1934 New Year Honours (New Zealand)

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The 1934 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1933 and the beginning of 1934, and were announced on 1 January 1934.[1][2]

The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

Knight Bachelor[]

  • – of Wellington; general manager of the National Bank of New Zealand. For public services.
  • Major-General William Livingstone Hatchwell Sinclair-Burgess CB CMG DSO ADC – general officer commanding New Zealand Military Forces.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George[]

Companion (CMG)[]

  • Professor Robert Edward Alexander – director of Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln.

Order of the British Empire[]

Commander (CBE)[]

Civil division
  • Charles Albert Knowles – private secretary to successive high commissioners for New Zealand in London.

Officer (OBE)[]

Civil division
  • Sibylla Emily Maude – of Christchurch. For services in connection with district nursing.
  • Jane Anna Mowbray – of Auckland; president of the Auckland branch of the Victoria League.

References[]

  1. ^ "The King's awards: new year honours announced". Evening Star. 2 January 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ^ "No. 34010". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1934. pp. 1–17.
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