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LIST OF RECOMMENDED CASES, WITH REMARKS— continued.

Name. Service. K.marks. """sS^H^™"^ Name. Service. Eerr, James (by I'nval Artillen .. There is no proof that claimant retired for Hold that claim is not d'aughtcri. (M.C. the purpose of settling in district where entitled to considor■>hi:v, free grants of laud were made, but left ation. for ( anterlnny h> lake up a position as Artillery Drill [nstruotoi and settled there Ken. William (M.C. Auokland Colonial De- Service in this corps was for three years, Held that claimant is not 1093) fence Force "i until legally discharged. There is entitled to oonsidernci evidence that claimant was legally ation. discharged . I.HiiLiriari. Thomas Taranaki Volunteers.. A further Taranaki claim in which appli- Held that claimant reM.c. 2508) cant denies having received allowance oeived allowance under provided for and set opposite his name Act of 1865, as s< i in the Taranaki Provincial (tazette, forth in Taranaki GαIK72 zctte, 1872, and is not entitled to further consideration. MoAuley, James (M.C. S.M. 14th Regiment.. ' Discharged from Imperial service in 1884, Grant of t:io reoom1366) and settled in the Hawke's Bay district mended in 1 866, and has resided in New Zealand ever einoe. There was some doubt as ' to the date of settlement, but Captain Qoodwyn - Archer, Veterans' Home, states thai from records in his po sion it is shown that claimant settled in 1866 Harsh, Beau (M.C. ; Taranaki Volunteers. . ! The same remarks apply to this claim as Held that claimant rel>507i In that of Thomas Langman above ceived allowance as set forth in the Taranaki Gazette, 1872, and ie not entitled to further consideration. Neale, Joseph (M.C. Auckland Volunteers (Completed Bve years' effioient Volunteer Grant of £10 recom24(i7i service, during a part of which claimant mended. was engaged in active service Nioolson, Angus (M.C. Auckland Naval Volun- (/ompleted five years' continuous Volun- Ditto. 22r>:{i leers teer servioe, part of which time claim- I ant was on active service Parkes, Frederick R. Wanganui Hides .. ('ompleted live years' continuous Volun(by widow), (M.C. teer eervioe as captain of the corps. 2.T74) . Was also on active service I'rieee. George A. Hawke's Bay Military It appears lint though claimant did not \ Orant of £20 recom(M.C. u>18) Settlers, Forest Ran- serve in corps that came within the mended gers Defence Force Aots, as the conditions of enrolment made provision for grante, Major Gascoyne and Lieut.-Colonel Goring credit him with having two years' continuous servioe in the field, which supports the Magistrate's recommendation that claimant is entitled at least for two years' active service, during which he was actually engaged against the late Queen's enemies Pugsley, Silas (M.C. Greytown Rifles .. Though this claimant completed five Held that claimant in not 2322) years' Volunteer service, he has had no entitled to consideractive service in the field ation. Ross. Kitliii.nl (M.C. Auckland Naval Has proved six months' active service. Orant of £5 recom17l7i Volunteers The claim comes under the Volunteer mended. Land Act, 1866 Shirley, Thomas E. Hawke'e Hay Volun- Claimant did not complete live years' <Jrant of £10 recom(M.C. I7!Il'! teers and Militia Volunteer service, but rendered valu- mended. able service under Majors Biggs and Westrup against the rebel Natives, at the lime when Tβ Kooti escaped, and took part in several engagements Simpson EdmundjS.T. H.M. 70th;Kegiment. . Retired from the Imperial eervioe in 1865 c.rant of £30 recomand settled in New Zealand, where he mended. 1 has reside d ever since Smith, Henry (by Land orps This is a oase where a remission certificate Held that claim is not daughter). (M.C. for VM< was issued under the Act of entitled to consider2312) 1891 and allowed to lapse. The cer- ation. tificate slated clearly on its luce that " it shall be barred unless exercised on or before the 31st March, 1804." \ Claimant made no application for land or a debenture within the time specified, and the certificate became null and void. The Magistrate has recommended the claim, stating, inter alia, that " the equities in this case are all on the side of the applicant, and I consider the Government should make some provision to meet a ease of this kind." Claimant had ample time in which to exercise the certificate, but failed, and it does not appear to be a case for favourable consideration in . this inquiry