cultivated crop,killing or taking therein any bird mentioned in theSecond Schedule to this Ordinance ; or.

(d) a person to whom a permit has been granted undersections twelve, thirteen or fourteen of this Ordi-nance, whilst acting in pursuance of the permit.

20. (1.) Any person who, without a permit, exports or entersat. the Customs for export, or puts on any vessel or brings to anywharf, pier, or place for. the purpose of export

(a) any protected . birds ; or(b) the skin of any protected bird ; or .

(e) the eggs of any protected bird,shall be guilty of an offence.

Penalty : Ten pounds.(-2.) : Ín any prosecution for an offence against this or the last

preceding section proof that the defendant was acting in pursuanceof a permit shall lie upon 'him.

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21.(1.) Any person who enters on áñy land for the purpose Entering flnof committing any offence against this 'Ordinance shall be guilty of .á offence.an offence.

Penalty : Ten pounds.(2.) Any person trespassing on any private land and unlaw-

fully having in his possession any protected bird or =the eggs of anyprotected bird shall, on demand by the owner of the land, deliverto him those birds or eggs.

Penalty : Ten pounds.

22. (1.) Every person who uses, carries or has in his possession Iíiicitsportingany illicit sporting gun shall be guilty of an offence. suns.

Penalty : Twenty pounds.(2.) The following shall be illicit sporting guns

(a) every swivel gun ;(b) every punt gun ;(e) every gun which has a barrel longer than forty -two

inches;(d) every gun which has a single barrel exceeding eight

pounds avoirdupois in weight, or double barrels ex-ceeding fourteen pounds avoirdupois in weight ;

every gun which has a weight exceeding fifteen_ poundsavoirdupois ;

every gun the bore of which is greater than No. 8.

23. Any person who aids, _abets, counsels or procures, or is in Aiders andabettors.

any way knowingly directly or indirectly concerned in the commis-sion of any offence against this Ordinance shall be deemed to havecommitted that offence and shall be punishable accordingly.

24. (1.) Subject to this Ordinance, all protected birds and all Forfeiture.skins, feathers, and eggs of protected birds which are unlawfullyexported or entered at the Customs for export or put on any vesselor brought to any wharf, pier, or place for the purpose of export,or which are killed, taken, or in the possession of any personcontrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, and every illicitsporting gun, shall be forfeited to the King, and may be seized byany officer of the Customs of the Commonwealth or by any membercf the Police Force of the Territory of North Australia.

(2.) A conviction for an offence against this Ordinance shalloperate as a forfeiture of the birds, skins, eggs or illicit sportinggun in respect of which the conviction was made.

25. Offences against this Ordinance shall be punishable on a summarysummary conviction . by a magistrate or any two justices of the áff ent of

peace sitting as a Court of summary jurisdiction.

(e)

(f)

THE SCHEDULES.

THE FIRST SCHEDULE.Birds Protection Ordinance 1913.Birds Protection, Ordinance 1915.Birds Protection, Ordinance 1920.Birds Protection Ordinance 1926.Birds Protection Ordinance (No. 2) 1926.

. THE. SECOND SCHEDULE..BIRDS PROTECTED DURING THE WHOLE YEAR.

All wild birds, whether indigenous or _imported, excepting those -mentionedin either the Third or the Fourth. Schedule. . .

THE THIRD SCHEDULE.BIRDS PROTECTED DURING PART OF THE YEAR.

Wild Geese and Ducks of all species.Quail of all species.

Native Turkeys.Partridge or Squatter Pigeons.

Pigeons and Doves of all species otherthan Partridge or Squatter Pigeons.

1 Froni the first day of January tof the last day of April in each year.

} From the first day of March to thelast day of August in each year.

From the first. day of January tothe last day of March in eachyear, and from the first day of,October to the last day of Decem-Per in each year.:

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THE FOURTH SCHEDULE.BIRDS NOT PROTECTED.

Blood- stained Cockatoos.Long- billed Cockatoos.Sulphur- crested Cockatoos. .

Cormorants.Crows icórvus) .English Chaffinches.English House Sparrows. .

English Starlings:Hawks.Rosella Parrots.Silver E_ yes.Snipe. .

Wattle Birds.

Dated this twenty -ninth day of February, One thousand ninehundred and twenty- eight..

STONEHAVENGovernor-General.



THE TERRITORY OF NORTHAUSTRALIA.

No. 4 of 1928.

AN ORDINANCE.To amend the Health Ordinance 1915 -1924.

BE it ordained by the Governor General of the Commonwealthof Australia, with the advice of the Federal Executive

Council, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the NorthernAustralia Act 1926, as follows :---

1 (1.) This -Ordinance may be cited as the Health Ordinance1928.

(2..) The Health Ordinance 1915 -1924 of the Northern Territoryin its application to North Australia, is in this Ordinance referredto as the Principal Ordinance.

(3.) The Principal Ordinance, as amended by this Ordinance,may be cited as the Health Ordinance 1915 -1928.

2. After section twenty -five of the Principal Ordinance thefollowing section is inserted :

" 25A.---(1.) Where, in pursuance of the last precedingsection, the Chief Health Officer causes any work to be per-formed or any act or thing to be done, and where the perform-ance of that work or the doing of that act or thing involvesthe removal or demolition of anything the Chief Health Officermay cause the thing which has been removed or demolishedto be sold.

(2.) Any moneys received .from the sale of anything whichhas been sold, in pursuance of the powers given by the lastpreceding sub- section, shall be applied in payment of theexpenses incurred by the removal or demolition of the thingwhich has been sold, and,the balance (if any) shall be paid ondemand to the owner of the thing which has been removed ordemolished.".

Dated this twenty -ninth day of February, One thousand ninehundred and twenty-eight.


Minister of State for -Home and Territories.


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COMMONWEALTH BANK OP AUSTRALIA.

NOTE ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

Issued in pursuance of Section 60L of the Commonwealth Rank Act1911 -1924.

STATEMENT OF POSITION AS AT CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON MONDAY,30TH JANUARY, 1928.

Number and Amount of Australian Notes Issued and not Redeemed.

Denomination. Number. Amount.

£ s. d.lOs. 6,178,919 3,089,459 10 0£1 17,444,467 17,444,467 0 0£5 2,361,308 11,806,540 0 0£10 387,920 3,879,200 0 0£20 20,798 415,960 0 0£50 21,798 1,089,900 0 0£100 16,857 1,685,700 0 0£1,000 - 8,482 8,482,000 0 0

Total 26,440,549 47,893,226 10 0

How Notes HeldBy Banks . .. £21,776,765 10 0By Public . .. £26,116,461 0 0

£47,893,226 10 0

Gold HeldAmount . . £21,600,554 16 6Per cent. of circulation 45.10Per cent. of Notes in

hands of Public .. 82.71

BERTRAND LATHAM,Secretary, Note Issue De

Sydney, 15th February, 1928.

E. C. RIDDLE, Governor.partment.

NORTH AUSTRALIA.In the Supreme Court, Testamentary Causes Jurisdiction. In

the matter of the Administration and Probate Act 1891.pro-

1_11

is hereby given that, in accordance with the pro-visions of section 103 (1) of the Administration and Pro-

bate Act 1891, the Public Trustee has paid to the Treasurerall moneys which have been in his hands to the credit of theintestate estates set forth in the schedule to this notice, andwhich have been unclaimed for the term of six years nextpreceding the 1st day of January, 1928.

SCHEDULE.

Name of Deceased, Place and Date of Death, Amount.Thomas O'Dea, Victoria River, 11th August, 1920, £7 2s. 7d.Clement Duhan, Borroloola, 29th January, 1.921, 14s..11d.Daniel Cloliesy, .Darwin, 29th March, 1921, £6 5s. 11d.George Bradshaw, Wave Hill Station, 30th March, 1921, £486

3s. 8d.Peter O'Farrell, Darwin, 14th April, 1921, £296 9s. 11d.Frank Coffee, Lymbuuya Station, 3rd May, 1921, £10 19s. 6d.Ah Teugh Sam, Mount Bonnie, 20th June, 1921, £15 13s. 10d.William Hall, Newcastle Waters, 1st July, 1921, £43 10s. id.Thomas Hyde Adam, Wave Hill Station, 28th August, 1.921,

£1 8s. 6d.Andy Heather, Manbulloo Station, 30th September, 1921, 15s.John McCleinent, Avon Downs Station, 23rd May, 1921, lls. 6d.

F. T. MACARTNEY, Publie Trustee.Darwin, 4th January, 1928.

CERTIFICATES OF NATURALIZATION. .

THE Governor- General in Council has been pleased to grantCertificates of Naturalization to the persons named in

the subjoined list.C. W. C. MARR, Minister for Home and Territories.

Date of Naturalization, 17th January, 1928.Ansaldi, Ainilcare, Stone River, near Ingham, . Queensland.Bianchetto, Francesco, Ryan street, Balgownie, New South

Wales.Broccardo, Pietro, Innisfail, Queensland.Cagnana, Salvatore, Bridgetown, Western Australia.Cardillo, Salvatore, Bemerside, near Ingham, Queensland.Claussen, John, Edmonton, Queensland.Colombana, Eugenio, Stone River, near Ingháni, Queensland.Contessa, Cosimo, Mount Martin, near Mackay, Queensland.Cugola, Paul, 88 Flinders- street, Darlinghurst, New South

Wales.De Andrea, Luigi, Up River, Proserpine, Queensland.Fainlonga, Giacomo, Railway- parade, Spearwood, Western

Australia.Fermanis, Gregory George, 102 Roe - street, Perth, Western

Australia.Grasso, Salvatore, South Johnstone, near Innisfail, Queens-

land.Griek, Frans, 176 Brook - street, Coogee, New South Wales.Relies, Denis Francois, 631 Dale- street, Chippendale, New

South Wales.Koinesarook, Peter, 1306 Sturt- street, Ballarat, Victoria.Kounis, Basilios, 187 Pier - street, Perth, Western Australia.Kyprios, Zacharias (Jack), 67 Sanger- street, Corowa, New

South Wales.Lancini, Bortolo, Lilyponds, Ingham, Queensland.Larsen, Hugo Julius Ferdinand, P.O. Box .1104, Adelaide,

South Australia.Malins, Vasilie, 19 Wright- street, Adelaide, South, Australia.Maoro, Sciangalepore, Fairbairn-road, Busselton, Western

Australia.Mikkelsen, Gjert, Crescent- avenue, Ryde, New South. Wales.Morelli, Enrico, Ingham, Queensland.Muishneek, Adam, Esk, Queensland.Nielsen, Alfred Rosendahl, 41.. Ackland- street, St. Kilda,

Victoria.Nielsen, Niels, Ceduna, South Australia..Panageoteles; Emanuel Nicholas, 28 Riley- street, East Sydney,

New South Wales:Person, Erik Alexius, 7 Bedford- street, North Melbourne,

Victoria.Renaudo, Orazio, Mourilyan, Queensland.Rocchi, Vincenza, 31 Cargill- street, Victoria Park, Western

Australia.Rotondo, Domenico, Lannercost, via Ingham, Queensland.Sarich, Mate, 641 Hannan- street, Kalgoorlie, Western Aus-

tralia.Spinoglio, Ernesto, Ingham, Queensland.Tagliaferri, Giacomo) Rocco, Sandstone, Western Australia.Tomasone, Luigi; Stone River, Ingham, Queensland..Vasiliou, Nicholas, Nelshaby, South Australia.Wolters, Julius Carl, Fifield, via Trundle, New South Wales.

Date of Naturalization, 6th February, 1928.Ausejo, Ramiro, New Norcia, Western Australia.

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Barbaro, Vincenzo, 176 Swan- street, Richmond, Victoria:Burgos, Vincent, New Norcia, Western Australia.Bylund, .Petrus, Kurrawang, Western Australia. -

Caltabiano, . Mario, Harbour Line, via Innisfail, Queensland.Cardillo, Michele, Mourilyan, Queensland. .

Engstrom, Emil, Yeppoon, Queensland.Fetagich, Avdo, Tully, Queensland. .

Garcia, Iidephansus, New Norcia, Western Australia.Gherkie, Frederick Charles, 2 George- street, Hobart, Tasmania.

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Grossetti,- Angelo, Giru, Queensland.Hernandez, Theodore, New Norcia, Western Australia.Knutsen, Knut, Old Men's Home, Claremont, Western

Aüstràliä: _ _.. . _ _

Maddelena, Peter Della, 2.. Flora- street, Midland Junction,Western Australia. .

Ma gelakis, Georgios, Ernest- street, Innisfail, Queensland.Mapri, Adolfo., Ingheui, Queenslañd.Miller, Frederick, . Gordon - street, Glanville WWT., South

Australia.." . .

Ortega, Augustine, New "Norcia, Western Australia.Rametta, ,Antonino, South Johnstone, Queensland.Reitano,. Santo, Carlton Hotel, Norman- street, G-ordonvale,

Queensland. .

Ruiz, Isidore, New Norcia, Western Australia.Saenz, Wilfred, New Norcia, Western Australia.Sesma, Placid, New Norcia, Western- Australia.Sidoti, Giuseppe, 205 Oxford - street, Sydney, New South Wales.Russo, Giuseppe, 88 Glenhuntly -road, Elsternwick, Victoria.

