Territories Chief

Awarded C.B.E.

In Honours List

Mr. George Warwick Smith, Secretary of the Australian Terri tories Department since 1964, received the order of Comman der of the British Empire in this year’s New Year Honours List.

Mr. Smith, who is 51, received the highest award given to people living in or connected with the South Pacific Islands.

The complete list is:

Cbe

George Henry Warwick Smith, Secretary of Australian Department of Territories, Canberra.

Qbe

Ray Herbert Hastings Nobbs, District Coroner, Norfolk Island.

Herbert Hughson Stubbs, Port Moresby, for charity and community services.

Dr. K. H. Gilchrist, principal of Fiji School of Medicine, Suva.

MBE (Civil) William Thomas Brown, Kieta, Bougainville, District Officer, Depart ment of District Administration.

Arthur Kenneth Jones, for services in the manufacture of prosthetic equipment in P-NG.

Mr. R. W. Balfour, Town Clerk of Suva.

Ratu Jone Kikau, retiring Roko Tui Tailevu.

Liwa Kolau, Madang, president of Ambenon Council.

Mrs. Dorothy Smith, missionary sister-in-charge, Churches of Christ Mission clinic, Ranmawat, South Pentecost, New Hebrides.

Michael Rapasia, recently president of the Guadalcanal Council and re cently member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council, British Solomon Islands Protectorate.

Dr. Gideon Zoloveke, Senior Health Education Officer, British Solomon Islands Protectorate.

BEM (Civil) Mrs. Mary Kekedo, senior as sistant at Kokoda Primary “T”

School, P-NG.

Cyril Joseph Small, works super visor, P-NG, BEM (Mil) Chief Petty Officer Alisi Kamou nabi, R.A.N., of Manus, P-NG.

Private (Temp. WO2) Manli Rosi, R. Aust. Inf., Kokopo, New Britain.

Queen’s Police Medal for Distinguished Service Patrick Robert Larkin, Port Moresby, Deputy Commissioner of Police, P-NG.

Colonial Police Medal for Meritorious Service Mr, G, Hindhaugh, Assistant Super intendent of Police, in charge of Central Police District, British Solomon Islands Protectorate.