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PAPERS RELATIVE TO THE ISSUE OE

Stockman, G-eorge, Private, Taranaki Rifle Volunteers Waite, Thomas, Private, Taranaki Militia Tabuteau, Joseph Moliere, Lieutenant, Auckland Rifle Volun- Watson, William, Corporal, Hawke's Bay Military Settlers teers. Wren, Thomas, Sergeant, 3rd Waikato Regiment Thorn, William Arthur, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment Webb, Henry Edwin, Ensign, Napier Rifle Volunteers Tod, James, Private, Napier Bine Volunteers Wheeler, John, Private, Mauku Volunteers Trask, Israel, Private,, Napier Militia Wilks, Henry, Private, Wanganui Rangers Turnbull, Joseph, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment Wixey, Thomas, Private, Hawke's Bay Volunteers Von Rotter, Louis, Ensign, Taranaki Military Settlers

Boll B. Nominal Kettjrn of Officers and Men of the Colonial Forces who have made application for the New Zealand AVar Medal for services performed after the 31st of December, 1S66, and whose claims are admitted by the Commissioner. Bamford, George, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers Langfred, James, Constable, Armed Constabulary Black, Solomon, Constable, Armed Constabulary May, James Malcolm, Private, Wanganui Militia Blake, James, Constable, Armed Constabulary Murray, David, Constable, Armed Constabulary Brown, Charles, Private, Wellington Rangers O'Connell, George, Sergeant, Armed Constabulary Brownlow, Henry, Constable, Armed Constabulary Parkinson, Arthur, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment Brunt, William Morris, Constable, Armed Constabulary Perkins, Job, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment Buchanan, James, Constable, Armed Constabulary Powell, Henry Charles, Corps of Guides Collins, John, Private, Wellington Rangers Price, Isaac George, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment Curtis, R. P., Ensign, 1st Waikato Regiment Q.ualtorough, Richard, Constable, Armed Constabulary Divine, James, Constable, Armed Constabulary Read, John, Private, Auckland Rifle Volunteers Downes, Benjamin, Bugler, Armed Constabulary Rhind, James, Private, Wellington Rangers Fielding, John, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment Sibley, Henry Thomas, Constable, Armed Constabulary Elynn, Thomas, Sergeant, Patea Rifle Volunteers Siddons, James, Constable, Armed Constabulary Foreman, Richard W., Private, Patea Rangers Thompson, William, Corporal, Patea Yeomanry Cavalry Eraser, Thomas, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment Torpey, Richard, Sergeant, Armed Constabulary Gannon, M. J., Constable, Armed Constabulary Tillers, Charles, Private, Volunteer Corps Hallett, Henry, Corporal, 2nd Waikato Regiment W'allace, William, Sergeant, Armed Constabulary Hawthorne, James, Private, Poverty Bay Militia Williamson, Charles, Constable, Armed Constabulary Heany, Alexander, Sergeant-Major, Armed Constabulary Wilson, Edward, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment Hinton, John, Constable, Armed Constabulary Wilson, Patrick Creasey, Constable, Armed Constabulary Ilynes, Joseph, Constable, Armed Constabulary Wood, Edward L., Private, 1st Waikato Regiment.

llOLL C. Nominal Retukn of deceased Officers and Men of the Colonial Forces whoso relatives have made application for the War Medal, and whose claims have been admitted by the Commissioner. Alexander, Horatio, Corporal, Colonial Defence Force Messenger, Edward Francis, Private, Taranaki Rifle Volunteers Cook, Henry, Trooper, Bay of Plenty Volunteer Cavalry McDonald, Donald, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment Grantham, Henry Julius, Private, 1st Waikato Regiment Nash, Stephen, Corporal, Taranaki Volunteer Rifles Hartnett, Michael, Private, Chatham Island Guard Nixon, Marmaduke Geo., Colonel, Auckland Militia Hastings. Henry C. H., Lieutenant, Wellington Rangers Pitcairn, Robert II., Colour-Sergeant, Auckland Volunteer Hav.-ke, Joseph, Trooper, Taranaki Cavalry Volunteers Engineers Hussey, William, Captain, Taranaki Military Settlers Ross, Frederick, Captain and Sub-Inspector, Armed Constabulary Jordan, Thomas Edward, Private, Auckland Engineer Corps Von Tempskey, Gustave Eerd., Major, New Zealand Militia Lawson, Ernest, Ensign, 1st Waikato Regiment Wallace, Richard, Private, Wellington Rangers Little, Thomas, Corporal, Colonial Defence Force Whitfleld, Robert, Ensign, Forest Rangers

No. 2. PROGRESS REPORT OP THE NEW ZEALAND WAR MEDAL COMMISSIONER. To His Excellency Sir Geoege Febguson Bowen, Gr.C.M.G., &c, &c. Mat it please Yqitr Excellency,— In accordance with the instructions conveyed by the Commission of the Ist July, 1871, I have now the honor'to forward, for your Excellency's consideration, the enclosed Nominal Eolls A, B, and C, containing the names of applicants for the New Zealand "War Medal, which have been referred to me, and on the justice of which I have decided, up to present date, and since the publication of my last Eeport dated 13th December, 1871. In Eoll A are included the names of officers and men of the Colonial Forces who claim the Medal for services rendered prior to the 31st December, 1866. Eoll B contains the names of those claiming the Medal for services performed subsequent to the 31st December, 1866. Eoll C contains the names of deceased officers and men of the Colonial Forces, on whose behalf application has been made for the Medal by their representatives. I therefore submit this as a Progress Eeport for your Excellency's consideration. Donald H. Mcßaenei. Wellington, 17th May, 1872,