Date of Nc1turalization, 21st January, 1928.Agapitakis, Peter Basil, 74 Darling- street, Balmain, New

South Wales.Bellati, Alcide, Halifax, Queensland.Bless, Alexandira, Tully, Queensland.Carlier, Raymond Edmond, Red Cliffs, Victoria.Cerbasi, Tomaso, 410 St. Georges -road, Thornbury, Victoria.Garrone, Edoardo, Mossman, Queensland.Giliberto, Santo, Long Pocket, via Ingham, Queensland.Hlentzos, Peter; Sharp- street, Cooma, New South Wales.Lorenzi, Domenic, ílMeekatharra, Western Australia.Macinante, Antonino Salvatore, 457 Harris - street, Ultimo,

New South Wales.Metti, Giovanni, Halifax, Queensland.Ricaldone, Pasquale,. Lilyponds, via Ingham, Queensland.Riotto, Antonio, 101 Edwin- street, Croydon, New South Wales.Russo, Filippo, 118 Leichhardt - street, Spring Hill, Queensland.Sciacca, Guiseppe, Mossman, Queensland.Sciacca, Sebastiano, Mossmnan, Queensland.Sosa, Frank, Yangebup -road, Coogee, Western Australia.Stevano, Angelo, 46 Crystal- street, Broken Hill, New South

Wales.Woldseth, Ingvald .Kristian, Woolgoolga, New South Wales.

APPOINTMENTS UNDER TREASURY REGULATIONS.

f . HE Governor General in Council- has approved of thefollowing appointments under the Treasury Regula-

Llons :-George Lockhart Anderson, to be Acting Authorizing and

Certifying Officer for the Department of Trade and Cus-toms in the State of New South Wales, during the tern-porary absence of the Accountant.

John Leo Mulrooney, to be Acting Authorizing Officer forthe. Prime Minister's Department, during the temporaryabsence of H. M. Cox.

.John Leo Mulrooney, to be Acting Certifying Officer forthe Prime Minister's Department, during the temporaryabsence of the Accountant.

-George Weir Burns, to be Acting Authorizing Officer forthe Home and Territories Department, during the tem-porary absence of J. Garside.

Ernest William Tyson Yandell, to be Certifying Officer forDivisions 89/1 and 89/2, from l st September, 1927.

Herbert Stanley Rïehards, to be Certifyino. Officer for Divi-sions 58/1/9, 89/1, 89/2, and )29/1, vice E. W. T. Yandell.

George Roy Parker, to be Certifying Officer for Divisions58/1/9, 89/1, 89/2, and 129/1, vice H. S. Richards.

Thomas William Smith, to be Acting Authorizing. Officer forthe Department of Defence in the State of Victoria,during the temporary absence of .H. W. Cooley.

Thomas William Smith, to be Acting Certifying Officer forthe Department of Defence in the State of Victoria,during the temporary absence of the District FinanceOfficer.

Edwin McCarthy to be Authorizing and Certifying Officerfor the Department of Markets and Migration, vice J. H.W. Wareing.

Clifford Charles Green, to be Authorizing and CertifyingOfficer for the Department of Trade and Customs, Naviga-tion Branch, and Department of Health, Darwin, vice

a. Wall.The Certifying Officer for the Home and Territories Depart-

ment, to be Certifying Officer for Trust Fund, New GuineaAgency Account.

John Henry Starling, to be Certifying Officer for the Go-vernor- General's .Office, vice W. R. Steel.

Joseph Francis Humphris, to be Acting Certifying Officer.for. the.R.epatriation Commission in the State of Tasmania,during the temporary. absence of the Accountant.

Martin Leacy Bradley, to be Certifying Officer for the Sub -Treasury, Melbourne, vice P. W. Nette.

C. Arnold; ..to be Acting, . Certifying . Officer for the Corn-- monwealth Railways, Port Augusta, during the temporary

absence of H. F. Potter.


Cyril Lempriere Westbrook, to be Acting Authorizing andCertifying Officer for the Taxation Branch in the State ofNew South Wales, during the temporary absence of theChief Clerk.

Rowland Arthur Dowling, to be Acting Authorizing and Cer-tifying Officer for the Department of Markets and Migra-tion in the State of New South Wales, during the tem-porary absence of J. M. Davidson.

Charles Taylor, to be Acting Authorizing Officer for theRepatriation Commission in the State of Western Aus-tralia, during the temporary absence of H. Davey.

Charles Taylor, to be Acting Certifying Officer for theRepatriation Commission in the State of Western Aus-tralia, during the temporary absence of the Accountant.

Alfred Douglas Forbes, to be Acting Authorizing Officer forthe Attorney - General's Department, during the temporaryabsence of R. J. Wyles.

Alfred Douglas Forbes, to be Acting Certifying Officer forthe Attorney General's Department, during the temporaryabsence of the Accountant.

A. J. McLACHLAN, for Treasurer.

EXPENDITURE UNDER TREASURY REGULATION 67MADE .UNDER SECTION 71 OF THE AUDIT ACT 1901-1926.

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.Purchase from the British Imperial Oil Co. Ltd., Shell

Corner, 153 William street, Melbourne, of 1,500 tons of fueloil for supply to s.s. Cape York and to s.s. Cape Leeuwin, ata cost of 75s. per ton.( Ex. Min. No. 35.)

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE.

£278 2s. 6d.-50-920 x 120 B/E cord covers. Dunlop RubberCo. of Australia Ltd.(Ex. Min. No. 49.)

POSTMASTER- GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.NEW SOUTH WALES.

£348. Peacock Brothers, Sydney. Supply of four compto-meters for use in the Costing Section at Goulburn, Dubbo,Lismore, and Wagga Wagga.(Ex. Min. No. 18.)


APPOINTMENT AND RETIREMENT OF ELECTORALREGISTRARS.

T is hereby notified that the undermentioned persons, whose.1 names are printed in capital letters, have been appointedto be Electoral Registrars under the Commonwealth ElectoralAct, and that the appointment of the undermentioned persons,whose names are printed in italic letters, has been terminated.Each appointment is to take effect on and from the dateupon which the person appointed takes over the duties ofthe office, and to continue during the pleasure of theMinister :

STATE OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

Division of Gwydir. FRANCIS. JAMES McCARTHY, Post-master, Quirindi, to keep the roll for the Subdivision ofQuirindi, in the place of Nicholas Arthur Tobin, whoseappointment is terminated.

STATE OF VICTORIA.Division of Bendigo. FREDERICK STANLEY RAYSON,

Postal Clerk, Woodend, to keep the roll for the Subdivisionsof Trentham and Woodend, in the place of AnastasiaBrennan, whose appointment is terminated.

Division of Indi. ALBERT EDWARD DURING, Postmaster,Healesville, to keep the rill for the Subdivision of Heales-ville, in the place of Walter James Price, whose appoint-ment is terminated.

STATE OF QUEENSLAND.

Division of Maranoa. WILLIAM JOHN ROBERT SMITH,Postal Clerk, Goondiwindi, to keep the roll for the Sub-division of Goondiwindi, in the place of William ShannonClaringbould, whose appointment is terminated.

Division of Wide Bay. CARL BALTHES, Postal Clerk,Gyrnpie, to keep the roll for the Subdivision of Gympie, inthe place of Percival Zaccheus Whiting, whose appointmentis terminated.

STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

Division of Forrest. LEWIS JOHN EVANS, Postal Assistant,Narrogin, to keep the roll for the Subdivision of Williams,in the place of George Richard Kirkby, whose appointmentis terminated.

C. W. C. MARR, Minister for Home and Territories.


PURCHASE OF LAND FOR DEFENCE PURPOSES ATTOOWOOMBA, IN THE STATE OF QUEENSLAND.HIS Excellency the Governor- General in Council has ap-

proved that authority be granted for the purchase, forDefence purposes, from the owner, for the sum of £6 14s. 8d.,of certain land at Toowoomba, in the State of Queensland, asdescribed in the schedule hereunder.

W. C. HILL, Minister of State for Works and Railways.(L. & S. 28/75.)

DESCRIPTION OF LAND REFERRED TO.All that piece or parcel of land containing an area of 2 acres

and 39 perches, more or less, being a closed road through thesouthern part of portion 103, Parish of Taylor, County ofChurchill, State of Queensland, Commonwealth of Australia,as shown hachured on plan hereunder :

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DISPOSAL OF POSTAL PROPERTY AT FORTESCUE,IN THE STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

HIS Excellency the Governor- General in Council has ap-proved that, whereas certain land the property of the

Commonwealth, situated at Fortescue, in the State of WesternAustralia, and more particularly described in the schedulehereunder, is not required for any public purpose, authority begranted for the disposal of such land by sale to Messrs. B. H.Sharpe and Co., of Mardie.

W. C. HILL, Minister of State for Works and Railways.(L. & S. 28/18.)

DESCRIPTION OF LAND REFERRED TO.

All that piece or parcel of land containing an area of 5 acres,more or less, being a property entered on page 2 of. the Sche-dule of Transferred Properties in the State of Western Aus-tralia, and being part of reserve No. 381 at Fortescue, in the

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District of Ashburton, State of Western Australia, Common-wealth of Australia, as shown hachured on plan hereunder:

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PURCHASE OF LAND FOR POSTAL PURPOSES ATCOORPAROO, IN THE STATE OF QUEENSLAND.

HIS Excellency the Governor- General in Council has ap-proved that authority be granted for the purchase, for.

Postal purposes, from the owner, for the sum of £475, of -.certain . land at Coorparoo, in the State of Queensland, asdescribed in the schedule hereunder.

W. C. HILL, Minister of State for Works and 'Railways.t L. & S. 28/27.) . .

DESCRIPTION OF LAND REFERRED TO.All that piece or parcel of land containing an area of 1 rood

24 perches, more or less, being re- subdivision 2 of subdivision18 and of re- subdivision 1 of subdivision 19 of portion III,parish of Buliinba, County of Stanley, State of Queensland,Commonwealth of Australia, as shown hachured -on planhereunder :

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TERRITORY OF CENTRAL AUSTRALIA.

1T is hereby notified that the undermentioned application for,

a Minéral Lease lias been approved by the Honorable. theMinister for Home and Territories : .

Number of Area in Name of Locality of .Lands . Date ofApplica-tion. Acres. Applicant. applied for.PP AApproval.

521 20 John Dempsey

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9 .° 3niles . south -.westerly -. 'from.Mount.Sainthill

.21 2.28:,

J. G. MOLAREN, Secretary, Home and Territories Department

N-o. 22.-18t-March, 1928 432

FEDERAL CAPITAL COMMISSION.LEASE OF GRAZING LANDS.

TITGSERANONG HOMESTEAD AND APPROXIMATELY 1,500 ACRESADJOINING.

APPLICATIONS, addressed to the Secretary, FederalCapital Commission, Canberra, will be received until

Noon on Monday, the 19th day R f March, 1928, for the leaseof the above block, or portion of the block with the homestead,for a term of 10 (ten ) years, with the option of renewal for afurther period of 5 (five) years if not required for Commissionpurposes.

Amount per annum offered for the lease to be stated in theapplication.

Full ;particulars on application.

LEASES.T HE Governor- General in Council has approved that

authority-.be granted for the following leases:To sub -let 'thé 4th Floor of Chelford House, situated at the

corner of Russell street and Flinders -lane, .Melbourne, fot theperiod from the 25th January, 1928, to 31st May, 1930, ata rental of £371 10s. per annum plus £2 6s. 3d. per annum


proportionate cost of maintenance of " Grinnell " Sprinkler.The 4th Floor of the premises being portion of the accommoda-tion leased to the Commonwealth until 31st May, 1930, and .no longer required for Commonwealth purposes.(L. & S.28/130.)

For the acquisition by agreement of a lease of premisessituated at Moonan Flat, New South Wales, for the purposesof a Post and Telegraph Office, for a period of two (2 ) yearsfrom' the 24th November, 192 7 , and thereafter on a three -monthly tenancy, at a rental of £1 5s. per week. (L. & S.28/230.)

For the acquisition by agreement of a lease of premisessituated in Comboyne- street, Kendall, New South Wales,occupied as a Post and Telegraph Office, for a further periodof two (2 ) years from the 31st March, 1928, and thereafteron a three monthly, tenacy, at the existing rental of £78 perannum. (A.25/3901. )

For the granting to the Melbourne Cricket Rifle Club theright to enter upon certain land, being portion of the RifleRange area at Williamstown, Victoria, for the purpose oferecting a building for the use of members of the said Club,as from the 1st October, 1927, on a three - monthly tenancy,at a rental of is. per annum, if demanded. (L. & S. 27/1732. )

W. C. HILL, Minister for Works and Railways.

TENDERS.POSTMASTER- GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

TENDERS INVITED.r-I1 ENDERS are invited for the undermentioned supplies and /or service. Tenders must be endorsed " Tender for

1 (as the case may be), and addressed to the Deputy Director, Posts and Telegraphs, in,the State named. They may be deposited inthe Tender Box at the General Post Office in that State ; if sent by post they must be prepaid and registered.

