SERVICES RECOGNISED

Chronicle (Levin), 9 June 1949, Page 8

SERVICES RECOGNISED

v - 1 AUCKLAND, June 8. Tlie Governor-General has anuQunced , that kis Majesty the King has been , graciously pleased, on the oeeasiou or , the celebration- of his Majesty's birthday, to eonfer the following honours: — Civil Division. . Ivjiight ' Conimander of the Most , Exeellent Order of the British Empire (K.B.E.) : Professor James Shelley, of Wellington; Mr. Jpseph WilliaBi Alien ^ Heenan,-of Wellington. Knight Bachelor: The Hon-. Erima Harvey Northcroft, of Christchurch. Companion of the Most Drstiirguisheh Order of St. Miehael and St. George "(C.M.G,): Dr. David Ernest Bfensen, ox Christchurch; the Rev. Arthur John Seamer, of Hamilton. Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E-) : Mr. James Sawers, of Wellington.; Lientenant-Colonel Francis WiiliaJ ^ oelcker, of Auckland (foj-merly High Commissioner of Western Samoa); Dr. Gordon Hemot Cunniugham, of Auckland, Companion of the Imperial Serwice Order (I.S.O.): Mr. Alexander h'erguson McMurtrie, of Lower Hutt. Ofilcer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) : Miss Margharita Elizabeth Anderson, of Balclutha; Mr. Philip Bafling, of Dunedin; Mr. John Andrew Dempsey, of Wellington; Miss Elsie Mary Haines, of Wellington; Mr. William Morrison, of Maxwell; Mr. Percy Shaw, of Auckland; Mr. Riki Te Mairiki Taiaroa, of Leeston;' Mr. Nugent Herman Weleh, of Wellington; Mr. Kirihi Terihi Maihi Khwiti, of Waiomio, North Auckland. Member of the Most Excellent Order i of the British Empire (M.B.E.) : Mr. Leonard Delabere Bestail, of Napier; Mr. James Davidson Harper, of Wellington; Mr. Theodore Wright Leslie, of Wellington; Mrs. Mary Ann Mclntyre, of Dunedin; Mr. William Morton, of Auckland; Miss Mary Elizabeth O'Shea, of .Ashburton; Mr. Robert Tutaki Panapa Stewart, of Hastings; Sister Ltnel Watkins Tayljor Pritchard, of Gisborne; Mr. Claude Page Reilly, of Takaka; Miss Edna Scott, of Wellington;' Miss Constance Smedley, of Whangarei ; the Rev. Hadden Kingston Vickery, of Auckland; Mr. James Edward Weir, oi Devonport; Miss Clare Elizabeth Wyiie, of Dunedin. Military Division. Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.D Aeting Group Captain George Ernest Watt, A.F.C., R.A.F., of Wellington. Offieer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) : Commander Leo Patrick Bourke, D.S.C. aud bar, R.D,, R.N.Z.N., of Auckland; Major (temporary Lieutenant-Oolonel) John Dickerson Armstrong, N.Z. Regiment, of Wellington; Squadron Leader Alston Leonard Partelow, R.N.Z.A.E., of London. Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.) ; Temporary Lieutenant (speeial) James Sutton, R.N.Z.N.V.R., of Auckland; Acting Lieutenant (E) Thomas George Ernest Ilallin, RiN.Z.N., of Wellington; _ Captain amd Quartermaster Donald WiiBarc Stewart, N.Z.R.F,,, of Hamilton; Warrant Offieer (1st class) Edward Coieman, Royal New Zealand Army Qrdnance Corps, of Christchurch; Flight Lieutenant Stanley George Thompson, R.N.Z.A.F., of Wellington; Warrant Offieer John William Moynihan, R.N.Z.A.F., of Ohakea. British Empire Medal: Chief Mechanieian Charles William Norris, R.N.Z.N., of Auckland ; Chief Petty Offieer Oook (S) Wallace William Martin, R.N.Z.N., of Auckland; Staff Sergeant (temporary Warrant Offieer, 1st class) Jpseph Scanlon Underdow, Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps, of Auckland; Staff Sergeant William Elmer Caddick, N.Z. Regiment, of Wellington; Flight Sergeant James Albert MeMillan, R.N.Z.A.F., of Burnham; Flight Sergeant George William Lewis, R.N.Z.A.F., of Fiji; Corpqral Ione Nancy McIntyre, R.N.Z.A.F., of Wanganui; Cqr--poral James David Brown, R.N.Z.A.F., of Dunedim