Birthday Honours List

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has announced that the Queen has been pleased, on the occasion of the celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to confer the following honours:

Civil Division

Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (K.C.M.G.)

The Right Honourable William Joseph Jordan, of Auckland.

Knight Bachelor—

The Honourable Matthew Henry Oram, M.B.E., M.P., Speaker of the House of Representatives, Wellington.

Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.)

Mr. Edgar Ravenswood McKillop, O.B.E., of Wellington.
The Most Reverend Dr. Campbell West West-Watson, of Stoke, Nelson.

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)

Professor Eric Raymond Hudson, of Lincoln, Christchurch.
Mr. Noel Rutherford Jameson, of Ongaonga, Hawke’s Bay.
Mr. Leonard John Wild, O.B.E., of Otaki.

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)

Mr. Alfred Thomas Carroll, of Wairoa.
Dr. Geoffrey Jasper St. Clair Fisher, of Auckland.
Mrs. Flora McMillan Forde, of Wellington.
Mr. Alfred Onslow Glasse, of Auckland.
Mr. Ronald Joseph Macdonald, of Dannevirke.
Mr. William Smith MacGregor MacGibbon, of Christchurch.
Mr. Norman Alfred McKenzie, of Napier.
Mr. Geoffrey Tremaine, of Palmerston North.
Mr. Edward Earle Vaile, of Auckland.

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (I.S.O.)

Mr. Robert Adams Patterson, of Wellington.
Mr. Tipi Tainui Ropiha, of Wellington.

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)

Mrs. Clarice Mary Anderson, of Auckland.
Mrs. Hilda Daniels, of Christchurch.
Mrs. Mary Florence Geard, of Kaitaia.
Mr. Horace Gracott, of Temuka.
Mrs. Anne Amelia Hambley, of Auckland.
Mr. Vivian Simeon Jacobs, of Dunedin.
Dr. William David Stoney Johnston, of Nelson.
Miss Ethel Margaret Kinross, of Havelock North.
Mr. Ernest Loader, of Taihape.
Mr. Charlton Douglas Morpeth, formerly of Wellington. (Appointment dated 19 May 1952, since deceased.)
Mr. Charles Stephen Morris, of Auckland.
Mrs. Mavis Helen Pairman, of Mangaweka.
Mrs. Alma Evelyne Penketh, of Palmerston North.
Miss Elsie Erica Pryor, of Orangapai, Central Otago.
Mr. George Claude Russell, of Christchurch.
Miss Ida Russell, of Hastings.
Mrs. Maude Frances Tait, of Wellington,
Mr. Clifford Hudson Tate, of Feilding.

Military Division

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.)

Surgeon Captain Eric Snow McPhail, V.R.D., Q.H.S., R.N.Z.N., of Auckland.

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)

Commander John Michael Sharpey-Schafer, R.N., H.M.N.Z.S. “Lachlan”.
Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Gordon Morrison, N.Z.T.F., of Wellington.

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (M.B.E.)

Captain (Temporary Major) Morley Guy Fowler, R.N.Z.A.C., of Papakura.
Lieutenant Arthur Trevor Slater, N.Z.T.F., of Auckland.
Warrant Officer First Class William Calloway, N.Z. Regiment, of Waiouru.
Flight Lieutenant Clifford Maurice Crawford, R.N.Z.A.F., of Wellington.
Flight Lieutenant Trevelyn William Tremayne, N.Z.T.A.F., of Papatoetoe.
Warrant Officer Desmond Owen Hardwick, R.N.Z.A.F., of Wigram, Christchurch.

British Empire Medal (B.E.M.)

Chief Petty Officer Charles Long, R.N.Z.N., of Wellington.
Chief Petty Officer Stoker Mechanic Harold Edward Groves, R.N.Z.N., of Auckland.
Chief Yeoman of Signals John James O’Meara, R.N.Z.N.V.R., of Wellington.
Flight Sergeant Walter James Croft, R.N.Z.A.F., of Lauthala Bay, Fiji.

Commendation for Valuable Services in the Air—

Flying Officer Utiki Albert Potaka, R.N.Z.A.F., of Ohakea.
Flight Sergeant/Engineer “A” Donald John MacLeod, R.N.Z.A.F., of Lauthala Bay, Fiji.

D. E. FOUHY, Official Secretary.

Notifying the Vesting of Public Reserves in the Crown

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 9 June 1952.

It is hereby notified that the lands described in the Schedule hereto were, pursuant to section 13 of the Land Subdivision in Counties Act 1946, vested in His Majesty for the purposes specified and from the date shown at the end of the respective descriptions.