Description of Material or Service required. Schedule No

GENERAL. **Cords Instruments .. .. 0.280Vacuum Cleaning. and Compressed Air Equipment .. 0.284Motor Generator Sets .. .. C.283Receivers and Associated Parts . .. .. C.287Dial Spare Parts, B.P.O. and Siemens Types .. .. .. 0.286Telephone Transmitters and Associated Parts .. .. . C.292Induction Coils and Registers .. .. .. 0.293Transformers (Telephone) .. .. .. C.294Telephone Switches . .. .. 0.295Cord Weights .. .. .. .. .. . C.296Accumulator Batteries, Plates and Separators .. .. 0.298Cordless Switchboards 0.299Telephones and Dials .. .. .. C.303Contact Pressure Testers C.304Metal Jointing Sleeves .. .. .. C.305Laboratory Equipment . . C.306Automatic Switchboard _Equipment Maroubra, N.S.W.;'Box HiII, 0.308

Oakleigh, Vic. ; Semaphore, S.A. ; and Cottesloe, W.A.Concrete Public Telephone Cabinets .. .. 0.310.Wooden Ladders .. .. .. .. C.311Resistances and'Reactanees .. .. C.314Wooden Spindles .. .. .. 0.313Jas and Number Plates . .. 0.315Printed FormsRegistration Series .. . . C.322Solder. .. .. .. .. . C.317Steel Spindles .. . . . . C.319-Underground' and Aerial Cable .. C.318

Insulators.. .. 0.320Copper Tapes C.321Stay Rods C.323Coin Tins .. 0.324

NEW SOUTH WALES.

Tender Forms, Specifications, &c.,obtainable from

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3 p.m., 6.3.283 p.m., 13.3.283 p.m., 13.3.283 p.m., 20.3.283 p.m., 20.3.283 p.m., 24.4.283 p.m., 10.4.283 p.m., 17.4.283 p.m., 17.4.283 p.m., 17.4.283 p.m., 17.4.283 p.m., 24.4.283 p.m., 13.3.283 p.m., 24.4.283 p.m., 6.3.283 p.m., 8.5.283 p.m., 17.7.28

3 p.m., 27.3.283 p.m., 6.3.283 p.m., 12.6.283 p.m., 20.3.283 p.m., 19.6.283: p.m., 13.3.283 p.m., 13.3.383 p.m., 27.3.283 p.m., 8.5.283 p.m., 3.4.283 p.m., 3.4.283 p.m., 3.4.283 p.m., 3.4.28

1. House Pneumatic Tube System for the G.P.O., Sydney2. Supply and Installation of Power Plant at G.P.O., Sydney, for the

Pneumatic Street Tube Installation3. Supply and Installation of Pneumatic Tube Services between

G.P.O., Sydney, and(a) The Post Office at Queen- Victoria Markets(b) The Post Office at Haymarket

4. Internal Tubing and Equipment at new Operating Room, G.P.O.Sydney, for existing tubes and effecting the cut -over to thenew equipment in the New Operating Room, G.P.O., Sydney

N.S.W.139 $And State Engineer's Office,Sydney and Melbourne

3 p.m., 17 4.26***

5. Supply and installation of emergency power and lighting plantat Canberra

N.S.W.151 Departmental Stares Branches,Sydney and Melbourne

3 p.m., 26.3.28

VICTORIA.Loading Coil Pots complete with coils .. .. . i V.488 et 3 p.m 20.3.28.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.Cartage of Stores Overland Telegraph Line .. .. S.A.746 See separate notice in Gazette

of 16.2.283 p.m., 23.4.28

Cartage of Material Oodnadatta northwards . . S.A.747 See separate notice in Gazetteof 16.2.28

Noon, 22.3.28

* Departmental Stare Branches, Sydney (64 Harböur- street) ; Brisbane ; AdelaIde (West - terrace) ; and Perth ; G.P.O: s, Melbourne and Hobart.i Tender Forms. &c., may be Inspected at the office of the Official Secretary to the Commissioner for Australia in America. " Cunard " Buildings,

25 Broadway New York City.$ Tender Forms, &c also obtainable at the office of the High Commissioner, London. .

1 Tendersreturnable -at the office of the Deputy Director, Posta and Telegraphs, Melbourne.*e Extended from 20.8.28.§ A cbatge of< S1 is. per eOpy of the Schedule will be made, and will be refunded ou receipt and after consideration of abona fide tender. .

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Commonwealth. Gazette 433 N. 22.---let March; 1928

POSTMASTER - GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.TENDER ACCEPTED.

South Australia.W. H. Davey, Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island. Schedule, L.C. 184. Erection of telephone lines for approximately £661 15s.

ACCEPTANCE OF QUOTATION.

Queensland.Messrs. Poultney and Co., Townsville, Cartage of Departmental Materials at Townsville for period of twelve (12) months -1st March,

1928, to 28th February, 1929, at the following rates :

Schedule of .cartage of Departmental Materials at Townsville for the period of twelve months, 1st March, 1928, to 28th February, 1929.-

Item. Particulars.

L Cartage from Post Office to Jetty Wharfs and vice versa(a) Up to 28 lb. .. ..(b) 28 lb. and up to 112 lb. ... .. .. .. . .. .. . .(c) 112 lb. and up to 10 cwt... .. .. ..(d) 10 cwt. and up to 1 ton .. .. .. . .(e) 1. ton and over .. ..

2. Cartage from Post Office to Central Railway Station and vice versa(a) Up to 28 lb. .. .. ..(b) 28 lb. and up to 112 lb. .. .. .. . .. . .. . .(c) 112 lb. and up to 10 cwt. .. .. .. . . .(d) 10 cwt. and up to 1 ton .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .(e) 1 ton and over .. . . .. ..

3. Cartage from Post Office to Town Wharfs an d vice versa(a) Up to 28 lb. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..(b) 28 lb. and up to 112 lb. .. .. . .(c) 112 lb. and up to IO cwt. .. .. .. .. . .. . ..(d) 10 cwt. and up to 1 ton .. .. .. .. .. ..(e) 1 ton and over .

4.. Cartage from Jetty Wharf to Central Railway Station and vice versa(a) Up to 28 lb. .. .. .. .. .. ..(b) 281b. and up to 112 lb. .. .. .. .. .. ..(c) 112 lb. and up to 10 cwt. .. .. .. .. . .. .(d) 10 cwt. and up to 1 ton .. .. . ..(e) 1 ton and over .

o. Cartage from Central Railway Station to Town Wharfs and vice versa(a) Up to 28 lb. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .(b) 28 lb. and up to 112 lb. .. .. .(c) 112 lb. and up to 10 cwt. .. .. .. .. ..(d) 10 cwt. and up to 1 ton .. .. .. .(e) 1 ton and over .. .. . .. e

6. Railway Station at Jetty to Boat and vice versa(a) Up to 28 lb. .. .. ..(b) 28 lb. and up to 112 lb. .. .. .. ..(c) 112 lb. and up to 10 cwt. .. .. ..(d) 10 cwt. and up to 1 ton .. .. .. ..(e) 1 ton and over

7. Cartage from Jetty Wharf to any point other than those mentioned in Items 1 to 6 as per mile (pro rata to nearest i mile),minimum distance 1 mile

(a) Up to 28 lb. . .. .. .(b) 28 lb. and up to 1121b. .. .. . . .(c) 112 lb. and up to 10 cwt. .. .. .. .. ..(d) 10 cwt. and up to 1 ton ..(e) 1 ton and over . . .

8. Cartage from point to point other than included in Items 1 to 7 at per mile (pro rata to nearest + mile), minimumdistance 1 mile

(a) Up to 28 lb. .. .. .. .. ..(b) 28 lb. and up to 112 lb. ..(c) 112 lb. _and up to 10 cwt.... .. .. . ..(d) 10 cwt. and up to 1 ton .. .. .

(e) i ton and over .. .. . . .. .

a. d.O 30. 62 65 05 0O 3O 62 05 05 0O 3O 61 02 02 0O 3O 63 06 06 0O 3O 61 02 02 0

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COMMONWEALTH RAILWAYS.TENDERS, addressed to the Secretary, Commonwealth Rail-

ways, 150 Flinders -lane, Melbourne, will be received up toFour p.m. on 13th March, 1928, for the manufacture, supply,and delivery of

WHITE METALS.

Specifications are available for issue at the office of theCommonwealth Railways, Melbourne, and Works Directors atSydney and Adelaide.

Envelopes enclosing tenders should be endo rsedWhite Metals."

" Tender for

. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.TENDERS, addressed to the Secretary, Contract Board,

Victoria Barracks, St. Kilda - road, Melbourne, will be receivedat the Contracts Offices

Victoria Barracks, St. Kilda -road, Melbourne,Victoria Barracks, Petrie terrace, Brisbane ( mixed white

paint and enamels ; ropes, head and heel) ,Department of Defence, Circular Quay West, Sydney,

Keswick Barracks, Keswick, South Australia ( ropes, head .

and heel only),not later than Two p.m. on the undermentioned dates, for thefollowing items :

Ropes, head and heel ..Asbestos sheeting . . ..Mixed white paint and enamels ..Póles, tent, and vases .. . .

Gth March, 1928:9th March, 1928.9th March, 1928. -

9th March, 1928.

TENDERS, addressed to the Secretary, Contract Board,Victoria Barracks, St. Kilda -road, Melbourne, . will be . receivedat the Contracts Offices

Victoria Barracks, St. Kilda -road, Melbourne,Circular Quay West, Sydney (chocolate and raps) ,Victoria Barracks, Petrie - terrace, Brisbane ('straps, ropes,

head and heel) ,Keswick Barracks, Keswick, South Australia (straps,

ropes, head and heel) , .

Military Barracks, Francis - street, Perth (straps only ),Anglesea Barracks, Hobart (straps only),

not later than Two p.m. on the undermentioned dates, forr thefollowing items :

Soluble Navy chocolate .. 2nd March, 1928.Straps, cloak, centre saddlery . . 2nd March,. 1928:-Ropes, head and heel 00 March, .1928,

No: 2 -March, 4928 434 Commonzvealth :Gazette

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.

TENDERS INVITED.

TENDERS, accompanied by the necessary deposits; are invited for the undermentioned services :Teridera Should,be endorsed " Tenders for " (as the case may be) and addressed as indicated.

Locality and Description of Work. Tenders Return-able. Plans and Specifications Available. Tenders to be Addressed to

Parramatta (N.S.W.) Erection of latrines at.Lancer Barracks

Cessnock (N.S;W.) Repairs and painting atDrill Hall

Parramatta (N.S.W.) Repairs and paintingat Post Office {Fresh Tenders)

Noon, 5thMarch, 1928

7 77

77 77

Commonwealth Works Director,- Cus-toms House, Sydney

Commonwealth Works Director, Cus-toms House, Sydney ; also Common-wealth Works Inspector, Newcastle ;and at Cessnock Post Office

Commonwealth Works Director, CUB.'toms House, Sydney

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Commonwealth Works Director,Customs House, Sydney

f7 77 77

77 77

Goulburn (N.S.W.) Installation of electriclight and 'power at Post Office

Commonwealth Works Director,toms House, Sydney ; also at Goul-burn Post Office

7, 7,

Alstonville (NS.W.) Painting and repairs atPost Office


Commonwealth Works Director, Cus-toms House, Sydney ; also at Alston-villa, Ballina, and Lismore Post

77 77

OfficesCasino ' (N.S.W.) bíinor improvements,

repairs, and painting at Post Office77 Commonwealth Works Director, Cus-

toms House, Sydney ; also at Casinoand Lismore Post Offices .

77 7f 7

Dulwich Hill (N.S.W.) Alterations to PostOffice

Commonwealth Works Director, Cus-toms House, Sydney

77

Sydney (N.S.W.) Repairs and painting at 77 77 77 77 77 77

Repatriation Offices, Chalmers- street*Wagga Wagga (N.S.W.) Remodelling Com-

monwealth Bank77 77 77 77 77 77 77

Point Cook (Vic.) Erection of three woodenresidences at Central Flying School . .

11 am., 5thMarch, 1928

Commonwealth Works Director, NewCommonwealth Offices, Post Office -place, Melbourne

Commonwealth Works Director,New Commonwealth Offices,Post Office - place, Melbourne

Swan Island (Vic.) Laying of Underground 77 77 77 77 77 77

CableSwan Island (Vic.) Supply and erection of 77 77 77 77 77 77

Lightning ConductorsMurtoa (Vic.) Alterations and additions to 11 a.m., 12th Commonwealth Works Director, New 77

Post Office March, 1928 Commonwealth Offices, Post Office -place, Melbourne ; also at MurtoaPost Office

Point Cook (Vic:) = Erection of single airmen'squarters block

77 77 Commonwealth Works Director, NewCommonwealth Offices, Post Office -place, Melbourne

77 77 7f

Melbourne (Vic.) Repairs and painting at 77 77 77 77 77 77 71 !7

King's Warehouse, Flinders- street, Exten-sion

Ballarat (Vic:) Repairs and painting Drill 77 77 Commonwealth Works Director, New 77 77 7:7

Hall and Quarters, Curtís- street Commonwealth Offices, Post Office -place, Melbourne ; also at BallaratPost Office

Stanthorpe (Qld.) -- Painting various buildingsat Repatriation Sanatorium


Commonwealth Works Director, Des-mond Chambers, Adelaide- street,Brisbane ; also Stanthorpe, Warwickand Toowoomba Post Offices

Commonwealth Works Director,Desmond Chambers, Adelaide -street, Brisbane

Brisbane (Qld.) Repairs and painting to theLower Barracks Building, Victoria Barracks

77 77 Commonwealth Works Director, Des-mond Chambers, Adelaide - street,Brisbane

77 77 77

Quantities fór Wagga Wagga Commonwealth Bank may be obtained from the Commonwealth Works Director, Customs House,- Sydney. CommonwealthWorks Inspector, COotamundrá, and Postmaster, Wagga Wagga, upon payment of a fee of £2 2s., which will be refunded upon receipt of bona fide tenders.

