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Apart from Barraclough's book, I have never seen this flag anywhere else (certainly not flying from any pole I've seen in New Zealand). Like the Civil Air Ensign, I suspect that this flag has fallen into disuse in favor of the National Flag. D. Seath.

[edit] Letter about the flag

The following is a reply to an inquiry about the flag:

Yes, there was a Ministry flag and it used to hang outside the Secretary's office on a floor based pole. It was produced in 1968 when the Transport Dept merged with the Air Department to become the Ministry. We had a lot of traffic officers in those days and a flag went with our image as an enforcement agency. Once Stewart Milne left as Sec and an MFAT ex Dep Sec became our Secretary, the image of us being a policy Ministry was driven home and a flag was not seen to fit with that image.

This flag is not current and is not used anymore (1998).

Kelly Smith, Communications Assistant, Ministry of Transport (Te Manatu Waka), Level 9, 38-42 Waring Taylor Street, PO Box 3175, Wellington, New Zealand

[edit] RNZN Ensign in canton

does any one know why it is the Naval ensign in the canton? Bigkev