AN INVESTITURE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 219, 10 June 1920, Page 5

AN INVESTITURE

" AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE. An Investiture _ was held at Government House, Weliington, yesterday morning, at which, by command of His-Ma-jesty the King, His Excellency tho Gov. erncr-General presented tho following orders and decorations (military officers are described by the rnnk which they held at the time the orders or decorations were awarded):— Knight Bachelor—Sir David Ernest Hutchins. C.B.—Lieut.-Colonel (temporary Briga-dier-General) Wffiliam Meldrum. D.S.O. and Bar—Late Lieut.-Colonel G. A. King. (Handed to his widow, Mrs. King.) Military Cross—Captain A. Fair, Captain J. G. Gow, Lieutenant E. A. M. Lys. Royal Bed Cross (First Class)-Miss C. Anderson, Mrs. Buchanan; Miss S. L. Clark. . Royal Red Cross (Second Class)— Miss C. R. Clark, Miss E. M. Livesey, Miss A. L. Longman, Miss A. M*Lean, Miss E. M'Leod, Miss M. Mitchell, Miss M. O'Connor, Miss A. SearreU, Miss A. .B. Smith, Miss E. Tounp ■ "Commander" of the Mcst Excellent Order of tho British Empire (Third Class)-ColoneL P. R, Cooke, Colonel C. J. Cooper, Lieut.-Colonel d'Aroy Chaytor, Lieut.-Cclonel A. R. Falconer, LieutG'oJonel G. E. Gabites, Lieut.-Colonel G. Howe, Colonel J. E. Hume, Lieut.Colonel J. P. D. Leahy, Lieut.-Colonel R. H. Makgill, Lieut.-Colonel H. E. Pilkingtcai, Colonel D. Pringle, Colonel J. R. Purdy, Colonel C. J. Reakes. Lieut.Colonel A. F. Roberts, Lieut.-Colonel 3. H. G. Robertson, Colonel E. R. Smith, Colonel W. J. Strong, Ccfonel R. 'I'racyInglis, Major (Temporary Lieut.-Colonel) J. T. Watson, Colonel D. S. Wylie. ■ "Officer" of the Most Excellent Order of tho British Empire (Fourth Class)Captain G. B. Archey, Major G. B. Banks, Major E. .T. Bowerlmnk, Major (Temporary Lieut.-Colonei'.) H. M._ Buchanan, Captain L. P. Davies, Captain (Temporary Major) C. I. Gossage. Lieut.Colonei A. W. Ho''g, Reverend A. J. A. Jacob, Major N. J\ Levien, Major E. L. Marchant, Major C. E. May, Major D. A. M'Curdy, Captain (Temporary Major) J. E. H. Mewett, Major J. Mounsey, Major H. Peacock, Major {Temporary Lient.-Coloncl) H. A. Reid, Major T. D. M'G. Stout, Captain C. A. L. Treadwel), Captain (Temporary Major) H. H. S. Westmacott. "Member" of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (Fifth Class)-Cap-tain W. Atwe'J, Captain C. H. Booth, Major J. T. Beswortk, Captain.A. W. Brooks, Captain W. C. S. Colclough, TTlving Officer F. Dance, Captain W. DobKon, Captain F. C. Gentry, Lieutenant S. G. Hale, Major H. Jolly, Captain 0. R. Kirk, Lieutenant H. A. Lockington, Second-Lieutenant G. T. Lucas, Captain J. S. Martin, Mr. F. G. Matthows, Major R. S. Matthews, Captain S. Mellows, Major O. Moller, Second-Lieutenant F. W. Mothes, Major J. A. Northcote, Captain M, H. Oram, Captain H. J. Redmond, Major T. H. 1 Ringlaiid, Major D. B. Shand, Lieutenart (Acting-Captain)' K. L. Stowart, Second-Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) T. S. West, Captain G. Walker.