TENDERS ACCEPTED.

Locality and Description of Work. Amount. I Contractor. Date ofAcceptance.

Date ofCompletion.

£ 8. d.Haberfield (N.S.W..) Repairs and painting at Post Office 31 10 0 W. M. Carder, Darlinghurst .. . . 17.2.28 23.3.28Marulan (N.S.W:) -- General repairs and painting at Post 115 0 0 H. G. Allen, Goulburn 15.2.28 11.4.28

Office and ResidenceAlbury (N.S.W.) Erection of Post and Wire Fencing at 97 0 0 S. Parnall, Lavington .. . . 16.2:28 22.3.28

Riflé Range (Fresh Tenders) .Alexandria (N.S.W.) Minor repairs and painting at Post 39 0 0 W. Pearce, Belmore .. . . 21.2.28 27.3.28

Office.

Chowder Bay '(N.S.W.) Repairs to Wharf .. 92 14 0 S. J. Campbell, Mortdale 22.2.28 28.3.28*Preston (Vic. ), Alterations, &c., at Post Office . . 808 0 0 Cox and Downer, 19 George- street, Rich-

mond21.12.27 27.3.28

Brisbane (Q14.) Supply and installation of two Electric 5,468 0 0 Waygood -Otis (Aust.) Pty. Ltd., Albert 2.2.28 19.7.28Elevators at Automatiç Telephone Exchange House, Albert- street, Brisbane

Brisbane (Qld.)- Electric light and power installation atAlice- street Naval Drill Hall

91 0 0 Brisbane Electrical Co., 47 Elizabeth -street, Brisbane

14.2..28. 6.3.28

Brisbane (Qld.) Alterations, repairs and painting at PostOf ce

1,671 0 0 D. Gallogly, Wahroonga," Kirkland -avenue, Cooparoo, Brisbane

23.2.28 17.5.28

Tumby. Bay (S.A.) Alterations and additions at Post 527 16 6 A. C. Wickes, Purnana- avenue, Glenunga 15.2.28 20.6.28Office Gardens.

Amended notification. Appeared in Gazette No. 17 of 16th February, 1928, as Preston (N.S.W.)

Coxnmoniweälth :-Gazettè 435 No. 22,t-1st -_March, 1928

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS continued.E %TENSION OF CONTRACT TIME.

Locality and Description of . Work. Contractor. Daté extended to.

Queanbeyan (N.S.W.) Erection of Motor Garage at Post Office ..Picton (N.S.W.) Repairs and painting at Post Office ..Denman (N.S.W.) Air Gas Installation at Post Office ..Jervis Bay (N.S.W.) Repairs to Brine Tank at R.A.N. CollegeForbes (N.S.W.) Installation of Electric Light at Post Office.Kurri Kurri (N.S.W.) Repairs and painting at Drill HallRedfern (N.S.W.) Renewal of Guttering, &c., at Post Office ..Sydney (N.S.W.) Alterations, &c., ground and first floors, Customs

HouseTumbarrumba (N.S.W.) Alterations, repairs, &c., to Postal

PremisesSydney (N.S.W.) Steel divisions at G.P.O. .. ..D.ubbo (N.S.W.) Alterations and additions at Post Office . .Flinders (Vic.) Additions to C.P.O.'s Block at Naval DepotBrisbane (Qld.) Installation of Electric Light and Power at Central

Automatic Telephone ExchangeBundaberg (Q1d.) Repairs, painting, &c., at Post OfficeFortitude Valley (Qld.) Alterations to Commonwealth Bank .

W. G. Gilder, Queanbeyan .. . .W. R. Jackson, Thirroul .. ..Gloria Light Co., Sydney .. .

J. H. Russell, Petersham .. .. ...J. B. Kidd, Crow's Nest ..Biddlecombe and Pritchard, New Lambton ..T. H. Harvey and Son, ParramattaJ. Brown, Annandale .. .. . .

Masters Bros., Tumut

Dobson, Wormald Ltd., SydneyP. J. Kelley, Randwick .. ..R. P. Batters and Co., Lucan - street, CaulfieldNorma Bell and Co. Ltd., 403 Adelaide - street,

BrisbaneJohn Heaps, Hunter- street, BundabergF. Lee, Amelia- street., Albion, Brisbane

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18th January, 192813th February 1928

TERRITORY OF PAPUA.Governor General in Council leas appointed John Gusth

THENelsson as a Non- official Member of the LegislativeCouncil of the Territory of Papua.

C. W. C. 11IARR., 'Minister for Home and Territories.

THEGovernor General in Council has approved of the

following :(a)

(b)

Appointment of the following persons as Officers ofCustoms for the purposes of the Commerce (TradeDescriptions ) Act 1905 -1926 :

A. W. N. Wauchope.H. Tidswell.J. A. Gray.R. E. Toombs.W. M. Prosser.F. Cole.T. T. Harris.F. Hodson.J. Holloway.W. A. Philp.A. Jones.

K. Pierce.E. Thorn.W. G. White.R. V. Gulvin.R. Glazebrook.C. Simmons.T. F. Fairbrother.L. Thorn.J. H. Clouston.R. T: Wa.deson.T. Thomlinson.

Cancellation of appointment of the following personsas Officers of Customs for the purpose of theCommerce (Trade Descriptions) A ct 1905-1926:

W. G. I'IcCourt, from 15th September, 1927.B. E. McDonald, from 21st October, 1 927 . (Ex.Mins. Nos. 27/31. )

H. E. PRATTEN, Minister for Trade and Customs.

Invalid and Old -age Pensions Act 1908 -1926 and MaternityAllowances Act 1912.

T HE Governor - General in Council has approved of the ap-pointment of George Alfred Worsfold as Acting Deputy

Commissioner of Pensions under the Invalid and Old -agePensions Act 1908 4926, and Acting Deputy. Commissioner ofMaternity Allowances under the Maternity Allowances Ac t1912, for the State of Victoria, during the temporary absenceof W. McPherson. (29. )

A. J. McLACHLAN, for Treasurer.

COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIALRESEARCH.

APPOINTMENT OF ASSISTANT PLANT PATHOLOGIST.

PPLICATIONS are invited for appointment to the posi-tion of Assistant Plant Pathologist to carry out inves-

tigations on virus and fungous diseases of plants. Applicantsshould possess a University degree or its equivalent, andshould preferably have had post graduate experience.in researchwork. The investigations will be carried out at the WaiteAgricultural Research Institute (University of Adelaide ),Glen 05iuond, South Australia. Initial salary, £300 to £400per annum, according to training and experience. The suc-cessful applicant will be appointed initially on probation fora period of twelve months. Thereafter he may be appointedas an officer under section 14A of the Science and IndustryResearch Act 1920 -26, in which case he would be eligible to

.contribute to, and receive benefits under, the CommonwealthSuperannuation Fund.

Applications, accompanied by copies of not more than fourtestimonials, should he received at the address given belownot later than 7th March. The successful applicant will beexpected to take up his duties in April, 1928.

G. LIGHTFOOT. Secretary.Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, 314 Albert -

street, East Melbourne.

COMMONWEALTH COURT OF CONCILIATION ANDARBITRATION.

1I HE Governor - General lias approved of the following:

1Accepted the resignation of Miss Joyce Olive Beeby, B A.,of the office of Associate to a Judge of the CommonwealthCourt of Conciliation and Arbitration and Clerk of the Court,as from and after the close of business on 15th February, 1928.

Appointed Miss Doris Beeby to be an Associate to a Judgeof the Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitrationand Clerk of the Court, as on and from the 16th February,1928.

J. G. LATHAM, Attorney - General.

THE TERRITORY OF NORTH AUSTRALIA.THE Governor General in Council has appointed Sidney.

Yelkie Churchill Smith to be a Justice of the Peace inand for the Territory of North Australia, as from the 24thJanuary, 1928.

C. W. C. MARR, Minister for Home and Territories.

TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA.VACANCY FOR SECRETARY FOR LANDS.

APPLICATIONS are invited for appointment to the positionof Secretary for Lands in the- Public Service of the

Territory of New Guinea.Commencing salary £684 per annum, rising by annual in-

crements to a maximum of £756 per annum.Applicants . should possess a good general knowledge of

Crown lands administration and records, either of the Coin,monwealth or of a State.

Appointment subject to applicant passing the prescribedmedical examination (at his own expense) as to fitness forservice in the tropics.

Applications, setting out particulars of age, qualifications,experience, and war service (if any), and stating whether mar-ried or single, should reach the Secretary, Home and TerritoriesDepartment, Canberra, not later than the 31st March, 1928

M HE Governor- General in Council has approved of theI. appointment under the Quarantine Act 1908 -1924, of

T. A. Wain as Quarantine Officer (Plants) , Thursday Islandvice P. J. O'Shea transferred. (Ex. Min. No. 12.)

NEVILLE HOWSE, for Minister for Health.

fj1 HE Governor General in Council lias approved of the ap-a pointment of E. J. Hamilton as Acting Officer of Customs

at Derby, Western Australia, as from 18th Ferbruary, 1928,vice E. H. Wood. (Ex. Min. No. 39. )

IL E. PRATTEN, Minister for Trade and. Customs.

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NAVAL FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.

THEGovernor- General in Council has approved of the

following changes being made in connexion with theNaval Forces of the Commonwealth:

PERMANENT NAVAL FORCES OF THE COMMON-WEALTH (SEA -GOING FORCES) .

Promotions.Sub- Lieutenant Harley Chamberlain Wrightis promoted to the rank of Lieutenant, dated 29th February,1928; Midshipman. (E) Alfred Maurice Clift is promoted tothe rank of Acting Sub - Lieutenant (E) , dated 1st September,1927.

Transfer to Emergency List.Surgeon Lieutenant RobertNihill is transferred tò the Emergency List, dated 25thJanuary, 1928.

Loan to Royal Navy for Service and Training. The follow-ing Officers are loaned to the Royal Navy for the purpose ofService and Training, under Section 35 of the Naval DefenceAct:Lieutenant Frederick George Harry Bolt; PaymasterLieutenant William Edward McLaughlin ; Cadet MidshipmenOswald Thomas Amott, Frank Leveson George, James DugaldStuart Hutchison, John Moys Lancaster, Ernest ArthurMembery, Jack Statton Mesley, Thomas Frederick Percival,Charles John Stephenson, George Edward Strangman, GeorgeDennis Wall. The loan of John Alfred Hutton, Warrant Enr --neer, to the Royal Navy for Service and Training is terminated.

Award of Ldng Service and Good Conduct Medal.Frederick Thomas Olver, Officers' Steward, 1st Class, officialnumber 2552, is awarded the Long Service and Good ConductMedal, dated 13th January, 1928. ,

EMERGENCY LIST.Appointments. The following Officers are appointed from

the Retired List: Lieutenant- Commanders Stewart Keightley,Herbert William Goodchild ; Lieutenants Winn Lockyer Reilly,Llewellyn Leigh Watkins, Lindsay Edgar Royston, Lovel JohnTowers, William Cuthbert Juler ; Engineer Lieutenant -Com-mander Frank Douglas Stafford; Engineer Lieutenant JamesPatrick Wood, Edward Cunninghame Mackey; ChaplainHubert Hedley Trigge, M.A. ; Instructor Commander CharlesReed Franklin, B.A. ; Surgeon Lieutenants Robert AgnewEakin, M.B., Ch.B., Clifford Henry, M.B., Ch.M., Guy AustinLendon, M.B., M.R.C.P., John Besley Gillen, M.B., Ch.B.,Ernest Sydney George Killen Vance, M.B., Arthur NevilleSt. George Handcock Burkitt, M.B., B.Sc., Arthur RobertHill, M.B. , Ch.B., M.C.; Commissioned Instructor FrederickWilliam Ahrens ; Warrant Shipwright Harold Wallace Walker ;Warrant Engineer David George; Warrant Mechanician GeorgeAllen Standen; Warrant Instructor in Cookery Henry JohnBlundell.

CITIZEN NAVAL FORCES OF THE COMMONWEALTH.ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL RESERVE ( SEA - GOING) .

Confirnuction in Rank. Midshipman (on probation)William Birkin Nicholson is confirmed in the rank of Midship-man, with seniority in rank of 16th July, 1926. (Ex. Min.No. 47.)

T. W. GLASGOW, Minister for Defence.

ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF AUSTRALIA.THE following candidates were successful in their applica-

tions for entrance to the Royal Military College ofAustralia, and were attested as Staff Cadets on 15thFebruary, 1928: No. 480, Norley George Dodds; No. 481,Roblin Dixon Hearder ; No. 482, Lawrence George Canet;No. 483, Ronald Herbert Humphries ; No. 484, Ian DugaldMcLachlan ; Nò. 485, Ian Thomas Murdoch ; No. 486, RhoderickJames Alastair Dunlop ; No. 487, Brendan Stephen Noonan;No. 488, Leslie Paul Hoban ; No. 489, Charles Hector Finlay ;No. 490, Charles Lawrence Durant; No. 491, Ronald WilliamFancourt McDonald; No. 492, Raymond Arthur Holm-wood;No. 493, Arthur Buller Millard; No. 494, Clyde LamontBunny; No. 495, Robert Edward Dewar ; No. 496, StanleyJohn Hill; No. 497, Charles Chambers Powell Spry; No. 498,Norman Irving Morrison.


AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES.THE Governor - General in Council has approved of the

following changes, &c., being made in connexion withthe Australian Military. Forces:

Australian Staff Corps. Captain H. S. Nurse is secondedfor duty with the Munitions Supply Board, 22nd February,1928.

Australian Instructional Corps. The notification respectingthe termination of the honorary rank of Lieutenant granted;o. No. 103, Staff Sergeant - Major, 2nd Class (W.O.I.) A. ABrowne, which appeared in Executive Minute No. 127/1927,promulgated in Commonwealth Gazette No. 61 of 2nd June,1927, is cancelled.


l ST MILITARY DISTRICT.11T11 MIXED BRIGADE.

Infantry.9th Battalion. To be Lieutenant John Arthur Senyard,

4th February, 1928.42nd Battalion. The appointment of Lieutenant - Colonel

C. Snelling, D.C.M., to command is extended to 3rd April.1928.

1ST CAVALRY DIVISION.

Cavalry.2nd Light Horse. To be Lieutenant Thomas Carseldine,

6th February, 1928.2ND MILITARY DISTRICT.

1 ST DIVISION.

Infantry.33rd Battalion. To be Lientenant - Colonel supernumerary

to the establishment of Lieutenant-Colonels with play andallowances of Major Major W. S. Forsyth, V.D., 1st Decem-ber, 1927..

51st Battalion. To be Lieutenants Edward Rodney Wilson,Adrian Blake Thomas, Harold MacGregor Sutton and FrankBarnett Keelty, 10th February, 1928. Lieutenant F. Brownis transferred to the Reserve of Officers, 9th February, 1928.

2ND DIVISION.Infantry.

19th Battalion. To be Lieutenants Terence Hugh South -well- Feely, William Alfred Griggs and Frederick SpencerBoorman, 9th February, 1928. The provisional appointmentof Lieutenant W. L. White is confirmed.

56th Battalion. Captain T. Burns is transferred to theReserve of Officers, 7th February, 1928.

ARTILLERY.

Australian Field Artillery. To be Captains LieutenantsF. C. Walker, J. F. Howard and H. J. Farquharson, 9thFebruary, 1928.

ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.Australian Army Medical Corps. To be Major Captain

(temporary Major ) H. Sutton, O.B.E., 8th February, 1928.The provisional appointments of Captains A. L. Watson,M.C., W. I. T. Hotter and A. J. Cunningham are confirmed.Captain P. L. K. Addison is transferred to the AustralianArmy Medical Corps Reserve, 30th January, 1928.

Dental Service. The provisional appointments of Lieu-tenants H. M. Finnic, L. G. Wilson and R. F. Tait are con-firmed.

Australian Army Chaplains' Department.HonoraryChaplain (4th Class ) W. J. Crossnian is brought on theAuthorized Establishment and to be Chaplain (4th Class)7th February, 1928.

Reserve of Officers.Lieutenant-Colonel W. K. S. Mackenzie,D.S.O., V.D., is placed upon the Retired List with the honoraryrank of Colonel, and with permission to wear the prescribeduniform, 7th February, 1928.

3RD MILITARY DISTRICT.2ND CAVALRY DIVISION.

Cavalry.13th Light Horse. Lieutenant L. A. Fell is transferred to

the Reserve of Officers, 8th February, 1928.3RD DIVISION.

Infantry.29th Battalion. The resignation of Lieutenant A. .W. Cook

of his commission is accepted, 11th February, 1928..46th Battalion. To be Lieutenants Francis Richard

Meade Swift and Keith James MacGillivray, 20th January,1928.

4TR DIVISION.Infantry.

6th Battalion. The name of Lieutenant Cecil Eric Davis inthe records of the Australian Military Forces is amended toread " Cecil Eric Hunt Davis ".

8th Battalion.The provisional transfer from the Un-attached List of Captain S. Walker, V.D., is confirmed.

38th Battalion. To be Captains Lieutenants R. M. Shad -forth and W. L. Tresidder, 8th February, 1928.

ARTILLERY.

Australian Field Artillery.--To be Lieutenants - -JohnSamuel Smart and Basil Danby Fordon Bellgrove, 30thJanuary, 1928, and Raymond Stewart Norton Carter, 31stJanuary, 1928.

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SIGNALS.

Australian Corps of Signals.To be Lieutenant RobertAlfred. Hollingsworth, 8th February, 1928.

DISTRICT BASE.Artillery.

Australian Garrison Artillery. Heavy Artillery To beLieutenants George William Forsythe and Harold GeorgeWignall, 6th February, 1928 and 11th February, 1928, res-pectively.

Engineers.Corps of Australian Engineers. Fortress Units Lieutenant

W. E. B. Neilson is appointed (provisionally) from the Re-serve of Officers, 8th February, 1928.

Reserve ,.of Officers.Lieutenant (provisionally) E. J. Reidis transferred, from the Australian Army Veterinary Corps,4th Military District, and to be Honorary Captain, 2nd Nov -ember, 1927. :+ n

Retired List. The name of Lieutenant J. Foott is restoredto the Retired List.

RIFLE CLUBS.Formation. Name of Club -18th Heavy Battery. Place.

Williamstown.Disbandment. Timboon Rifle Club.

4TH MILITARY DISTRICT.2ND CAVALRY DIVISION.

Cavalry.9th Light Horse. The appointment of Lieutenant Colonel

J. J. Brooks, D.S.O., V.D., to command is extended to 30thJune, 1928. ='

23rd Light Horse. To be Lientenants Charles Milde andEdward Sutton Dolan, 4th February, 1928..

4TH DIVISION.

Infantry.10th Battalion. Lieutenant Colonel W. C. N. Waite,

D.S.O., M.C., V.D., is brought on the authorized establishmentof Lieutenant - Colonels, 1st July, 1927.

43rd Battalion. To be Lieutenant Colonel supernumeraryto the establishment of Lieutenant Colonels with pay andallowances of Major Major W. F. J. McCann, D.S.O., M.C.,1st December, 1927; Lieutenant A. H. Dalziel, M.C., is ap-pointed from the Reserve of Officers, 13th February, 1928.

5TH MILITARY DISTRICT.13TH MINED BRIGADE.

Artillery.Australian Field Artillery. To be Lieutenant Kenneth

Henniker 11linchin, 9th February, 1928.Infantry.

11th Battalion. To be Major Captain E. W. Morris, 9thFebruary, 1928.

6TH MILITARY DISTRICT.12TH MINED BRIGADE.

Signals.Australian Corps of Signals.To

Vincent Harris, 9th February, 1928.Infantry.

12th Battalion. Captain T. Orr is transferred to the Re-serve of Officers, 6th February, 1928.

Army Service Corps.Australian Army Service Corps. To be Lieutenant- -Neil

Peter Mulcahy, 9th February, 1928.

be Lieutenant Kenneth

DISTRICT BASE.Staff.

Lieutenant A. H. Gain is seconded from the AustralianArmy Service Corps, 12th Mixed Brigade, and is appointedDeputy Assistant Director of Supplies, 1st February, 1928..

( Ex. Min. No. 45) .T. W. GLASGOW, Minister for Defence.

AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES.THE Governor - General in Council has approved of the

following changes, &c., being made in connexion withthe Australian Military Forces:

AWARD OF THE MERITORIOUS SERVICE MEDAL.Australian Instructional Corps.Quartermaster and

ary Lieutenant (on probation) , J. W. Everington.

No: 22.Ist March, 1928

AWARDS OF THE. LONG SERVICE AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.Australian Instructional Corps. .No. 98, Staff Sergeant -

Major, 2nd Class (W.O.L) (Honorary Lieutenant) O. S.Gluyas and No. 516, Staff Sergeant - Major, 3rd Class (W.0.11)W. A. L. Garland.

Royal Australian Artillery. No. 662, Staff Sergeant W. J.R.. Bartrop and No. 903, Gunner G. S. Reynard.

ARMY HEAD - QUARTERS.

Major J. E. Down, O.B.E., Australian Army Medical Corps(Dental Service) is appointed Inspector of Dental Services,1st March, 1928, vice Lieutenant- Colonel F. Marshall, C.M.G.,who relinquishes the appointment on 29th February, 1928.

Major D. A. Cossar, .Australian Army Medical Corps(Pharmaceutical . Service) is re- appointed Staff Officer,Pharmaceutical Services, ist March, 1928.

1st MILITARY DISTRICT.1ST CAVALRY DIVISION.

Cavalry.14th Light Horse. The resignation of Lieutenant J. H.

Menzies of his commission is accepted, 13th February, 1928.

DISTRICT BASE.

Staff.Major E. F. Molle, Australian Army Medical Corps (Dental

Service) is re- appointed Senior Dental Officer, 1st March, 1928.Captain R. C. Rutter, Australian Army Medical Corps

( Pharmaceutical Service) is re- appointed Senior Pharma-ceutical Officer, 1st March, 1928.

Unattached List. Major D. V. Hannay is transferred tothe Reserve of Officers, 24th February, 1928.

2nd MILITARY DISTRICT.1ST DIVISION.

Infantry.17th Battalion.To be Captains Lieutenants R. G. Hawks -

ford, C. H. Neville and K. W. Kilpatrick, 14th February, 1928.18th Battalion. To be Captains Lieutenants M. R. Aggs

and A. D. Post, 15th February, 1928.51st Battalion. To be Captains Lieutenants K. A. Mur-

doch and H. N. Griffiths, 4th February, 1928, and 5thFebruary, respectively.

2ND DIVISION.

Infantry.4th Battalion. .The provisional appointment of Lieutenant

F. E. Baume is confirmed.20th Battalion. Lieutenant G. W. Phillips is transferred

from the 41st Battalion, ist Division, 1st February, 1928.55th Battalion. To be Lieutenant. Keith Andrew James

Gategood, 11th February, 1928.

ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.Australian Army Medical Corps. Dental Service

Lieutenant- Colonel F. Marshall, C.M.G., is transferred to theAustralian Army Medical Corps Reserve, ist March, 1928.

ARMY VETERINARY CORPS.Australian Army . Veterinary Corps. The provisional

appointment of Captain E. G. MacDonald is confirmed.

DISTRICT BASE.

Artillery.Australian Garrison Artillery. Medium Artillery To be

Captains Lieutenants K. A. Flavelle and B. Wilkinson, 15thFebruary, 1928.

Engineers.Corps of Australian Engineers. Fortress Units.To be

Lieutenant. Sydney William Knox, 9th February, 1928.

Unattached List. Major W. P. MacCallum, D.S.O., M.C.,and Captain L. E. Cooke are transferred to the Reserve ofOfficers, 15th February, 1928, and 1st March, 1928, respec-tively; Major (Honorary Lieutenant- Colonel) L. W. Bond,D.S.U., is transferred to the Australian Army Medical CorpsReserve, 10th February, 1928.

Honor - Australian Army Medical Corps Reserve.HonoraryCaptain R. T. Michell is retired, 3rd February, 1928.

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3$n MILITARY DISTRICT.

2ND CAVALRY DIVISION.

Cavalry.

13th Light Horse. T' be Lieutenant (provisionally)Arthur Edward Aubury Greenaway, 20th February, 1928.

4TH DivisioN.

Infantry.

6th Battalion. Captain R. B. Forbes, M.C., is appointedfrom the Reserve of Officers and is supernumerary to theestablishment of Captains with pay and allowances ofLieutenant, 15th February, 1928. To be Lieutenant RoyRussell Gordon, 14th February, -1928.

8th Battalion.The resignation of Lieutenant W. W. Ash'eyof his commission is accepted, 14th February, 1928.

23rd Battalion. To be Lieutenants Maxwell Robert Mc-Dowall and John George Rowan, 15th February, 1928.

ENGINEERS.

Corps of Australian Engineers. Field Units.To he

Lieutenant Albert Arthur Langston Brentwood, 11thFebruary, 1928.

ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

Australian Army Service Corps. To be Lieutenants (pro-visionally)Frank Willis MacLean and Geoffrey Leo Home-wood, 20th February, 1928.

ARMY MEDICAL CORPS.

Australian Army Medical Corps. The provisional appoint-ment of Captain D. Berman is terminated, 22nd February,1928.

ARMY VETERINARY CORPS.

Australian Army Veterinary Corps. The provisional ap-pointment of Lieutenant D. T. Oxer is confirmed.

DISTRICT BASE.

Staff.

Major C. H. S. Ponsford, Australian Army Medical Corps(Dental Service) . is appointed Senior Dental Officer, 1stMarch, 1928,.

vice Major J. E. Down, O.B.E., transferred.

Artillery.

Australia% Garrison Artillery. Medium Artillery. To be

Lieutenant Geoffrey Dudderidge Houston, 17th February,1928. Artillery Survey Company. To be Lieutenants CyrilThomas Stafford and Reginald Victor Fitzgibbon Eldridge,17th February, 1928.

