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New Zealand Listener, Volume 39, Issue 989, 1 August 1958, Unnumbered Page

FLAGS OF EARLY NEW ZEALAND _ No. FIVE KARANAT RED 'OLUNTEERS BLUE GREEN WATREKA WHITE NUXMKMAVEVL THE TARANAKI RIFLE VOLUNTEERS The first major engagement of the Maori Wars took teers flag displayed a red St: George's Cross on a place at Waireka, near New Plymouth, in March, 1860. black ground, with the Union Jack in the upper British Regular troops, sailors and marines from quarter: The centre-- piece was a view of Mt: Egmont HMS: Niger took part in this battle, along with the embroidered in green and white upon a crimson field, Taranaki Militia and Rifle Volunteers, said to be the and encircled by a blue band with the inscription first British Volunteer troops to become engaged with "Taranaki Volunteers' A golden crown appeared above an enemy in the field. In November of the same year, the centre piece , and below it a green wreath with the Volunteers again fought beside the Regulars in the orange coloured blossoms, below which was the inscrip- battle of Mahoetahi, two miles from Waitara, where tion "Waireka The Militia flag was on a blue the Maoris lost about a third of their force , including background and omitted the St: George's Cross: several chiefs: In presenting the colours to the two corps: Mrs. Col 4 To commemorate these engagements, an Warre assured them of the 'grateful and affectionate impressive ceremony took place at New interest" of the ladies of Taranaki, and of their deep Plymouth on 25th June, 1861, at which appreciation of the bravery and devotion which had the ladies of Taranaki presented colours proved "that your true English blood has not to the Militia and Volunteers: The Volun- deteriorated by your transfer to a distant colony" Flags have always meant much to the To ports throughout the world , the Shell tanker carries British family of nations, for there is no in addition to crude oil and petroleum an ever-increasing greater seafaring race than the British: number of vital industrial chemicals, formulated by Shell Of all company flags . carried around the world by British ships, none is better scientists from petroleum raw materials acetone, alcohol;, known than that of the Shell Tanker ammonia, glycerine and sulphur , to name only a few Fleet: products of Shell for world-wide use. PRS.86 THE SHELL COMPANY OF NEW ZEALAND LIMITED (Incorporated in England)