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PROGRESS REPORT OF THE WAR MEDAL COMMISSIONERS. To His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, G.C.M.G., &c, &c. Mat it please Your Excellency,— We, the undersigned Commissioners appointed on the Ist day of July, 1871, under the hand of your Excellency and the Seal of the Colony, to examine and report on all claims for the New Zealand War Medal, which shall from time to time be referred to us by tho Hon. the Colonial Secretary, do now submit the following Holla, which contain the names of those applicants whose claims we have heen able to determine. Eoll A contains the names of those officers and men of the Colonial Forces who are entitled to receive the Medal for services performed during the various military operations in New Zealand in the years 1845, 1816, and 1847, and from the year 1860 to the year 1866, inclusive. Eoll B, the names of those who have established their claims to the Medal for services performed subsequent to the 31st December, 1866. Eoll C, the names of such friendly Natives as have been referred to us and are entitled to receive the Medal. Eoll D contains the names of those applicants whose claims wc have rejected; and in each case we have specified the reason for such rejection. We further transmit a Eoll, marked E, containing the names, rank, and corps, &c, of the officers and men of the Colonial Forces who have been killed in action, or have died from wounds received in action prior to the 11th July, 1868—a list of all such casualties as occurred subsequent to that date having been furnished by the late Commissioners. We also attach lists of officers aud men who were awarded Medals by the late Commissioners, but whose names appear in the New Zealand Gazette of the 31st May, 1871, as having been granted Medals by tho Imperial Government for services performed whilst in the Imperial Commissariat Transport Corps. And we respectfully submit this as a Progress Eeport for your Excellency's consideration. T. M. Haultain. Donald H. Mcßarnet. Wellington, 2nd September, 1871.

Eoll A. Nominal Eeturn of Officers and Men of the Colonial Forces who have made application for the New Zealand War Medal for services rendered prior to the 31st December, 1866, and whose claims have heen admitted by the Commissioners. Adams, Robert Albert, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment I Campbell, Peter, Private, Wanganui Rangers Aitkin, John, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment I Carson, Gilbert, Private, Auckland Rifle Volunteers Allan, John, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment I Chalmers, Robert, Private, Auckland Rifle Volunteers Allen, Thomas W., Private, Forest Rangers | Clare, Thomas, Private, Taranaki Volunteers Ames, Joseph, Trooper, Colonial Defence Force j Clarkson, David King, Private, Auckland Rifle Volunteers Arden, Hamar, Private, Taranaki Volunteers Clayton, Henry, Private, Napier Militia Arthurs, John, Trooper, Colonial Defence Force Cleary, Joseph, Private, Ist Waikato Regiment Ashcroft, William Thomas, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers Clime, James, Private, Taranaki Militia Atkinson, 11. A., Major, Taranaki Militia Cockerton, Levi, Sergeant, Ist Waikato Regiment Atkinson, William Smith, Private, Taranaki Militia Combos, Frederick, Petty Officer, Naval Volunteers Atkins, Richard, Private, Forest Rangers Condie, David, Private, Petane Militia Ayers, George, Private, Napier Volunteers Copeland, John, Auckland Naval Volunteers Barry, Daniel, Private, Napier Militia Cunningham, James, Sergeant, Forest Rangers Beamish, George, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers i Cunningham, John, Private, Napier Militia Bennett, John, Private, Napier Militia I Curley, John, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment Black, Hugh, Lanec-Sorgeant, Colonial Defence Force Curtis, George Newsham, Private, Taranaki Militia Bowden, John, Private, Ist Waikato Regiment '■ De Norville, Alfred, Sergeant, Military Settlers Boylan, Michael, Sergeant, Napier Militia j Dont, Mark, Sergeant, Volunteer Artillery Company Bousfield, O. L. W., Private, Napier Militia De Thierry, George, Sergeant, Bay of Islands Volunteers Brathwaite, Robert, Private, Napier Militia De Thierry, Richard, Privale, Auckland Militia Brooking, John, Trooper, Hawke's Bay Defence Forco Dick, James, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers Brown, Charles Stewart, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment Dolbcl, Charles, Private, Napier Militia Brown, Thomas, Trooper, Colonial Defence Force Dowlo, Albert, Private, 2nd Waikato Regiment Brown, William, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers Dribery, William Thomas, Private, Napier Militia Burdett, Charles W., Sergeant, Auckland Volunteer Engineers Drory, Henry, Private, Taranaki Mililia Burns, Andrew, Private, Auckland Rifle Volunteers DufEn, John, Private, Taranaki Volunteers Callaghan, Joseph, Private, Ist Waikato Regiment Dunckley, William, Private, Forest Rangers Cambie, D. S., Sergeant, Ist Waikato Regiment Dunn, Arthur J. N., Corporal, Colonial Defence Force Cameron, Colin, Private, Taranaki Militia ' Edwards, B. F. J., Colour-Sergeant, Ist Waikato Regiment

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