Unattached List.The undermentioned Officers are trans-ferred to the Reserve of Officers from the dates stated againsttheir respective names :Major R. M. C. Aitchison, 2ndMarch, 1928 ; Captain W. L. Hamilton, O.B.E., 12th February1928 ; and Lieutenant G. I. L. Murray, 1st March, 1928.Major R. A. R. Wallace is transferred to the AustralianArmy Medical Corps Reserve, 1st March, 1928.

Reserve of Officers. To be Captain - Ronald Bethune Forbes.M.C., 14th February, 1928.

AWARD OF THE COLONIAL AUXILIARY FORCES OFFICERS'DECORATION.

Reserve of Officers.Major A. E. Greig.

4TH' MILITARY DISTRICT.

4TH DIVISION.

Infantry. 1

439d Battalion. To be Lieutenant George Anthony Davies,14th February, 1928.


DISTRICT BASE.

. Staff.

Major C. A. Loxton, Australian _ Army Veterinary Corps,is re- appointed Assistant Director of Veterinary Servicesfor a period of one year from 1st March, 1928; CaptainH. C. D. Taunton, Australian Army Medical. Corps (DentalService) , is re- appointed Senior Dental . Officer, 1st March,1928.

Reserve of Officers.Major J. R. B. O'Sullivan is placedupon the Retired . List with permission to retain his rankand wear the prescribed uniform, 16th February, 1928.

RIFLE CLUBS.

Disbandment. Tea Tree Gully Rifle Club.

5TH MILITARY DISTRICT.

13TH MIXED BRIGADE.

Artillery.

Australian Field Artillery. Major J. W. Finlay is appointed to command (temporarily) the III. Brigade, I,stJanuary, 1928, vice Lieutenant - Colonel J. E. Mitchell whorelinquishes the command on 31st December, 1927, and istransferred to the Unattached List, 1st January, 1928.

DISTRICT BASE.

Staff.

Major C. H. Terry, O.B.E., Australian Army Medical Corps(Dental Service) is re- appointed Senior Dental Officer fora period of one year from 1st March, 1928; Captain L. O.Sargent, Australian Army Medical Corps ( PharmaceuticalService) is re- appointed Senior Pharmaceutical Officer fora period of one year from 1st March, 1928.

Unattached List. Captain G. G. D. Ferrier, M.C., is trans-ferred to the Reserve of Officers, 1st March, 1928.

6TH MILITARY DISTRICT.

DISTRICT BASE.

,Staff.

Captain H. B. Henley, Australian Army Medical Corps(Dental Service) is re- appointed Senior Dental Officer, 1stMarch, 1928; Captain .T. A. Geeves, Australian Army MedicalCorps ( Pharmaceutical Service) is re- appointed SeniorPharmaceutical Officer, 1st March, 1928. (Ex. Min. No. 48.1


NOTICE OF TARGET PRACTICE IN THE VICINITY OFQUEENSCLIFF AND DUCK ISLAND.

1 ARGET PRACTICE will be carried out in the abovevicinity on the 3rd and 5th March, 1928, between the

hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on each date.Location of Proclaimed Area. All that land or water con-

tained within the following boundaries : Commencing at apoint being the intersection of Geelong and Portarlingtonroads ; thence in a northerly direction six (6) miles toMannerin- street Leonards road; thence by that road in aneast and north - easterly direction to the coast at St. Leonards;thence on a line bearing due east 1f miles; thence on a linebearing due south 4f miles ; thence on a line due west 3.kmiles to the northern point of Swan Island; thence by thewest coast of Swan Island to its south extremity ; thence bya line bearing south -west to the foreshore of Swan Bay; thenceby a line bearing west mile to the point of commencement.

Direction of Fire. North- easterly. Fort Queenscliff will flya red flag from the masthead of the flagstaff whilst practiceis "carried out. Occupants of buildings in the vicinity shouldopen doors and windows during period of practice.

NoTE. Section 72 of the Defence Act 1903 -1918, reads:"No ships, boats, or person shall come or remain.-within theprescribed distance of any ship, battery, gun or person en-gaged in artillery or rifle practice, or . shall remain in . anyposition so as to obstruct such practice. Penalty 150."

W. E. H. CASS, Colonel, Commandant, 3rd District Base.

ConimonWealth Gazette 439 No. 29. -1st March; 1928

COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE.

PROMOTIONS- SECTION 50 AND REGULATION 109.

THE following promotions are provisional and subject to appeal by officers to the Public Service Board of Commissioners and, whereconsequent upon another provisional promotion, shall be dependent upon the latter being confirmed. Appeals should be forwarded

to the Public Service Inspector, in the State in which the promotion is to be made to reach him within fourteen days of the date of thenotification, and the ground of appeal must be as prescribed in section 50 of the Common ealth Public Service Act, viz.:

(a) Superior efficiency ; or(b) equal efficiency combined with seniority.

Officers stationed in remote districts may forward appeals by telegraph. An appellant shall without delay forward a copy of hisappeal to the Chief Officer of the Department in which the vacancy exists.

Name. Present Designationgnation and Station. Position to which Promoted. Salary onPromotion.

Date of ".Promotion.

.Jones, Edwin

Chinn, Harry Thomas

Gibson, Charles Allen

Emerson, George Oliver

Martin, Charles Sidney

Vickery, Colin Henry

Viles, Norman

O'Brien, Daniel James

Sparkes, Albert Victor

Taylor, William George

Friend, Rupert Keene

Britten, James Frederick BernardAbraham Ambrose

Cousins, Arthur Stanley

Dwyer, Basil Bede ..

Scott, William Dow ..

Kennedy, Clayton Edward Ventry

Darby, Ernest Frederick . .

Howard, Frederick John . .

Barnwell, William Harold

Peyton, Archibald John

Taylor, Edward Joseph

Watson, John Archibald

Hine, William Montague

Harrison; James Cyril

Walker, Noel. Romaine

DEPARTMENT OF TENew South

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Assistant, Correspondence andRecords Branch

Messenger, Miscellaneous Branch

Telegraph Messenger, KogarahPost Office, Postmaster -General's Department


Assistant, Miscellaneous Branch


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Searcher and Watchman, Ship-ping Bran&

Watchman, MiscellaneousBranch


Assistant, Correspondence andRecords Branch


Telegraph Messenger, King- streetPost Office, Postmaster -General's Department


Assistant, Accounts Branch ..


Telegraph Messenger, TelegraphBranch, PostmasterGeneral'sDepartment

Locker, Grade 1, WarehouseBranch

ADE AND CUSTOMS.Wales.

Bággage Officer, Shipping Branch. Newoffice created (P.S.B. Certificate No. 28/30)

Searcher and Watchman, Shipping Branch,vice E. Jones, promoted

Assistant, Correspondence and RecordsBranch, vice H. T. Chinn, promoted

Messenger, Miscellaneous Branch, vice C. A.Gibson, promoted

Baggage Officer, Shipping Branch. Newoffice created (P.S.B. Certificate No. 28/30)

Searcher and Watchman, Shipping Branch,vice C. S. Martin, promoted

Assistant, Miscellaneous Branch, vice C. H.Vickery, promoted

Messenger, Miscellaneous Branch, vice N.Viles, promoted

Baggage Officer, Shipping Branch, Newoffiee created (P.S.B. Certificate No. 28/30)

Searcher and Watchman, Shipping Branch,vice A. V. Sparkes, promoted


Searcher and Watchman, Shipping Branch,vice R. K. Friend, promoted

Assistant, Correspondence and- RecordsBranch, vice J. F. B.A. A. Britten, promoted

Messenger, Miscellaneous Branch, vice A. S.Cousins, promoted


Searcher and Watchman, Shipping Branch,vice W. D. Scott, promoted

Assistant, Accounts Branch, vice C. E. V.Kennedy, promoted

Messenger, Miscellaneous Branch, vice E. F.Darby, promoted

Baggage, Office Shipping Branch. Newoffice created (P.S.B. Certificate No. 28/30)

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Wharf Examining Officer, GradeI

Clerk (£330 £402), Townsville, vice E. H. I1 (£96- £330), Landing Branch Rayward, transferred

South Australia.Locker, Grade 1, Adelaide Locker, Grade 2, Warehouse Branch, Port

Adelaide. New office created (P.S.B.Certificate No. 27/2490)

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AND TERRITORIES.Clerk, 3rd Division, Telephone

Branch, Postmaster- General'sDepartment, Queensland

DEPARTMENT

Assistant Armament SupplyOfficer, Third Division, £528-£600, R.A.N. Armament De-pot, Spectacle Island, Sydney,New South Wales

Clerk, 3rd Division, Capricornia (Rockhamp-ton), Electoral Branch, Queensland, £258-£306, vice A. W. Veo, promoted

OF DEFENCE.Armament Supply Officer, Third Division,

£636- £708 *, R.A.N. Armament Depot,Spectacle Island Sydney, New South Walesvice J. Hayes, retired

POSTMASTER- GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.Central Staff.

Traffic Officer, Telegraph Branch Traffic Officer, Third Division, TelegraphBranch (£438 - £510 *), vice F. G. Hayward,promoted .

Clerk, Postal Services Branch Clerk, Third Division, Postal Services Branch,(£311- £390 *). New office created (P.S.B.Certificate No. 2438)

* Subject to variation in accordance with Regulation 1066.

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PROMOTIONSconiinued.

Name. Present Designation and Station. Position to which Promoted.

Odgers, James . .

Grinly, George .

Aiford,'Stephen Early

Gilmore, Terence James

Savage, James Thompson

Lowman, Frank Ashton

Brown, Thomas

POSTMASTER- GBNERAL's DEPARTMENT continued.

New South Wales.Senior Postal Clerk, Grade 1,

MurwillumlahTelegraph Messenger, Ardlethan

Telegraph Messenger, Gunnedah

Telegraph Messenger, TelegraphBranch

.. I Postman, Charleville

Postmaster, Grade 2, Toronto, vice H. Thurs-ton, seconded

Junior Assistant, Goulburn. New officecreated (P.S.B. Certificate No. 28/198)

Junior Assistant, Armidale. New officecreated (P.S.B. Certificate No. 28/199).

Telephonist, Redfern vice C. H. C. AntiItresigned

Queensland.IMail Officer, Mail Branch, vice H. P. Linnane,

transferred

Western' Avstra.lia.

Lineman, Electrical Engineer'sBranch . (Construction andand Maintenance)

Lineman, Kalgoorlie . .

Senior Lineman, Harvey, vice G. R. Buck,promoted

Senior Lineman, E.E.'s Branch (Constructionand Maintenance). New office createdunder classification

Salary onPromotion.

Date ofPromotion.

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The provisional promotion of J. O. Goodall, vide notification appearing in Gazette of 15th December, 1927, is hereby cancelled, theofficer named having been permitted to decline promotion.

The provisional promotion of K. C. Diversi, vide notification appearing in Gazette of 9th February, 1928, is hereby cancelled.The salary on promotion of C. J. I. Hook, vide notification appearing in Gazette of 9th February, 1928, should read £99 in lieu of £87.The salary on promotion of H. H. D. McDougall, vide notification appearing in Gazette of 9th February, 1928 should read £117 in lieu

of £99.The notification of the provisional promotions of N. W. H. Thompson and A. A. Cameron, appearing in Gazette of 2nd February, 1928

is hereby cancelled..

.

The salary on promotion of R. Trueman, appearing in Gazette of 2nd February, 1928, should read " £290 " in lieu of " £274."The salary on promotion of W. W. J. J O'Shea, appearing in Gazette of 2nd February, 1928, should read " £288 " in lieu of " £275."

The following provisional promotions have been confirmed :

ATTORNEY- GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

V. L. Rushton, appearing in Gazette of 19th January, 1928.George Loudon, appearing in Gazette of 26th January, 1928.

DEPARTMENT Or TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

T. Turner, R. Trueman, V. H. J. Davey, and G. F. Taylor, appearing in Gazette of 2nd February, 1928.

POSTMASTER - GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Burges, F. O., Murphy, M. T., Percival, W. C., Johnson, F. A. Neal, E. T., Griffiths, A. G., Ford, F. N., Hay, J., Hook, C. J. I.,Dean, R. J., Robinson, A. H. R., Holding, A., Donovan, C. R., Afford, N. J., Fraley,.N. H. Hardy, C. J., McCann, P. A. T., Edwards, C. A.Lawson, R. C., Frood, J., Wiltshire, R., Peff, W. J., Sullivan, E. M. J., Clarke, W. N., Bell, E. E. C., Ward, C. J., appearing in Gazette of9th February, 1928.

OFFICES ABOLISHED, CREATED, ETC.

THE Governor - General in Council has approved of the following:

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TAXATION) .Offices Reclassified.The offices of Assessor, Third Division,

Assessing Land Tax and Estate Duty, Taxation Branch,Western Australia, occupied by E. K. Dukes and B. B. R.Adderley, are lowered from Grade 4, £36ß - £438, to Grade 3,£330 -£402 per annum, subject to variation in pursuance ofRegulation 106A. ( E.C. No. 7 of 15th February, 1928. )

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

CENTRAL STAFF.

