CONFERMENT OF HONOURS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18750, 2 January 1923, Page 8

CONFERMENT OF HONOURS

? ROYAL COMMISSION’S REPORT. ‘LABOUR MEMBER’S OBJECTIONS. (Stress Association—By Telegraph—Copyrigat ' ' . ( LONDON, December 29. (Received Jan. 1, at 5.5 p.m.) ’ : The Royal Commission on Honours recommends that before the names of persons, for appointment to any dignity or Mionour are submitted to the King they ■■should be referred to a committee of the Privy Council, consisting of three niem- ' Tiers .who are not members of the Governjpent, appointed for the period of the ■ ’ Governments holding office, and that this committee should be supnlied with particulars of the service for which the honour is proposed : also with a statement by the patronage secretary that no payin lent or expectation of payment to any •party or political fund is associated with The.recommendation, that the name of the .person making the original suggestion ot an.honour should be furnished, and if in - ebite of an unfavourable report bv the committee the Prime Minister still wishes .to. submit the name to the Fling, the latter should be informed of the committee’s report. tollrDec. uarv’Bl vh(’amf nflpgdcj'nnatlvf The Commission further recommends the passing of a short Act imposing penalties • on any person seeking to secure ■honours for another in respect of any .•valuable consideration or for an offering oil. payment for the honour. "The Commission considers it iniprac.tieable to limit the number of honours, iis that would be limiting the King’s prerogative. Mr Arthur Henderson dissents from the report on the ground that the Coinmispion might have marie a much more inquiry. Ho declares that though the Commission possesses the names of persons described as touts for ’honours, none was called, leaving unexplored one of the gravest abuses concerning the nominations for honours. He does ■not . believe the present recommendations xvill prevent abuses. The Privy Council Committee could still be a Party Committee. Mr Henderson thinks that public recognition for meritorious services could be given without recourse to titles. Other members, in view of Mr Hen noreon’s remarks explain that they did not .call the evidence mentioned because they rtv D re already satisfied that such abuses lad occurred, and the Commissions task fvw.'eolelv to prevent such abuses in the -future.—A. and N.Z. Cable. 1 ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. THE LIMITS FIXED. . LONDON, December 29 ' The London Gazette announces an 'irfreridment to the Statutes covering the fOrdfer' of the British Empire, ordaining tliat in the military division class Knights and Dames shall not exceed 10. and the , civil division shall not exceed 60. ibe respective limit# for the second class are 30 and 180, and for the third class 140 and 720.—A. and N.Z. Cable. °,HEW YEAR HONOURS. SEVERAL NEW ZEALANDERS •■:*■ INCLUDED LONDON, December 31. (Received Jan. 1. at 5.5 p.m.l ■riA.small New Year list includes the following:— 7 Two baronetcies to General Sir INe vl J Macready and Mr Thomas Paxton, Lord . Proyost of Glasgow. * Grand Cross of the Victorian Order, Su * Robert Baden-Poweli. . ■ Grand Cross of the British Empire, General Sir Charles Wanngton. ° Grand Cross of the Order of St, Michael •" j tt'f George, Sir Francis Dillon Bell. ?Commander of the Order of St. Michael anAst. George, Mr Arthur Robinson of the Order of St. Michael mid St George, Professor Barff (Sydney University), Mr Colebatch (West Australia), Mr Lewis (South Australian Legislative Council), Mr Edward 4New and Colonel Tate lex ■'Administrator of Samoa). _ Knights of the British Empire, Mr John 'Rarrisen (Sydney) and Professor Masson ( Spanioi.s of the British Empire >Tr \V. B. Montgomery (Controller of Zealand Customs), Di• Pickenll, and Mr .RernaVd Tripp (New Zealanders). - Knights Bachelor, Mr Harold Beau■tJr>V«nrT and Mr George Elliot, of the pfnk of New' Zea.land.Vnetal Cuscaden (Melbourne), Mr David Story and Cantain Frederick Wales (Sydney). Grand Cross of the Order M the General Birdwocd.— A. and N.Z. Cable. „ , (Received Jan. 1, at 9.50 p.m_.) The' knighthoods include Mr Henery Studdv Theobald, who became perman|ptlv - Wind two years after appointhlenU as Master m Lunacy. Lord Lore SSidi’ Talbot, former naval attache at Athens, ewho --officially intervened to save Prince Prime Minister’s list is withheld ‘Riding consideration of the Honours rcSIR FRANCIS BELL, C.C.M.C. MESSER BEAUCHAMP AND ■ ii, - ELLIOT KNIGHTED. DR PIOKERILL’S SERVICES •**'* “ RECOGNISED. (Per United Press Association.) ... AUCKLAND. January 1. Governor-General (Lord Jelheoe) has ifcS advised that the King Las been graciSl pleased to confer tne following honthe gentlemen whose names ap pttrr hereunder: VKHriTIT GRAND CROSS OF THE OR■PS OF ST MICHAEL AND ST. ’ ’’GEORGE (G.C.M.G.). .. Th e Hon. SIB FRANCIS HENRY DILLON BELL, K.C.M.G., K.C-, m recognition of his eminent services to the and the Empire, rtri ’ KNIGHT BACHELOR (K. 8.). ’ Mr HAROLD BEAUCHAMP of W.I'ilfoWn. formerly chairman of the Bank If 'New Zealand. One of the dominion s Jeadintr authorities and advisers on finance. 4 Mr &EORGE ELLIOT, 0.8. E., of Auckland, chairman of directors of the Bank ot New Zealand, was president of the AuckJartd' Exhibition, 1913-1914, president of the Auckland Efficiency Board during the uSfeat War, and has served on a number bt, Koval Commissions, and has taken a prominent part in public affairs in New Zealand for many yeans. COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE (C.M.G.). Mr EDWARD NEWMAN, of Marton, dfSrmerly M.P. for Manawatu. Member of r thte House of Representatives for 14 years. Among-other acts of philanthropy, it may ■•s£ that he took a- prominent ’in the very generous movement of 'Die sheep-owners of the dominion which resulted in the creation of “The New Zealand .Sheep-owners’ Acknowledgment of ®febt to the British Seamen Fund.V I ROBERT WARD TATE, Ciß.Eri Administrator of Mandated Territory of Western Samoa. • COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. . (Civil Division, C.8.E.). WILLIAM BARE MONTGOMERY, 0;B.E . of Wellington, Controller of Custbm»' for conspicuous service as permanent ipad’ of the Customs Department. ■% r HENRY PERCY PICKERILL, 0.8. E-, M.D., of Dunedin, for valuable services rendered since the war in connects with facial and jaw operations on ■wounded soldiers. -•GJtp. BERNARD TRIPP, jastoralist, of

Timani, among whose philanthropic activi ties may bo mentioned bis valuable work in the interests of the Red Cross Association. OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (Civil Division, 0.8. E.). Mr WILLIAM HENRY LEADER FOS TER, M.A., for'many years headm.ostcr of the Clyde Quay (Wellington) Primary School, and a teacher of high standing under the Wellington Education Board.