THE DUBBING OF DIBBS.
Official circles are sceptical of the 1 of the* Qae«h's autograph letter urging thejPre'mier of w South Wales ito, laccept,;the v ,hd!npur fof i k uigh tt hood. It is,stated that after the meeting bstween the Prince of Wale* ai>d Sir G. Dibbs at the Warwick Show, a mem* ber of the former's tntouragt endeavoured to elicit from the'colonial P emier what honour would be adaptable io him, implying .that he thought the Commander- j ship of St. Michael and St. George was available. Sir George replied that he was willing to accept anything provided it was a personal investiture by the Queen, but he would prefer to be appointed a Privy Councillor or created a Commander of the Bath. However, when informed that the latter was impossible,^? he must be a companion of the order, , first, he accepted the &.C.M.G., and t owing< to his early departure for America immediate in. VestHure' Was cbi/erred instead of waiting for ,the next batch of honours. This departure is the custom, and not peculiar-to the case of-Sir George 1 R. Dibbs,
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Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 41, 24 September 1892, Page 5
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183THE DUBBING OF DIBBS. Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 41, 24 September 1892, Page 5
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