Archives Records Groups Archives New Zealand Reference Guide No.04 [undated]

A Audit Department AD Army Department AG Agriculture Department AGG-A Agent for the General Government – Auckland AGG-HB Agent for the General Government – Hawkes Bay AIR Air Department AJCP Australian Joint Copying Project Microfilm AL Aliens Registration Branch AP ASC Administrative Staff College

BC Broadcasting Corporation BDM Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages BPC British Phosphate Commission [Auckland] BR British Resident

C Customs Department CA Civil Aviation Department CFF Commission for the Future CL Crown Law Office CO Registrar of Companies COM Commissions of Enquiry CP CS Civil Secretary COU County and City Councils CW Child Welfare Department

DB New Zealand Dairy Board DPM Dairy Products Marketing Commission

E Education Department EA External Affairs Department (Foreign Affairs) EB Education Boards EC Executive Council ED Electricity Department EL Electoral Department ENV Commission for the Environment

F Forest Service

FB Fire Boards Note: Some of these records are not listed in Archway Check the Series list for the full inventory (Physical ring-binder) Archives NZ References ARNZ 22499 W5657/76 FB Vols 1-2

FS Registrar of Friendly Societies FSA NZ Urban Fire Authorities Association FSC Fire Service Council FDS Fire Service Commission FSU NZ Urban Fire Authorities Industrial Union of Employees

G Governor GL Government Life Insurance Office GORE-BROWN Papers of Sir Thomas Gore-Browne

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GP Government Printer GSB Government Stores Board

H Health Department HB Hawkes Bay Province HD Housing Construction Division, Ministry of Works HOSB Hospital Boards

IA Internal Affairs Department IC Industries and Commerce Department (Trade & Industry) IM Immigration Department IMD Internal Marketing Department IR Inland Revenue Department IT Island Territories Department

J Justice Department JC Justice Department Courts

L Labour Department LE Legislative Department LGC Local Government Commission LS Lands and Survey Department LTO Land Transfer Office (Lands and Deeds Registry)

M Marine Department MA Maori Affairs Department MD Mines Department MET Meteorological Service MICRO Microforms MISC Miscellaneous Archives

N Navy Department NASH Papers of Rt. Hon. Sir Walter Nash NCAE National Council for Adult Education NEB National Efficiency Board NLS National Library Service NM New Munster Province NP NS National Service Department NTF Nelson Trust Funds Board (with NP) NU New Ulster Province NZC New Zealand Company NZIA New Zealand Institute of Architects NZPC New Zealand Planning Council

OLC Old Land Claims Commission OP Province

P Police PC Patent Design and Copyright Office PERS Personal Papers PLAY NZ Play Centre Federation CENTRE Play Centre Association PM Prime Minister’s Department PO Post Office PSAB Public Service Appeal Board PSWS Public Service Welfare Society

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PT Public Trust Office

R Railways Department RE Rehabilitation Department REPRO Reproductions of high use archives RNAS Royal Navy Australian Station

S Statistics Department SAC State Advances Corporation SAMOA Samoan Archives SANS School of Advanced Nursing Studies SC Secondary Schools Council SI State Insurance Office (Fire and Accident) SIR Department of Scientific and Industrial Research SP SS Social Security Department SSC State Services Commission SSD Superintendent of the Southern Division ST Standards Institute

T Treasury TB Tobacco Board TD Transport Department (Road) TO Tourist and Publicity Department TP Taranaki Province TR Ministry of Transport

UNZ University of New Zealand

V Valuation Department

W Ministry of Works and Development (Public Works) WA War Archives WA-J War Archives Japan WARB War Assets Realisation Board WCB Workers’ Compensation Board WCC Wellington City Council WEST P Westland Province WP WRC Wellington Regional Council

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