D. M. GREIG, Director-General of Lands.

SCHEDULE

NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

Lot 12, D.P. 39003 (Town of Pataua Extension No. 2), being part Pukuhoakahoka East No. 4B Block, situated in Block XII, Whangarei Survey District : Area, 1 rood 30 perches, more or less (Part C.T. 691/93, Auckland Registry). (Esplanade.) (13 November 1951.)
Lots 50, 51, 52, and 53, D.P. 38785 (Town of Waikumete Extension No. 51), being part Allotments 223 and 224, Parish of Waikomiti, situated in Block III, Titirangi Survey District : Area, 2 roods 24-1 perches, more or less (part C.T. 837/243 and 978/227, Auckland Registry). (Road.) (29 November 1951.)
Lot 5, D.P. 38514 (Town of Waimari Extension No. 8), being part of Allotment 13, Parish of Waipareira, situated in Block VI, Waitemata Survey District : Area, 1 rood 30 perches, more or less (part C.T. 254/205 and 256/184, Auckland Registry). (Esplanade.) (20 September 1951.)
Lot 124, D.P. 38691 (Town of Weiti Extension No. 24), being part of Allotment 99, Parish of Waiwera, situated in Block XII, Waiwera Survey District : Area, 1 acre 3 roods 32 perches, more or less (part C.T. 748/6, Auckland Registry). (Esplanade.) (11 December 1951.)
Lot 125, D.P. 38691 (Town of Weiti Extension No. 24), being part of Allotment 99, Parish of Waiwera, situated in Block XII, Waiwera Survey District : Area, 2 roods 11-2 perches, more or less (part C.T. 748/6, Auckland Registry). (Recreation.) (11 December 1951.)
Lot 126, D.P. 38691 (Town of Weiti Extension No. 24), being part of Allotment 99, Parish of Waiwera, situated in Block XII, Waiwera Survey District : Area, 36-3 perches, more or less (part C.T. 748/6, Auckland Registry). (Recreation.) (11 December 1951.)
Lot 35, D.P. 38691 (Town of Weiti Extension No. 24), being part of Allotment 99, Parish of Waiwera, situated in Block XII, Waiwera Survey District : Area 21-1 perches, more or less (part C.T. 748/6, Auckland Registry). (Road.) (11 December 1951.)
Lot 23, D.P. 38888 (Town of Parau Extension No. 4), being part of Allotment 4, Parish of Karangahape, situated in Block X, Titirangi Survey District : Area, 2 acres and 20 perches, more or less (part C.T. 401/251, Auckland Registry). (Recreation.) (20 December 1951.)
Lot 2, D.P. 39196 (Town of Tryphena Extension No. 1), being part of Allotment 31, Parish of Aoka, situated in Block V, Tryphena Survey District : Area, 17-6 perches, more or less (part C.T. 573/47, Auckland Registry). (Esplanade.) (10 January 1952.)
Lot 98, D.P. 39001 (Town of Tamaki Extension No. 129), being part of Fairburn’s Grant, situated in Block II, Otahuhu Survey District : Area, 31-5 perches, more or less (part C.T. 934/148, Auckland Registry). (Road.) (22 January 1952.)
Lot 84, D.P. 39000 (Town of Tamaki Extension No. 129), being part of Fairburn’s Grant, situated in Block II, Otahuhu Survey District : Area, 2 acres 3 roods 13 perches, more or less (part C.T. 934/148, Auckland Registry). (Esplanade.) (22 January 1952.)
Lot 88, D.P. 39000 (Town of Tamaki Extension No. 129), being part of Fairburn’s Grant, situated in Block II, Otahuhu Survey District : Area, 23 perches, more or less (part C.T. 934/148, Auckland Registry). (Esplanade.) (22 January 1952.)
Lot 27, D.P. 39000 (Town of Tamaki Extension No. 129), being part of Fairburn’s Grant, situated in Block II, Otahuhu Survey District : Area, 1 rood 3-8 perches, more or less (part C.T. 934/148, Auckland Registry). (Road.) (22 January 1952.)
Lot 8, D.P. 39000 (Town of Tamaki Extension No. 129), being part of Fairburn’s Grant, situated in Block II, Otahuhu Survey District : Area, 23-7 perches, more or less (part C.T. 934/148, Auckland Registry). (Access.) (22 January 1952.)
Lot 27, D.P. 38764 (Town of Ngunguru Extension No. 6), being part of Kopipi Block, situated in Block IV, Whangarei Survey District : Area, 1 acre 1 rood 2 perches, more or less (part C.T. 939/297, Auckland Registry). (Recreation.) (1 February 1952.)
Lot 3, D.P. 38692 (Town of Te Atatū Extension No. 26), being part of Allotment 4, Parish of Waipareira, situated in Block XIV, Waitemata Survey District : Area, 2 roods 19 perches, more or less (part C.T. 931/165, Auckland Registry). (Esplanade.) (28 January 1952.)

GISBORNE LAND DISTRICT

Lot 2, D.P. 4122, being part Kaiti 313 Block, situated in Block VIII, Turanganui Survey District : Area, 2-8 perches, more or less (part C.T. 103/67, Gisborne Registry). (Sand Reserve.) (5 February 1952.)

HAWKE’S BAY LAND DISTRICT

Lot 5, D.P. 8266, being part Subdivision 2, Mangateretere West Block, situated in Block XII, Heretaunga Survey District : Area, 18 perches, more or less (part C.T. 93/41, Hawke’s Bay Registry). (River Bank Reserve.) (30 November 1951.)