Knighthoods for Mr Marshall and two judges

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33650, 27 September 1974, Page 2

Knighthoods for Mr Marshall and two judges

(New Zealand Press Association') WELLINGTON, September 26. A former Prime Minister, Mr J. R. Marshall, is created a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.J in a special honours list announced by the Governor-General (Sir Denis Blundell) today.

Sir John Marshall was Prime Minister between February and November. 1972, after serving as Deputy Prime Minister for the previous 12 years. In addition, the Prime Minister (Mr Rowling), the former Deputy Prime Minister (Mr Watt), and Mr Justice Woodhouse have been appointed members of the Privy Council. Mr Justice Woodhouse, recently appointed a judge of the Court of Appeal, and Mr Justice Macarthur, of the Supreme Court, are both made Knights Bachelor. Since 1946 Sir John, who was awarded the distinction of Companion of Honour (C.H.) in the New Year Honours list in 1973, was appointed a member of the Privy Council in 1966. He has been a member of, Parliament since 1946. first for the now-defunct Mount : Victoria seat and, since 1954 for Karori. Mr Justice Woodhouse, to be known as Sir Owen, was a member of the Supreme; Court from 1961 until his appointment this year as a judge of the Court of Appeal. After a distinguished war-, time career in the Navy dur-] ing which he was awarded' the Distinguished Service Cross, Sir Owen returned to! private law practice, and in, 1954 became Crown Solicitor] in Napier. He was chairman of the

Royal Commission of Inquiry; on Compensation for Per-! sonal Injury, in 1967. The - ! commission’s report, referred to as the “Woodhouse Report,” was the basis for the ;

i legislation which created the : Accident Compensation Cornemission. Last year, he was] I given leave from the bench! ■ to advise the Australian Gov-1 rernment on that country’s!

•. accident compensation, ■I scheme. >! The new members of the : i Privy Council join a small; I group of other New Zealand-' ders, the senior of whom ini

.years of membership is Sir ’Keith Holyoake. Other New ■Zealand members of the council are the Chief Justice '(Sir Richard Wild), Mr Justice (Sir Thaddeus) McCarthy, Mr Justice (Sir Clifford) | Richmond, and a retired I iudge of the Court of Appeal, 'Sir Alexander Turner. ! Sir John Marshall said today that he would announce ; his political plans before the end of the year.

“This week, I received representations from electorate representatives asking me to stand in the General Election again. But I told them I iwould consider it. make up imy mind, and let. them know ’by the end of the year,” he I said.