BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20271, 3 June 1929, Page 8

BIRTHDAY HONOURS.

DOMINION KNIGHTHOODS.

JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT.

SIR HENRY BUCKLETON.

ORDERS FOR CIVIL SERVANTS. The Governor-General. Sir Charles Fergusson, announced last evening that the King had been graciously- pleased, on the occasion of His Majesty's birthday, to confer the following honours:— KNIGHT BACHELOR. The Hon. Alexander Lawrence Herdman, of Auckland, Judgo of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. • Mr. Henry Buckleton, of Wellington, general manager of the Bank of New Zealand. G.M.G. Dr. Leonard Cockayne, Ph.D., F.R.S., F.L.S., of Wellington. Mr. Robert Edward Hayes, 1.5.0., of Wellington, Paymaster-General and Secretary to the Treasury. 1.5.0. Mr. Fertescue William Thomas Rowley, Secretary to the Labour Department. SIR ALEXANDER HERDMAN. Sir Alexander Herdman, now senior Judge of the Supreme Court was born in Duncdin on July 17, 1869, the son of Mr. Alexander Herdman, a bank manager of that city. He was educated at tho Otago Boys' High School and at Oamaru, afterwards joining the staff of *the National Bank of New Zealand. He was admitted to tho Bar in 1894, practising at Palmer ston South and later at Naseby, of which hp was Mayor in 1898. From 1902 to 1905 ho represented the cpnstituency of Mount Ida in the House of Representatives, being defeated in tho next general election by Mr. James Mcpherson. Removing his professional practice to Wellington, he was again returned to Parliament in 1908 as member for Wellington North, which he represented until 1918 He took an important part in tho Parliamentary warfare which led to the end of the long reign of the SeddonWard parties, and when the Reform Party, under Mr Massey, assumed office in 1912, Mr. Herdman received the portfolio of Justice and the Attorney-General-ship. He was in charge of the work of tho Justice Department during the 1913 strike. He retained his Cabinet rank in the National Ministry during the war. In 1918 he resigned from office and was ap-' pointed to the Supreme Court Bench. During his administrative career hp was responsible for the transfer of the Public Service from Ministerial control to that of independent commissioners. He was acting-Chief Justice following the death of Sir Charles Skerrett and until the appointment of the Hon. M. Myers, K.C., to the Chief Justiceship.

SIR HENRY BUCKLETON. Sir Henry Buckleton, now 64 years of age, joined the staff of the Bank of New Zealand when ho was only 13 years old His career is a remarkable record of single-handed endeavour. Son of Sir George Buckleton, journalist, Mr. Buckle ton was born in Sydney in 1865. As a lad he for a time assisted his father tn the production of a country newspaper, but on December 16, 1878, he joined (he staff of the Sydney branch of the Bank of New Zealand at a salary of £SO a year. In 1891 he went to Melbourne as acting-accountant, arid the following year came to New Zealand as accountant in Hamilton. A year later he was accountant in Auckland His first managership was at New Plymouth, and in 1905 he was appointed acting-chief inspector at Well ington. He returned to Auckland as manager in 1906 and i-emair.ed here until February, 1920, when ho was appointed ceneral manager at the comparatively early age of 55, the crowning achievement of the exercise of Lis own strength and ability.

DR. LEONARD COCKAYNE. Dr. Leonard Cockayne's services to the Agricultural Department and to New Zea land generally as a botanist and scientific agriculturist are well known. He was born in Derbyshire, England, in 1855. and was educated privately and at Owen's College, now Manchester University. In 1879 he wont to Australia as a teacher, and arrived in New Zealand two years later, being attached to the staff of the Tokomairiro District High School for four years. He farmed near Christ church and during 1882-84 ho conducted a private plant experimental station, introducing thousands of orchard trees, shrubs and herbs. He has since devoted much time to research of the flora of New Zealand and problems a of agriculture. 110 has made a great' number of important *ro searches for the Government, has sat on many commissions and has been prominently associated with such bodies as the Cawthron Institute and New Zealand Institute.

MR. R. E. HAYES. Mr E E Hayes who was born in Dunedin in 1869, entered the service of the Post and Telegraph Department as a cadet in 1885. Five years later ho was transferred to the head office. In -1903 ho was appointed accountant to the Tourist and Industries Department. In 1906 ho was made Registrar of Friendly societies and in 1910 superintendent of the National Provident Fund He was ap pointed assistant-secretary to the Treasury in 1922 and secretary two years later, when ho was made a Companion of the Imperial Service Order. MR. F. W. T/ROWLEY. Mr. F. W. T. Rowley, whose principal office is secretary to the Labour Department, entered its service as a cadet in 1893.