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1876. NEW ZEALAND.

NEW ZEALAND WAR MEDAL, (REPORT OF COMMISSIONER AS TO ISSUE OF.)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

No. 1. PROGRESS REPORT OF THE NEW ZEALAND WAR MEDAL COMMISSIONER. To His Excellency the Most Honorable the Marquis of Normanby, &c, &c, &c. In accordance with the instructions conveyed by the Commission of the 3rd September, 1872, I have the honor to report that up to the present date I have examined all applications for the Medal which were referred to me since the 7th August, 1875, and I now respectfully forward the enclosed Nominal Eolls A, B, and C, containing the names of the officers and men of the Colonial Forces who would be entitled to the decoration for their services, and whose claims to the distinction have been admitted since the publication of our last report. I therefore respectfully submit this Progress Eeport for your Excellency's consideration. James Paul, Wellington, New Zealand, Bth June, 1876. Medal Commissioner.

801 l A. Nominal Eetuen of Officers and Men of the Colonial Forces whose claims to the New Zealand War Medal for services performed prior to the 31st December, 1866, are now admitted by the Commissioner. Brooks, Robert, Private, Taranaki Militia McDougall, James, Private, Ist Waikato Militia Davies, Fred., Private, Ist Waikato Militia McGouagle, Robert, Private, Auckland Militia Edwards, Charles, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers Newton, W. I\, Private, 2nd Waikato Militia George, Henry Rees, Private, Auckland Volunteers Oxenham, William Thomas, Private, Taranaki Mounted Gregory, R., Sergeant, Taranaki Military Settlers Corps Groves, George, Private, Taranaki Militia Spencer, Gray, Volunteer, Whanganui Native Contingent Guirk, Patrick, Corporal, Taranaki Bush Rangers Street, Sydney, Private, Ist Waikato Militia Harper, Robert, Trooper, Auckland Colonial Defence Force Swan, John, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers Hunter, Fred. Alex., Private, Auckland Volunteers Whatmore, Edward, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers King, William, Private, Ist Waikato Militia Whitelock, George, Private, Patea Rangers Lander, George, Private, Taranaki Rifle Volunteers Williamson, John, Private, 3rd Waikato Militia Loxton, William, Private, 2nd Waikato Militia Windsor, Henry, Private, Taranaki Rifle Volunteers Mason, William, Private, Ist Waikato Militia Woouldom, Henry, Private, Wellington Militia. Mayne, Henry, Private, Taranaki Military Settlers

Eoll B. Nominal Eetuen of Officers and Men of the Colonial Forces, whose claims to the New Zealand War Medal for services rendered after the 31st December, 1866, have been admitted by the Commissioner. Campbell, Chas. Stuart, Constable, Armed Constabulary McCauley, William, Private, Ist Waikato Militia Harefield, John, Corporal, Forest Rangers Newman, William J., Private, Forest Rangers Hayden, John, Constable, Armed Constabulary Sherges, Louis, Private, Colonial Defence Force Ingram, Chas. Edwin, Constable, Armed Constabulary Stark, James, Corporal, Wellington Rifles Keir, Frederick, Sergeant, Whanganui Rangers Summers, Frederick, Private, Ist Waikato Militia Lanauze, George, Constable, Armed Constabulary Wharton, Chas. Bygram, A.D.C., Staff. McCauley, Thomas, Private, Wellington Rifles