Services to farming, education

Press, 16 June 1979, Page 3

Services to farming, education

The general manager of the Dairy Board from 1954 to 19/0. Mr Arthur Hugh Ward, of Waikanae, is one of four New Zealanders to receive knighthoods in the Queen s Birthday Honours! announced yesterday. Mr Ward, who is Chancellor of Massey University, has been awarded the KBE (Knight Commander of Thei Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for his ser-1 vices to the dairy industry and to education. Others to receive knight-! hoods in ’he Civil Division of the Birthday List are Mr Lewis Edward Harris, of Puketapu. Hawke's Bay, and Mr Mountford Tosswill l Wooliaston. of Motueka. 1 hey will be Knights Bache-' lor. ■Sir Lew Harris gets hisaward for his services to; handicapped people and the community, while Sir “Toss” i Wooliaston is knighted fori his services to art. Sir Lew was founder of the Hohepa Home for Care and Curative Education ini 1957 and has been a generous benefactor to the city! of Napier, and has been pat- 1 ron of the Hawke’s Bay' Rugby Union for many: years. Mrs Daphne Helen Purves. of Dunedin, a former senior lecturer at Dunedin Teachers'! College and now world presi- j dent of the International Fed-1 eration of University' Women,■ is made a Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (D.8.E.). The Chief of Defence Staff. Air Marshal Richard Bruce Bolt, has been made a Knight Commander of the; Military Division of the | Order (K.8.E.). The chairman of the New’ Zealand Historic Places Trust. Mr Ormond Wilson, of Wellington, is made a Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (C.M.G.). Others to receive the C.M.G. are Mr Lloyd Brown, of Wellington, for services to tnanufac,turing, and Mr James Gem* mell, of Auckland, for services to manufacturing and export. Among those awarded the C 3.E. (Commander of the

Order of the British Empire) is Mrs Grace Shellie Hollander. J.P., ,of Christchurch, for services to the National! Council of Women and to the community. Mrs Hollander has been national president of the! N.C.W. since 1974. and has] been involved with Jewish women's organisations for! 20 years. She has been sec-] retary of the Christchurch Relief and Welfare Society for 27 years and is president of the Canterbury Region Urban Development Association. A well-known Greymouth man. Mr Oswald Henry Jackson, J.P., has received the C.B.E. Mr Jackson has been the Mavor of Greymouth since 1908 and chairman of the Greymouth Fire Board for nine years. He is a noted writer on West Coast history, and has been a part-time broadcaster on horticulture. His involvement in local ■organisations ranges from the Historic Places Trust, land the Greymouth Municipal Band, to collie dog and cage-bird exhibitions. Mr Don Rowlands, of ■ Auckland has been awarded the C.B.E. for his services to ■rowing. Mr Rowlands, a former champion sculler in his i competitive days, is president of the Amateur Rowing (Association and was the ■driving force behind the organisation of the highly sucI cessful World Rowing Championships at Karapiro, jlast year.

Among the list of 17 awarded the 0.8. E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) is Dr Norris Jefferson, of Invercargill, who gets' his award for his services to paraplegic sport and medicine. He was co-founder of the New Zealand Federation of Sports Medicine. The recently-retired Dean of the Otago Dental School, Emeritus Professor John Warren, also received the i0.8.E. Mrs Dorothy Elizabeth Jane Dolan, of Methven, has been awarded the Queen’s Service Order for Community Service (Q. 5.0. Mrs Dolan has been an active member of the Red Cross for 34 years. A Blenheim man, Mr Mervyn Mackie Chisolm, has received the Q.S.O. for public services. Mr Chisolm

was supervisor-manager of Molesworth Station for 24 years. The former chief racecourse inspector for New Zealand, Mr Charles Dudley, of Auckland, joins the jockey, Mrs Linda Jones, from "the racing industry in the list of recipients of the M.B.E. (Member of the Order of the British Empire). Mr Dudley gave distinguished service to racing and trotting as a racing inspector for 21 years. Within months of his appointment he uncovered the activities of a jockeys’ ring which had been “rigging” hurdle races in ' the Auckland Waikato districts, and was responsible for. the investigations in many of the doping cases which followed the introduction of routine testing in racing and trotting. Mr Dudley, who has family links with the West Coast, was in the police force for 14 years before taking up his position as racing inspector in January, 1951. One of his special interests in racing was the welfare of licence holders, apprentices in particular. It was largely through his efforts that the first live-in apprentice school was held in Hamilton in 1952. Mr Dudley retired 2j. years ago. Others to receive the M.B.E. include Mr Robert Dossor, of Picton, for services to the province of Marlborough. Mr Dossor was instrumental in the formation of the Marlborough Lucerne Meal Company, Ltd, and the Marlborough Catchment Board. He was a member of the Marlborough Habour Board from 1959-65. He is now the port promotion consultant in Picton. Mr Alan Falconer Fraser, of Rangiora, has received an M.B.E. for services to sport. Mr Fraser was involved in forming the Rangiora Association Football Club and

has served as a coach and administrator for the last 25 years. Mr Rupert Garth Harris, of Christchurch, receives an M.B.E. for services to diabetics. He has been an active committee member of the Christchurch Diabetics Society for more than 18 years, and he helped to establish the Diabetic. Association of New Zealand. Another Christchurch man, Mr John Osborne Taylor, has received an M.B.E. for services to horticulture. Mr Taylor pioneered plant hire in Christchurch, and in 1971 was appointed a senior lecturer at Lincoln College, where he has played a leading part in the development of new diploma courses. He is an associate of honour of the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture, and is the chairman of the national executive.

Mr J. P. G. Pring, of Auckland one of New Zealand’s top rugby referees for many years, has received an M.B.E. He controlled eight international games between 1966 and 1972, including all four tests between the All Blacks and the Lions in 1971 — a record. A bank manager, Mr Pring is still a prominent referee at first class level, and has officiated in games overseas. Four recipients of the Queen’s Service Medal for Community Service (Q.S.M.) live in Canterbury, Nelson or Marlborough. Mr Kelvin Robert Gay, of Nelson, has given more'than 50 years of service to the Young Men’s Christian Association, and is closely involved ip gymnastics. Mrs Phyllis Ada Thomason was Mayoress of Motueka between 1959 and 1968, and has been connected with many charities. She is president of the Motueka Red Cross, and has held executive positions with the Motueka Old Folks’ Association, the R.S.A. Women’s Section, Plunket, and the Mayor's Relief Committee. Mrs Patricia Anne Roweli, of Timaru, has for 25 years been associated with many organisations at both local and national level. Much of her work has involved the elderly, and she is active in Civil Defence, Toe H, the Timaru Association of Social Services and the Association of Social Workers.

Mr Francis Leslie Smith, J.P., was a Blenheim Borough Councillor from 1962 to 1974 and is involved with bowling administration. A Blenheim man has been awarded the Queen’s Fire Service Medal for Dist inguished Service (Q.F.S.M.). He is Chief Fire Officer Geoffrey Cyril Stephens, of the Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade. Chief fire officer since 1957, he joined the brigade in 1938 and has served continuously except during World War 11.