BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 130, 3 June 1922, Page 6

BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

NEW ZEALANDERS INCLUDED. SIB WAITER CABNCROSS, Kt-B. SIB MAUI POMARE, KJBJE. •His Excellency the Governor-General announces that" His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of his birthday, to confer the following honours in recognition of distinguished services:— KNIGHT BRITISH EMPIRE. THE HONORABLE MAUI POMARE, C.M.G., Member of the Executive Council representing the Xative Race, and Minister in Charge of the Cook Islands. KNIGHT BACHELOR. THE HONORABLE WALTER CHARLES FREDERICK GARNCROSS, H.L.C., Speaker of the Legislative Council. C.M.G. AIR. JOSEPH FTRTH. formerly Headmaster of Wellington College. 1.5.0. MR. JOHX O'DOXOVAX, M.V.0., formerly Commissioner of Police. HON. SIR MAUI POMARE. K.B.E. The Hon. Sir Slaui Pomare has represented the Western Maori District in the House of Representatives since 1912, and has been a member of the Executive Council representing the native race since that year, as well as Minister in Charge of the Cook Islands. His services on behalf of the Maori Race are well known, as also is his work during the war in connection with tlie recruiting of the Maoris as members of the Xew Zealand Expeditionary Force. The C.M.G. was conferred upon him in 1920. SIR WALTER CARXCROSS. K.B. The Hon. W. C. F. Camcross represented the Taieri electorate in the House of Representatives from December. 1890. to November, 1902, when he retired. He was summoned to the Legislative Council in March, 1903, and was elected Speaker of the Council in November, 1918. MR. J. P- FTRTH. Mr. Joseph Firth was for many years headmaster of Wellington College. During the war he did much to assist recruiting for the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and gave valuable assistance "to philanthropic and patriotic organisations. He hae always been an ardent worker for Imperialist ideals. MR. JOHN ODONOVAN, 1.5.0. Mr. John O'Donovan retired from the position of Commissioner of Police at the end of last year after a period of more than forty years' valuable service to the State. During the visit of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to New Zealand in 1920 Mr. ODonovan was responsible for the whole of the police arrangements, and for his services on that occasion he was appointed a member of the Royal Victorian Order.