AMBULANCE SERVICE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19960, 31 May 1928, Page 13

AMBULANCE SERVICE.

HONOURS PRESENTED. MR. TUNKS' FINE RECORD. Very well-deserved honours were conferred last evening upon two Auckland officers of the St. John Ambulance Association, Mr. C- J. Tunks and Dr. Peter Moir. The Governor-General, Sir Charles Fefgusson, on behalf of the Duke of Connaught, Grand Prior of the Venerable Order of St. John of Jerusalem, and of the Chapter-General, presented Mr. Tunks with the badge of an officer of the Order, and Dr. Moir with that of serving brother. The ceremony took place at the annual meeting of the Auckland centre of the association. Before conferring the honours, His Excellency said he had the greatest pleasure in doing so, because of the fine service which the recipients had given for many years past. Mr. Tunks, Sir Charles said, joined the association in 1892, and w;xs made a member of the committee the following year. Since then he had been continuously in office, part of the time as honorary treasurer, since 1923 as vice-president, and for the past 14 years as chairman pf the committee, an office which he had filled with great distinction and in which he had done very valuable work. Mr. Tunks had been largely instrumental in forming the Auckls.nd division of the St. John Ambulance Brigade in 1893, and at its inception was appointed divisional superintendent, an office which he filled until 1904, when he was appointed district superintendent, with charge of the units in Auckland. Thirteen years ago he was promoted assistantcommissioner. Mr. Tunks' activities during all these years had been untiring. Hjs devotion to the interests of the St. John Ambulance Association and the brigade had earned the gratitude of the public and the fitting honour that had been bestowed upon iiim. Dr. Moir had rendered generous and most valuable service to the Auckland centre as a member of the medical staff for a period of 23 years. He had lecturecT upon first-aid and home-nursing, and had conducted or taken part-in upwards of 40 examinations. Later, His Excellency presented seven members of the association with silver medals, awarded by the parent body for 12 years* service in the St. John Ambulance Brigade, or for other conspicuous service to the Order. The following were the recipients:—Divisional Superintendent Stevens, Auckland Ambulance Division; Lady Divisional Superintendent Cammell, National Reserve Nursing Division; Lady Divisional Superintendent Dawson, Epsom Nursing Division; Ambulance Officer Potter, Auckland Ambulances Division; Lady Ambulance Officer „Ernest, Epsom Nursing Division; Divisional Sergeant Billetfc, Auckland Ambulance Division; Ambulance Sister Puller, Epsom Nursing Division.