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CLASS III. Claims which are rejected on Technical Grounds— continued.

Name. Corps. Bemarks. Decision. Stackpoole, Henry H.M. Royal Artillery Did not retire to settle in New Zealand ;.discharged medically unfit in 1860; came to New Zealand in 1863 Insufficient service Received land as a discharged soldier Did not complete term of service Did not retire to settle in New Zealand ; discharged 1861 ; came to New Zealand in 1874—too late Received land for this service Not enrolled till 1878—too late No evidence whatever submitted Insufficient service.. Not within the Acts No evidence whatever submitted Insufficient service as Volunteer ; Militia service not within Acts No evidence whatever submitted Character on discharge does not warrant— " Indifferent " Acts do not apply to this service Insufficient service Ditto Took discharge 1865, and did not come to New Zealand till 1872 Character on discharge from regiment does not warrant—" Indifferent " ; insufficient Volunteer service Character on discharge does not warrant— " Bad " Acts do not apply to this service Not five years' efficient service Service in Marlborough, where "Volunteer Land Act, 1865," not in force Already received land as a discharged soldier.. Acts do not apply to this service Insufficient service ; subsequent Volunteer service too late Not enrolled till 1878—too late No appearance at inquiry, and no evidence whatever to support claim Not five years' efficient service Not five years' service Ditto Not enrolled till 1877—too late Discharged from Imperial service in 1850, prior to Act authorising grants of land coming into force ; Acts do not apply to Militia service ; insufficient Volunteer service Received and exercised scrip for this service .. Character on discharge does not warrant— " Indifferent" Character on discharge does not warrant— "Bad" Did not retire to settle in New Zealand ; re- . tired in 1856; came to New Zealand in 1862 Did not fulfil conditions of enrolment Deserted from the regiment Acts do not apply to this servioe Character on discharge does not warrant— " Indifferent" Statement that scrip was issued for this service manifestly incorrect, as no scrip was issued, but land directly allotted. Claimant left district a few weeks after discharge, and therefore could not have fulfilled conditions of enrolment Not a properly enrolled corps; merely Militia service as boatmen Received and exercised scrip for this service .. Acts do not apply to this service Did not retire to settle in New Zealand ; resided in Australia ten years after discharge Insufficient service.. Received land as a.discharged soldier Insufficient service.. Ditto No appearance at inquiry, and no evidence to support claim Not within the Acts .. .. Ditto Character on discharge does not warrant—" Indifferent " Not within the Aots .. .. .. Not recommended Seaton, Frederick Smith, John Smith, John Henry Smith, John (by widow) .. Carlyle and Wairoa Rifle Volunteers H.M. 58th Regiment Forest Rangers Royal Canadian Rifles Smith, Thomas Skinner, Philip Sadgrove, William (by son) Stoney, J. B. Shepherd, H. M. Sellors, — (by daughter) .. Stephenson, William Waikato Militia Auckland Victoria Rifle Volunteers H.M. 58th Regiment Remuera Rifle Volunteers Auckland Militia H.M. 58th Regiment Auckland Rifle Volunteers and Militia H.M. 58th Regiment H.M. 58th Regiment Sinden, Joseph (by widow) Sones, William Scott, Thomas Stent, C. Sanderson, James Spain, Richard Guide Defence Force Taita Volunteers Glutha Rifle Volunteers Royal Navy Smith, Joseph A. H.M. 14th Regiment and Volunteer Service Sullivan, Timothy H.M. 65th Regiment Steer, John Scrimshaw, John Sutton, William .. Taranaki Militia Hutt Rifle Volunteers Spring Creek Rifle Volunteers Symonds, J. J. Smith, William Stott, Abraham H.M. 5th Fusiliers Armed Constabulary Gisborne Rifle Volunteers Stewart, Charles.. Skelley, Thomas Wellington City Rifle Volunteers .. H.M. 18th Regiment Scrimshaw, George Sibley, Henry T... Spurdle, W. A. (bv widow) Strachan, William Summerfield, P. W. Hutt Rifle Volunteers Te Awamutu Cavalry Volunteers .. Taranaki Volunteers Alexandra Cavalry Volunteers H.M. 65th Regiment and Militia and Volunteers Symes, Alfred J. .. Sheehan, Michael Alexandra Cavalry Volunteers H.M. 40th and 75th Regiments .. Shelford, Oliver H.M. 58th Regiment Simpson, James Bast India Company Smith, Thomas Sheehy, John Stapleton, H. H. Shannon, John Waikato Militia.. H.M. 18th Regiment West York Militia H.M. 57th Regiment rt Smith, John Waikato Militia a Sim, Johfl Waikaremoana Boat Service Symes, Walter Smith, James Shaughnessy, Peter Alexandra Cavalry Volunteers Wellington Defence Force H.M. 94th Regiment Stewart, John Salt, James Sloane, Allan Smith, William H. Spencer, James Tauranga Engineer Volunteers H.M. 6th Dragoons Patea Rifle Volunteers .. .. Auckland Rifle Volunteers H.M. 40th Regiment Samply, John (by son) Skillicorn, Abraham Stanton, Edward Royal Irish Constabulary Meanee Militia H.M. 57th Regiment Seeker, A. Militia Service .. ., .. n