Appointments. The following persons have been appointedon probation, without examination, to fill positions on s.s.Lady Loch, with head - quarters at Melbourne shown oppositetheir respective names :

John Clay Just, First Mate, Third Division (£3844420 ) ,with salary of £390 per annum.

Humphrey James Clare, Second Mate, Third Division (£3541384) , with salary of .£360 per annum. .

Frederick Keith Baxter, Third Mate, Third Division (£318£354), with salary of £324 per annum.

Albert Ernest Whyte, Second Engineer, Third Division(£366-£402), with salary of 1372 per annum.

Robert Harold Dial, Third Engineer, Third Division ( £330-£3ßß ) , with salary of £336 per annum.

Exemption from Examination. The system of examinationnot to be applied in relation tò the appointments of the fol-lowing persons to the Fourth Division positions on theLady Loch, head quarters Melbourne, Marine Branch, indi-cated hereunder, which appointments have been made on pro-bation :

Norman M. Leeder, Radio Telegraphist.James Edward Owen McDonald, Chief Cook.Henry Sampson, Cook.Archibald Anthony Bagg, Chief Steward.George Lindsay McComish, Steward.Harry Oakley, Steward.John Croft, Fireman.Murray Gordon James Patullo, Fireman.Thomas Fraser Gunn, Fireman.Richard George Thomas James, Fireman.Thomas Henry Peddle, Fireman.Eric Charles William Mussared, Boatswain.James Sedgwick, Seaman (Able Bodied) .Joseph John Norman Page, Seaman (Able BodiedCharles Arthur Sharp, Seaman (Able Bodied)Peter Paterson, Seaman (Able Bodied) .Francis Charles Snow, Seaman ( Able Bodied) .Clarence William Young, Seaman (Able Bodied) .Patrick Shenn, Seaman (Ordinary) .


Ex. Mins. Nos. 32/34.

441

CENTRAL STAFF.

Exemption. The provisions of the Commonwealth PublicService Act 1922 -1924 not to apply Suring the period 1st July,1927, to 30th .June,1928, to Ella Bose while engaged on clericalduties in the Office of the Commissioner for Australia in theUnited States of America (New York) .

WESTERN AUSTRALIA..Appointment.H. St. G. Bird, Senior Inspector, Invoice and

Investigation Branch, Western Australia, appointed ActingCollector of Customs, Western Australia, from 15th February,1928, during the temporary absence of H. E. Neal, on leave.

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

Reclassification of Positions.The office of Wharf Examin-ing Officer, Grade 2, Third Division, Landing Branch, Perth,occupied. by S. T. Lawson, raised to Senior Wharf ExaminingOfficer, Third Division, with limits of salary of minimum,£366; maximum, £438, per annum, subject to variation inpursuance of Regulation 106A. The two offices of WharfExamining Officer, Grade 1, Third Division, Lauding Branch,Perth, occupied by J. M. Watson and M. P. Dunne, raised to'Wharf Examining Officer, Grade 2, Third Division, with limitsof salary of minimum, £342 ; maximum, £402, per annum,subject to variation in pursuance of Regulation 106A.

TASMANIA.

Transfer. R. B. Curd, Collector of Customs, Tasmania,transferred under Section 43 of the Commonwealth PublicService Act 1922 -1924, to the Office of the Collector of Customs,Rabaul, in the Public Service of the Territory of New Guinea,for a period of eleven months.

VICTORIA.

Creation of New Position. Messenger, Miscellaneous Section.(Ex. Min. No. 38.)

DEPARTMENT OF HOME AND TERRITORIES.Appointment without Examination, Section 47, Common-

wealth Public Service Act 1922 - 1924. Clabon Walter Allen,Assistant, Third Division, Commonwealth Solar Observatory(Federal Capital Territory) .

No. 22. ---1st March, 1928

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE.NEW SOUTH WALES.

Abolition of Position. The office of Storeman, Fourth Divi-sion, Base Offices, created as recommended in certificate (No.1697) dated 29th August, 1927, is abolished.(Ex. Min.No. 46.) .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.Ex. Mine. Nos. 13 and 14.

Exemption from Examination. The system of examinationnot to be applied in relation to the appointment of A. M.Campbell, Engine - driver, Fourth Division, Quarantine Division,Woodman Point.

Exemption from the Provisions of the Public Service Act1922-1924.Dr. A. Burrows, Expert in Radiology and Radio-therapy, for a period not exceeding three years from 26th Sep-tember, 1927.

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND RAILWAYS.Appointments on Probation. The undermentioned persons,

who are not officers of the Commonwealth Service, have beenappointed on probation without examination to the positionsindicated: John Charles Mackenzie, Architect, Division III.,Queensland (£222-£474), salary £444 per annum, vice H. W.Phillips, promoted, 7th January, 1928; Edward Percival Bay-liss, Draftsman, Division III., Lands and Surveys Branch,Central (£438 -£510) , salary £510 per annum (new office re-classified, P.S.B. Certificate 2614 of 3rd January, 1928), 3rdJanuary, 1928 ; Henry W. Crutch, Draftsman, Division III.,Lands and Surveys Branch, Central (£120 - £474), salary £390per annum, vice J. G. Brown, retired, 3rd January, 1928;Charles A. Skinner, Draftsman, Division III., Lands and Sur-veys Branch, Central (£120 -£474) , salary £390 per annum,vice D. Dunworth, resigned, 3rd January, 1928; William HenryKnight, Mechanical Engineer, Division III, Public WorksBranch, Central (£120 £474), salary £348 per annum (newoffice, P.S.B. Certificate 1521 of 9th August, 1927), 3rd Janu-ary, 1928 ; Leslie George Weymouth, Mechanical Engineer,Division III., Public Works Branch, Central (n204474),salary £390 per annum (new office, P.S.B. Certificate 1521 of9th August, 1927 ), 3rd January, 1928.

APPOINTMENTS, RETIREMENTS, AND DISMISSALS.THE following appointments, retirements, and dismissals are notified by the Public Service Board of Commissioners:

APPOINTMENTS.DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.

Clerk, Third Division. Thomas Garth.

POSTMASTER- GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Central Staff.Clerk, Third Division. William Joseph Cary.

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.New South Wales.

Clerk, Third Division. Harold Roberts.

POSTMASTER- GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

New South Wales.Telegraph Messenger, Fourth Division. Vincent Earl Rig -

ney, Harold Lawrence Bale, Harold Thomas Manuell, JohnPatrick Tuite, Peter Bonderson, George Harvey Thomson,Michael Henry Kelly, Thomas Henry Keenan, Thomas LewisHurd, John Johnston, John Edward Norbert Erikson,Frederick Mortimer, Henry James Erickson.

Victoria.FOURTH DIVISION.

Junior Mechanic (in training) . William Francis Con -nellan.

Blacksmith's Striker. Ellis Roberts.Telephonist.Ada Epsibah Jean McDougall.Telegraph Messenger. Charles Stanley Backhouse, James

Carlisle Clingin, Donald Peter Matheson, William CharlesPercival Phillips, Vernon Alan Knight, Edgar James Stephens,Albert Edward Handley, Geoffrey James Need.

Queensland.FOURTH DIVISION.

Telephonist. Vera Bordujenko.Telegraph Messenger. John Frederick Roysten -James,

Charles Joshua James Butler, Peter Joseph Tyler.

Tasmania.Telegraph Messenger, Fourth Division. Trevor John

Thomas Donoghue.

RETIREMENTS.DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

Central Staff.Section 85.---Edward Hagon, Inspector of Seamen, as from

tith February, 1928.Victoria.

Section 83. David Stewart, . Invoice Examining Officer, asfrom 30th April, 1928.

POSTMASTER-GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.Central Staff.

Section 49. Marguerite Shapcott, Typist, as from 7thJanuary, 1928.

New South Wales.Section 49. Mary Catherine Crowe, Typist, as from 14th

.l anuar ;y, 1928, and Millicent Jean Searles, Telephonist, asfrom 28th January, 1928.

Victoria.Section 49. Alice Immaculator Hayes, Sorter (Female), as

from 6th February, 1928.

Queensland.Section 67.Edward-Paul Messenger, Postal Clerk, as from

21st March, 1928, and John Joseph Michael Gaffney, Assistant,as from 3rd April, 1928.

Western Australia.Section 85. Alfred Rylands Morris, Supervisor, as from

30th April, 1928.

DISMISSALS.POSTMASTER- GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Victoria.Section 55. James Dye, Telegraph Messenger, as from 23rd

February, 1928.Queensland.

Section 62.Henry Edwin Petersen, Telegraph Messenger,as from 18th February, 1928. .

C. B. B. WHITE, Chairman,Public Service Board of Commissioners.

.No. 22.-1st .March, 1928 442

EXAMINATIONS.Examination No 1542.

FOR APPOINTMENT AS TELEGRAPH MESSENGER.Held 4th February, 1928.

r p HE candidates named hereunder were successful at the abovej examination, and havë `thereby qualified for appointment tothe position of Tnlegr.'ph Messenger at the places under which theirnames respectively appear.

Attention is directed to the conditions published in the Oommon-weaith Gazette, No. 8 of 26th January, 1928.

The following should be noted :(1) Successful candidates will be eligible for appointment for

eighteen months, that is, with and including the 29thAugust,1929, but if within that period a successful candi-date reaches the age of 16 years, he will thereupon ceaseto be eligible for appointment, provided, however, thata successful candidate who has reached the age of 16years may be appointed to a vacancy which occurredprior to bis reaching that age.

(2) Where two or more candidates secure the same numberof marks, their order of merit is determined by thenumber of marks obtained for (a) Arithmetic, and (b)Handwriting, and, where these numbers are also equal,then by ballot.

(3) If a successful candidate changes his address, he shouldimmediately notify the Commonwealth Public ServiceInspector of his State.

Name.

ma

f áb a "s"

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Maximum MarksPass Marks

100 150 200 45050 75

NEW SOUTH WALES.OBERON.

Tarrant, Leslie ThomasWaugh, William John ..Brady, Hubert Patrick

TENTERFIELD.Brown, George ArthurStiles, James Gordon ..Frankel, Raymond Keith

VICTORIA.ARARAT.

Warren, John Francis ..Verey, Alan CarlyleSomerville, Wulstan EsmeOldham, Alfred WilliamButt, Robert Sydney James . .

Aitken, Lionel Israel .. . .Veal, Albert Alfred ... eWallis, Frank Stanley..Freeman, Laurence DavidMcAdie, Ian William ..Costello, Allan Daniel ..Gibson, Ian RobertWarner, Clarence FrankStapleton, Leo FrancisSanderson, Frederick JamesAvent, William Atlee . .Bowker, Kenneth WilliamCenter, Ronald Allen ..Seherger, Edwin Benjamin

CAMPERDOWN.

Day, Clement JacksonGoldsmith, Stephen EdwardBuck, Alan Frederick ..McInnes, John Leslie Gordon .

Bertrand, Peter William ThomasSargeant, Bernard LeslieO'Neill, Arthur WilliamEvans, Francis .

Wright, Ronald ThomasDarcy, Leo .. .. .

Murray, Daniel ThomasMcLean, Ronald Lyal Ian

CASTERTON.Rasmussen, Leonard Charles ..Friend, Joseph Frederick .

Smith, Sydney HyltonShaw, Alfred Henry .. ..Underwood, Philip Raymond . .McCuspie, Keith Norman ..Wishart, Lachlan Alan..

i

85 143 115 34375 129 111 31580 129 44 253

80 122 76 27880 129 51 26085 129 14 228

75 136 167 37880 143 133 35675 136 132 34375 122 143 34080 129 130 33985 143 109 33785 143 101 32980 150 89 31970 115 115 30075 122 95 29285 129 51 26570 122 65 25775 123 52 25080 129 32 24170 87' 82 23975 80 71 22675 75 75 22570 80 66 21680 108 5 193

90 129 173 39285 122 155 36290 142 125 35780 143 127 35090 150 103 34380 136 116 33280 122 103 30580 136 71 28790 115 78 28375 101 87 26375 75 105 25575 122 32 229

85 150 170 40580 136 94 31075 115 92 28280 108 67 25580 94 70 24480 129 27 23670 115 , 9 1 194

Gommoriweai_th Gazette

EXAMINATION No. 1542coniinued.

Name.

VICTORIA---continued..EUROA.

Hueston, Thomas WilliamPiddington, Mervyn JohnByrnes, Aubrey WindsorCommons, Denis . .Symes, Trevis John ThomasGoonan, Felix Walter .. . .Morgan, Harry Sommerville HallidayGleeson, John Joseph ..Rutherford, William GeorgeRyan, Patrick Joseph .. . .

Loca.McDowell, Rae StoxlayStandeven, Herbert HarryMisson, Gordon DensleyBarman, John Francis . .Morgan, Price Conroy ..Baker, Thomas DespardJensen, Francis JosephDwyer, Alan EdwinO'Halloran, Simon JamesBrazel, Stanislaus PhilipBoard, Thomas WilliamMathison, Darby MackayWard, StanleyMcCarthy, John PatrickRichardson, Robert John

MAFFRA.

Edwards, Spencer LindsaySlattery, James PatrickRuff, Oswold AbrahamGoodwin, Charles FrederickMcQuillen, Owen ThomasBruce, Gordon StewartSmith, William StephenPhelan, Michael . .Ward, Patrick John ..

QUEENSLAND.RICHMOND.

