HOW HONOURS LIST IS COMPILED

Chronicle (Levin), 4 July 1946, Page 7

HOW HONOURS LIST IS COMPILED

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WELLIXUTOX, July J., f 1 u the llouse today Mr. Fraser, in a. | written rcply to Mr. 11. M. Algic, said I it had been the custoin for many years for liis Majesty's advisers in Xew Zea- j land to reeeive recominendations and sometiines requests from any sources, including nieinbers of Parliament, local oodies and various organisatious, fui naines to be plaeod on tlie honoura iist. rhe.se were earefully considorcd, due rogard being paid to geographical alloeaLion. Final aeeeptanee, of eourse, did uot rcst with Ilis Klajesty's advisers. As the houours to be eonferrcd were liniited in nuiuber, a certain amount of ^ disappointment aua eriticism eould be ! expeeted but 'sucli eriticism had not been extensive at any timo during thcl present Government's term of oliiee. j Klr. Algie said the Prime Minister's, reply was not as lielpful us it iuiglit, be. Ctire sli ou ld be takou to sec that tlie procedure followed for reeoniniendatious for the honours lists, was sound. 1 Xo one would consider a eonversatiou \ belween iwo seeretar'ies a suiiieient re- ' ■•ommendation for honours. lie sugge'sted that in future approaches be . made by one liigli authority to anotlier it equal authority. j Klr. Fiaser said all the reeommenda- 1 tions received were listed and eotisid- ' ered. If uo reconiinendat ions were madc 1 Ihe Governiiient eould not canvass for, people not included. Tliere might be eriticism eonconiing persons ieft olf Ihe Iist but he did not think tliere would be any eoncerning those ivlio were lefl 011. Klr. W. A. Bodkin (Ccntral Gtago) said there were some completcly unknown peo])le who ligured in the last honours Iist. He considered an independeiit Parliaiiientury Cominittce sluuild be set ii]> to make future reconiinendat iona. to the Govcrnnicnt. Gov erinneiit iuembcrs: liumbug.