BIRTHDAY HONOURS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIV, Issue 157, 4 June 1934, Page 6

BIRTHDAY HONOURS

NEW ZEALAND LIST.

TAVO KNIGHT BACHELORS.

Per Association. AUCKLAND, June 3. Six names appear in the New Zealand list of King’s Birthday honours. His Excellency the Governor-Genera , Lord Bledisloe, announced ing that His Alajesty had been graciously pleased on the occasion of his birthday to confer* the following honours: KNIGHT BACHELOR ROBERT ALBERT ANDERSON, ° & OR§ f E ln ™fY' WILSON, of COMPANION OF ™E SIOST DJSTINGUISHED ORDER OF ST. AIICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE. JAAIES CHRISTIE, LI - M -> Parliamentary law draftsman, of 8 AVILLIAAI HUTCHISON, Mavor of Auckland. COMMANDER OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EAIPIRE. ROBERT PERCY WARD, formerly Under-Secretary of th« Department or Justice. lAIPERIAL SERVICE ORDER. WARD GEORGE WOtiLAIANN, Commissioner oi Police. , RECIPIENTS’ CAREERS. Sir Robert Anderson is one of the best-known business men of the boutu island. He was born in Queenstown in 1866, and is a son of Robert Xuderson, of Glasgow, wlio arrived in New Zealand in r 062, and commenced business in Frankton. He was educated at Queenstown and at Invercargill, and commenced his career as a clerk. Hir Robert has always been interested in farming, and he owns two faiming properties, Victoria Park, at A\ aikiwi, where lie specialises in tat sheep and cattle, and a farm at Dipton, where he has established a stud ot Southdown sheep. He is a director of the Bank of New' Zealand. . c Sir George Wilson is well known toi his w'ork in the interests of patriotic and social movements of the Dominion, but it is not so well known that he inaugurated the direct trade between Canada and New Zealand which has grown to such proportions. He was born at Bradford in 1869, and went to Canada at the age of 21. He was in business for 16 years in Toronto, and came to New Zealand in 1908 to airange the first shipment of New Zealand wool, meat and other products to Canada on behalf of his firm (Alessrs AA’ilson, Canham, Ltd.) It was due to his influence that the Canadian mercantile marine decided to, inaugurate the shipping service which still is in operation between the two Dominions. For some years Sir George has been living in retirement. Air James Christie, C.AI.G., Parliamentary law draftsman, was born at Blue Spur in 1880, the son of 1 Mr John William Christie. He received his education at Blue Spur, Lawrence District High School, and at Victoria University College, where he graduated master of laws. He was first appointed a pupil teacher at Roxburgh School, 1897-99, and in 1901 was appointed a cadet in the Treasury Department. He was transferred to the Crown Law Office in 1904, and was appointed to the law' drafting office in 1907. Air G. W. Hutchison, C.AI.G., Alayor of Auckland, was born at Alangaonui, North Auckland, 51 years ago. He has been prominent in- the profession of accountancy in Auckland. He was president of the Auckland Rotary Club in 1928. He had some local body experience on the One Tree Hill Road Board and was elected to the Auckland City Council m 1929 and four years ago became Alayor. He is well known as secretary since 1911 of the Automobile Association. Air 4V. G. AYohlmann, Commissioner of Police, was appropriately born in a police station at Invercargill in 1872, his father being district clerk there. Air AYohlmann entered the police force at Dunedin in 1895, went to Auckland as district clerk in February, 1907. Air AVohlmann distinguished himself during the difficult period of the miners’ strike at AA’aihi, where he had taken charge of the subdistrict in 1909. Allien Air AVohlmann returned from a period in Western Samoa to New Zealand in 1922 as inspector, he took charge of the AA’aikato police district, with headquarters at Hamilton. He went to Auckland as superintendent in February, 1926, replacing Superintendent C. W. Hendry on his retirement, and was appointed commissioner in July, 1930, vice Air W. B. Alcllveney. The eldest son of the late Air Robert AA’ard, a judge of the Native Land Court. Air'R. P. AA'ard, C.8.E., was born in New Plymouth in 1865. He was educated at the AVanganui Collegiate School, and he entered the Public Service as a cadet in the Alagistrate’s Court, Wellington, in 1884. In 1921 he became registrar of the Supreme Court at Auckland. He was responsible for carrying out the first inspection of Court's in New Zealand. In 1922 he was appointed to the newly-created position of inspector of the Justice Department. He appointed under-secretary in 1925, and retired in Alarch last after 49 years’ service with the department.