Baker, William JosephWotherspoon, AviatorGreen, Thomas Patrick

70757070808080757575

70857570'7580858075858585807565

908080908585808580

135129122129108136129108108_

87

1501431291501221431291431151011221159875

122

143122122'150

94115115115115

1891511251181255449494336

13612714012314211212094

1141128388

10110953

193137116598151524111

394355317317313270.

258232226198

356355344343339335334317304298290288279259240

426339318299260251247241206

80 129 73 282

80' 115 54 24980 94 14 188

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

STREAKY BAY.

Cheyne, William McKenzie .. .. I 75 I 150 I 160 I 385

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

BRUNSWICK JUNCTION.

Hill, Arthur Leslie ..Mathews, James Michael ThomasMenhennett, Leslie William ..Adams, Bert Frank ..Young, Kevin Horace ..Hinkley, Noel Frank ..

TASMANIA.BURNIE.

Barnes, Edward Clifford . .Smith, George William .. .Bellchambers, Lindsay PleasantsShaw, Gordon Lindsay..Walsh, John Thomas . . .Walton, Victor Harbord . .North, Harold BrahamSmith, Harold ThomasCausby, Clifton Charles . .

SMITNTON.

Wells, Laurence LonsdaleWhite, Reginald HenryMurphy, Bernard Joseph . .

858580807575

807575758580708075

136143115122143101

136136122136129136136115

87

1275463492960

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164 380118 329123 320106 317654730250

279263.

236220162

80 129 31 24080 129 0 20980 94 11 185


Commonwealth Gazette 443

Examinations for Appointment as TelegraphMessenger and as Telephonist.

IT' is hereby notified, for general information, that personsdesirous of obtaining information as to the holding of

examination for appointment as Telegraph Messenger . orTelephonist (Female) at towns other than those at which theyare resident should make application to the CommonwealthPublic Service Inspector in the capital city of the Stateconcerned. The Inspector will upon application forward fromtime to time a list of the localities at which examinations forthe positions mentioned are to be held.


Examination No. 1499.ExAD;INATION TO ENABLE TELEGRAPH MESSENGERS TO QUALIFY

FOR PROMOTION TO A HIGHER POSITION IN THE FOURTHDIVISION.

TAdditional Result.

HE following Telegraph Messengers were successful at theabove examination :

Bernard John Patrick Gadsden, Sandringham, Victoria.Henry James Ryan, Albert Park, Victoria.Vincent Stephen Anthony Purtell, Telegraph Branch, Mel-

bourne.Walter Joseph Cassidy, Gilgandra, New South Wales.Ernest Melville Symonds, Singleton, New South Wales.


Examination No. 1533.TO ENABLE OFFICERS ( MALES ) OF THE POSTMASTER- GENERAL'S

DEPARTMENT TO QUALIFY FOR TRANSFER OR PROMOTION TOTHE POSITION OF POSTAL CLERIC, FOURTH DIVISION.

Held January, 1928,r -p HE following officers were successful in the Educational

Section of the above examination:NEW SOUTH WrtLtS.

Bushell, Alfred Victor Henry, Norman JosephCormack, Albert Richards, EdwardGamble, Roy Edgar Rowe, Raymond WesleyHarper, George Patrick Walsh, Terence Patrick.

VICTORIA.Challis, Alfred LeonardLee, James PatrickLeng, William HenryMacPherson, Charles ChesterPage, John Henry

QUEENSAshe, Thomas Geofrey

BathurstGrace, Harold GeorgeKavanagh, Hugh LeoLocke, Harvard Ernest

Smith, Robert George CroomVan Beek, Franciscus Gerar-

dus JoannesVickers, Donald.

LAND.Mountseer, Stanley GordonWard, -Henry MalcolmWeatllerley, George BernardWoodlock, Raymond.

No. 22.-1st MarClii 1928

SOUTH AUSTRALIA.Coghian, Gerard Colum Williams, Henry Patrick.Trebilcock, Eric William

WESTERN AUSTRALIA,Govan, William John

Mellor, Thomas Oscar

Yeo, Ernest Shapland.TASMANIA.

Tidey, Roy Charles Joseph.C. B. B. WHITE, Chairman,

Public Service Board of Commissioners.

Examination No. 1543.FOR APPOINTMENT AS TELEPHONIST (FEMALE).

Held 4th February, 1928.

jT HE candidates maned hereunder were sucôeséfu1 at the abchreExamination, having obtained at least half /M rka in each

subject, and have thereby qualified for appointment to the positionof Telephonist at the place under which their names appear.

Attention is directed to the conditions published in the Common-wealth Gazette, No. 8, of 26th January, 1928. -

The following information sho-ttld be noted :(1) The eligibility for appointment of successful candidates will

cease on 29th August, 1929.(2) Where two or more candidates secure the same number of

marks, their order of merit is determined by the numberof marks obtained for (ay Arithmetic, and (h) Hand-writing, and, where these numbers are also equal, thenby ballot.

(3) If a successful candidate changes her address, she shouldimmediately notify the Commonwealth Public ServiceInspector of her State.

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Maximum Marks..Pass Marks

10050

15075

200100

450

NEW SOUTH WALES.CANBERRA (F.C.P.).

Morley, Flora Isobelle .. .. .. I 80 I 123 ( 124 + 327

WOY WOY.Saunders, Jessie Hilda .. .. I 85 1 150 j 142 I 377


NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES.PPLICATIONS are invited from permanent officers of the

Commonwealth Public Service for promotion or transferto the positions named in the appended schedule. Where soindicated, applications will also be received from officers of thePublic Services of the States and other persons.

Applicants should state fully their qualifications for the positionsought, and must, to ensure consideration, forward their applications tothe officer indicated in the last column in time to reach him not laterthan the appointed date.

In the case of applicants who are permanent officers of thePublic Service of the Commonwealth or of a State, the fol-lowing particulars should be set out at the foot of the ap-plication :

DesignationOffice or BranchAge last birthday (in years )Length of service (in years)Salary (per annum )Date of receipt of present salary

Other applicants should state full names, date, year, andplace of birth, and whether they are natural born or naturalizedBritish subjects. Copies only of diplomas, references, testi-monials, or certificates should be forwarded. If the originalsare required they will be asked for.

The range of salary indicates the classified value of a posi-tion, but appointments may be made at any salary within suchrange.

Successful applicants must comply with the provisions ofthe Superannuation Act 1922 -1924.

At offices where quarters are shown, a deduction at the rateof 10 per cent. of the minimum salary of the position will bemade, unless otherwise stated. Particulars of existing quartersare furnished merely for the information of officers. It is notincumbent on Departments to provide quarters, which, if pro-vided, may be wholly or partially withdrawn at any time.

Officers of the Commonwealth Public Service, who may betransferred without promotion, as the result of an applicationfor an advertised vacancy, will be .required- to pay their ownexpenses of removal unless the transfer comes within the con-ditions prescribed' in Publie Service Regulation No. 119.

Fares to locality of appointment of appointees who are notpermanent officers of the Commonwealth Public Service willnot be paid by the Commonwealth unless such fares (includ-ing, if the applicant is married, those of his wife and family )exceed. £3, when such allowance as the circumstances justifymay be granted.

Position and Division. Locality. Salary (exclusive of ChildEndowment).$

Typist, Grade 1, Fourth Division, LoansBranch

Closing Date forReceipt of

Applications.To whom Applications

must be forwarded.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY.Melbournell .. I £87 to £212 .. .. 8th March, 1928 Accountant, Sub - Treasury,

I

Commonwealth. Offices,Melbourne

: The salaries shown are subject to variation as prescribed by Public Service Regulation 108s.II At a future date the selected applicant for this position may be permanently transferred to Canberra.

346. -3IIP

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NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES- +coittineted.

Oomsnonwealth Gazette

Position. and,Divislon. Locality.Salary exclusive of Child

Endowment).$Closing Date for

Receipt °ofApplications.

To whom Applicationsmust be forwarded.

DEPARTMENT of THE Täxesun -- continued.

TAXATION BRANCH.

..I

£744 to £816 . ..l

15th March,1928Deputy Commissioner of Taxation,

f

BrisbaneSecond Division, Queensland

Wharf . ExaminingLanding Branch

Officer, Grade

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND CUSTOMS.

New South Walesa

.. l £96 to £3301,i

Sydney

Assistant, Fourth Division, TelephoneBranch

Federal Commissioner ofTaxation, Melbourne

.. j 15th March, 1 Collector of Customs, Syd-J 1928 1 ney

POSTMASTER - GENERAL'S DEPARTMENT.

Central Staff.

Melbourne(( .. £87 to £250.

Postmaster, Grade 2, Third Division .. Bangalow

Postmaster, Grade 3, Third Division ..

Clerk, Third Division, Inspection Branch,Cooma District

Senior Postai Clerk, Grade 1, ThirdDivision

New Smith Wales.

..1

£324 to £408 ..

Quarters : Five rooms.

j

j Warren .. 1 £426 to £498

District allowance, Grade I. : Quarters, five rooms.Cooma .

Paddington ..

8th March, 1928 Secretary, Postmaster -General's Department,Melbourne

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8th March, 1928 I Deputy Director, Posts and! Telegraphs, Sydney

15th March, 19281 Deputy Director, Posts andTelegraphs, Sydney

£372 to £444 .. .. 15th1928

£324 to £360 . . 15th1928

Victoria.

March,

March,

Deputy Director, Posts andTelegraphs, Sydney

Deputy Director, Posts andTelegraphs, Sydney

Postmaster, Grade 2, Third Division .. Nathalia .. £324 to £408 .. .. 1 15th March, ( Deputy Director, Posts and1928 Telegraphs, Melbourne

Quarters : 6 rooms.

Queensland.

Senior Telegraphist, Grade 1, Third Telegraph Branch £360 to £390 .. 15th March, Deputy Director, Posts and1928 BrisbaneDivision (six positions) .. . . (4), Telegraphs,

Rockhampton(1)

Townsville (1)District Allowance : Rockhampton, Grade I. ; Townsville, Grade III.

Applicants should have qualified at the examination for advancement to position of Senior Telegraphist.

Western Australia.. . j £324 to £408 .. .. 22nd

J 1 1928District Allowance : Grade III. ; Quarters, 5 rooms.

Postmaster, Grade 2; Third Division ILeonora

Counter Officer, Grade 1, Fourth Divi -1

Perth .. £266 to £290sion, Telegraph Branch

Postmaster, Grade 2, Third Division Waratah

j 22nd+ 1928

March,1

Deputy Director, Posts andTelegraphs, Perth

March,1

Deputy Director, Posts andTelegraphs, Perth

Tasmania.

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£324 to £408 .. .. 8th March, 19281

Deputy Director, Posts andTelegraphs, Hobart

District allowance, Grade II. : Quarters, S rooms.

$ The salaries shown are subject to variation as prescribed by Public Service Regulation 108Á.it At a future date the selected applicant for this position may be permanently transferred to Canberra.

PRIVATE ADVERTISEMENTS.

AUSTRALIAN CLERGY PROVIDENT FUND.

NOTICEis hereby given that George Ellis Aickin, of

Cathedral Buildings, Swänston- street, Melbourne, Deanof Melbourne, has been elected by the Board of Directors ofthe Australian Clergy Provident Fund as a Trustee of thatfund, in the place of Reginald John Edward Hayman, Arch -

deacoii.of Geelong, deceased.

Dated the twenty -ninth day of December, 1927.

JOHN CHARLES SYDNEY, Primate,President of General Synod of the Dioceses in Austi ilia

and Tasmania. 39

iii HE GRAMOPHONE COMPANY LIMITED, of Railway-parade, Erskineville, Sydney, New South Wales, in com-

pliance with the regulations issued under the Copyright Act1912 ( Commonwealth- of Australia) and the Copyright 4 et1923 (New Zealand) , hereby give notice of their intention tomake and sell discs reproducing the-undermentioned musicalworks :

Title, Composer.Sing on, brother, sing. Carson Robison.My Blue Mountain home.- Carson Robison.Wake, Nicodemus. H. C. Work.Dear old girl. Buck- Morse.

A copy of the notice described in sub- regulation 1 of Regu-lation 43 may be obtained by any person interested from TheGramophone Company Limited, Railway- parade, Erskineville,Sydney, New South Wales.

W. MANSON, General Manager.21st February, 1928. 38


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No. 22.-1st Mitre 1928

CONTENTS.NTS.

Special Notices . .North`; Australia Commission Tenders for Coastal Shipping

Service . .. ..OrdinancesCommonwealth Bankof Australia Note Issue Department

Statementtatement. ° .. ..Certificates of Naturalization .. .Notification of the Making of RegulationsAppointments and Retirements of .Electoral- RegistrarsAppointments under Treasury Regulations ..Expenditure u nder Treasury Regulation 67 ..Disposal of Postal Property .. ..Purchase of Land #or Defence Purposes ..Purchase of Land for Postal Purposes ..Leases .'. .. ..Tenders--All Departments .. ..Defence

Naval Forces ..Royal Military College- .. ...Australian Military Forces .. ..

Public, ServicePromotions .. ..Offices Abolished, Created, &o. ..Appointments, Retirements and Dismissals ..Examinations .. .. .. . ..Vacancies .. .. ..

Private Advertisements .. .. ..

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