Honours List




Numb. 35.

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1937.
Published by Authority.
WELLINGTON, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1937.

Honours conferred by His Majesty the King.
Department of Internal Affairs,
Wellington, 17th May, 1937.
His Excellency the Governor-General directs the publication in the New Zealand Gazette of the Honours conferred by His Majesty the King, as follows :

CIVIL DIVISION.
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (G.C.M.G.)—
The Right Honourable Sir Michael Myers, P.C., K.C.M.G., Chief Justice of New Zealand.
Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.)—
Professor Algernon Phillips Withiel Thomas, M.A. (Oxon.), F.L.S., F.G.S., F.R.S. (N.Z.), N.D.H. (N.Z.), Professor Emeritus, Auckland University College.
Knight Bachelor—
Ernest Davis, Esquire, Mayor of Auckland.
Charles John Boyd Norwood, Esquire, of Wellington.
Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)—
John Rigg, Esquire, of Christchurch.
Doctor Robert Henry Hogg, O.B.E., M.B., Ch.B. (N.Z.), M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), lately of Invercargill.
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)—
Henry Ernest Moston, Esquire, Assistant Secretary of Labour and Chief Inspector of Factories, Wellington. Princess Te Puea Herangi, of Ngaruawahia.
Companion of the Imperial Service Order (I.S.O.)—
Alfred Hyde Cockayne, Esquire, Director-General of Agriculture, Wellington.
James Havelock Jerram, Esquire, General Manager of the State Fire and Accident Insurance Office, Wellington.
Nelson Thomas Lambourne, Esquire, Director of Education, Wellington.
William Robertson, Esquire, Under-Secretary for Lands, Wellington.
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)—
John Higgins, Esquire, County Engineer, Greymouth.
Campbell Frederick Schadick, Esquire, County Engineer, Westport.
Mrs. Elizabeth Best Taylor, of Christchurch, widow of the late Mr. T. E. Taylor, M.P.
Sidney Lough Thompson, Esquire, Artist, of Christchurch.
Mrs. Annie Maria Ward, of Lumsden, former President of the Women's Division of the New Zealand Farmers' Union.
Mrs. Helen Wilson, of Pio Pio, President of the Women's Division of the New Zealand Farmers' Union.

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)—
Miss Mary Boyce, Matron, St. Helen's (Maternity) Hospital, Christchurch.
Miss Althea Harriet Cookson, Matron, Wellington Public Hospital.
Miss Alicia Campbell Ingles, Matron, Pukeora Sanatorium, Waipukurau.
Miss Ella Dorothy Winifred Leslie, Nurse Inspector, Health Department.
Miss Miriam Mayze, Matron, Auckland Mental Hospital.
Miss Janet Morgan, Matron, Alexandra Home (Maternity Hospital), Wellington.
Miss Rose Muir, Matron, Christchurch Public Hospital (1916–36).
Mrs. Clarissa Eliza McLaren, Matron, Seacliff Mental Hospital.
Miss Emily May Nutsey, Matron, Auckland Public Hospital.
Miss Edith Penelope Tennent, Matron, Dunedin Public Hospital.

MILITARY DIVISION.
Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (C.B.)—
Rear-Admiral the Honourable Edmund Rupert Drummond, M.V.O., R.N., Commodore Commanding New Zealand Station.
Major-General John Evelyn Duigan, D.S.O., General Officer Commanding New Zealand Military Forces.
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)—
Colonel Stephen Charles Phillip Nicholls, D.S.O., A.D.C., Officer Commanding Southern Military Command, Christchurch.
Wing-Commander Thomas Martin Wilkes, M.C., A.D.C., Director of Air Services and Controller of Civil Aviation, Wellington.
Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)—
Paymaster-Commander Edward Loftus Tottenham, R.N., Naval Secretary and Member of Naval Board.
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Beresford Maunsell, Officer Commanding Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles.
Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)—
Staff Sergeant-Major Charles Thomas Rae McLean, Royal New Zealand Artillery.
Battery Sergeant-Major Walker Daniel Dean, 5th Battery, New Zealand Artillery.

W. E. PARRY, Minister of Internal Affairs,
(I.A. 1933/200/1.)



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17 May 1937
Honours, Awards, Civil Division, Military Division, New Zealand
36 names identified
  • Michael Myers (The Right Honourable Sir), Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George
  • Algernon Phillips Withiel Thomas (Professor), Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George
  • Ernest Davis (Esquire), Knight Bachelor
  • Charles John Boyd Norwood (Esquire), Knight Bachelor
  • John Rigg (Esquire), Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George
  • Robert Henry Hogg (Doctor), Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George
  • Henry Ernest Moston (Esquire), Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Te Puea Herangi (Princess), Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Alfred Hyde Cockayne (Esquire), Companion of the Imperial Service Order
  • James Havelock Jerram (Esquire), Companion of the Imperial Service Order
  • Nelson Thomas Lambourne (Esquire), Companion of the Imperial Service Order
  • William Robertson (Esquire), Companion of the Imperial Service Order
  • John Higgins (Esquire), Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Campbell Frederick Schadick (Esquire), Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Elizabeth Best Taylor (Mrs.), Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Sidney Lough Thompson (Esquire), Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Annie Maria Ward (Mrs.), Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Helen Wilson (Mrs.), Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Mary Boyce (Miss), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Althea Harriet Cookson (Miss), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Alicia Campbell Ingles (Miss), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Ella Dorothy Winifred Leslie (Miss), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Miriam Mayze (Miss), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Janet Morgan (Miss), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Rose Muir (Miss), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Clarissa Eliza McLaren (Mrs.), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Emily May Nutsey (Miss), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Edith Penelope Tennent (Miss), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Edmund Rupert Drummond (Rear-Admiral the Honourable), Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
  • John Evelyn Duigan (Major-General), Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath
  • Stephen Charles Phillip Nicholls (Colonel), Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Thomas Martin Wilkes (Wing-Commander), Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Edward Loftus Tottenham (Paymaster-Commander), Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Henry Beresford Maunsell (Lieutenant-Colonel), Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Charles Thomas Rae McLean (Staff Sergeant-Major), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
  • Walker Daniel Dean (Battery Sergeant-Major), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

  • W. E. Parry, Minister of Internal Affairs