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No. and Name of Claimant. Corps. Amount. Beasons for rejecting the Claim. Wellin •>gton Land District, 11 '<89 and £ 30 1891 —continued. 237. Dixon, William ... 238. Dixon, Thomas ... Masterton Rifle Volunteers Royal Artillery 30 Not proved five years' continuous efficient service as a Volunteer. Was not discharged for the purpose of settling in New Zealand. No appearance at inquiry. 239. Doreen, Thomas ... Lower Hutt and Taita Volunteers Militia (2nd Class) Militia and Police Alexandra Lancers 30 240. Downs, Aran 241. Durie, D. S. (by his widow) 242. Durie, James William 30 Militia service not within the Acts. Ditto. Not proved five years' continuous efficient Volunteer service. Claimant was not discharged until 1883 : too late. Did not leave the Navy for the purpose of settling in New Zealand. Not proved five years' efficient service as a Volunteer. Was invalided home; died five months after arrival. His widow returned to this colony shortly after her husband's death. Had claimant lived to return to the colony would have been entitled. Militia service not within the Acts. Not proved five years' continuous and efficient Volunteer service. This man deserted, on his own confession. 30 243. Edgecombe, George H.M. 1st Battalion, 18th Regiment Seaman, Royal Navy 30 244. Elliott, Joseph ... 30 245. Elvery, George Frederick ... Sir G. Grey Rifle Volunteers H.M. 70th Regiment ... 30 246. Ellis, Elijah (by widow) ... 40 247. Ellis, William (by widow)... 248. Emeny, William George ... Militia service Patea Rifles 30 30 249. Ennis, Thomas ... H.M. 2nd Battalion, 18th Regiment H.M. 14th Regiment ... H.M. 62nd Regiment ... 30 250. Ennis,'William ... 251. Escott, Thomas (by daughter) 252. Estall, Robert ... 253. Evans, Robert ... 254. Fahey, Patrick ... 255. Fairbrother, Henry 256. FitzGerald, John 257. Fitzmaurice, Gerald 258. Flighty, Archibald H.M. 72nd Regiment ... Imperial Land Transport Corps H.M. 12th Regiment ... Carterton Rifle Volunteers H.M. 57th Regiment Auckland Colonial Defence Force (Colonel Nixon) No corps 30 30 40 40 30 30 30 30 Character on discharge " indifferent." Did not leave England for about fourteen months after discharge. Not discharged until 1877 : too late. Claim is not within the terms of the Acts. There are special features in this claim. All service appears to have been in the field. Did not obtain his discharge until 1877. Has not proved five years' efficient service as Volunteer. Conduct on discharge " indifferent." _ Does not prove having completed bis service in Colonel Nixon's force. Did serve in the war, and fought. Claim is for a reissue of land-order. Proof is given of payment of the sum of £9 15s., on account, in part purchase of same, from Patrick Burney, deceased. Claim not within the Acts. Militia service not within the Acts. Not proved five years' continuous efficient Volunteer service. Received grant for Imperial service, and had only three years' Volunteer service. Did not permanently settle in New Zealand. Not proved five years' continuous and efficient Volunteer service. This is a duplicate ; already reported on. 259. Florence, Thomas 260. Flyger, W. H. ... 261. Flynn, Thomas ... Victorian service Wanganui Militia Patea Rifle Volunteers ... 30 30 30 262. Forbes, Michael ... Forest Rangers 30 263. Forster, Henry ... 264. Gallagher, James H.M. 51st Regiment Wairarapa Cavalry 40 30 265. Gelling, James M. A w a m u t u and other Volunteers Taranaki Volunteers Spring Creek Rifle Volunteers N.Z. Militia (Wanganui) H.M. 57th Regiment 30 266. Gidall, Jacob 267. Gifford, Jacob ... 268. Gill, Henry 269. Gill, Michael 270. Goldfinch, G. J. ... 271. Good, William ... Pahautanui Volunteers ... H.M. 57th Regiment ... 30 30 30 30 30 30 Has already received land as Military Settler. Service in Marlborough, where " The Volunteer Land Act, 1865," not in force. Militia service not within the Acts. Claim not prosecuted. Letters addressed to claimant are returned as "unclaimed." Not proved continuous service as Volunteer. Appears to have Bettled in New South Wales, and is not entitled under the Acts. Served in the colony. Not proved five years' continuous efficient Volunteer service. Does not appear to have obtained his discharge for the purpose of settling in this colony. This is a claim on account of an unused immigrant's land-order. Character " irregular " and " indifferent." Character on discharge " indifferent." 272. Gordon, Thomas ... Wanganui Volunteer Cavalry 6th Dragoons ... 30 273. Gordon, Midley ... 30 274. Gordon, Robert ... No corps 275. Gormley, Charles 276. Gormley, James ... H.M. 65th Regiment ... H.M. 2nd Battalion, 18th Regiment H.M. 65th Regiment ... 30 30 277. Grace, George 30 No appearance of this man at inquiry—since October, 1889. Not proved five years' continuous efficient Volunteer service. Ditto. 278. Graham, James ... Wanganui Rifles 30 279. Greenway, Robert Taranaki Militia and Volunteers 18th Regiment... H.M. 2nd Battalion, 18th Regiment 30 280. Grey, Patrick 281. Grey, James 30 40 Deserted on the 17th January, 1870. Claimant killed in action. Claim made by his brother rejected as too late — i.e., after the 30th June, 1892.