The 1926 King's Birthday Honours in New Zealand, celebrating the official birthday of
King George V
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936.
George was born during the reign of his pa ...
, were appointments made by the King on the recommendation of the New Zealand government to
various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. They were announced on 3 July 1926.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Knight Bachelor
*
Charles Holdsworth – managing director of the
Union Steamship Company of New Zealand Limited. In recognition of his services in the development of New Zealand.
* The Honourable
Charles Ernest Statham –
speaker of the House of Representatives.
File:Charles Holdsworth.jpg, Sir Charles Holdsworth
File:Sir Charles Statham.jpg, Sir Charles Statham
Order of the Bath
Companion (CB)
;Military division
* Captain (Commodore 2nd class)
Alister Francis Beal – commodore commanding the
New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, and naval advisor to the New Zealand government.
File:Alister Francis Beal.jpg, Alister Beal
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Companion (CMG)
*
John Sutherland Ross – of
Dunedin
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; chairman of directors of the
New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition.
*
Harold Livingstone Tapley –
mayor of the City of Dunedin, and a director of the New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition.
File:John Sutherland Ross.jpg, John Ross
File:Harold Tapley.jpg, Harold Tapley
Order of the British Empire
Dame Grand Cross (GBE)
*
Christina Allen Massey – of
Wellington
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. For services to New Zealand.
File:Christina Massey.jpg, Dame Christina Massey
Commander (CBE)
;Civil division
*
Samuel Hurst Seager – of
Christchurch
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; a prominent architect.
*
Charles Speight – of
Dunedin
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; vice-chairman of the New Zealand and South Seas International Exhibition.
File:Samuel Hurst Seager, 1926.jpg, Samuel Hurst Seager
Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)
* Robert Edward Hayes – of Wellington;
secretary to the Treasury
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.
File:Robert Edward Hayes.jpg, Robert Edward Hayes
References
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Birthday Honours (New Zealand)
1926 awards
1926 in New Zealand