Money, Herbert

(1899– ).

Field director of the New Zealand Fellowship of Peruvian Bible Schools.

Herbert Money was born at Hughenden, Queensland, on 29 November 1899. He was educated at Christchurch Technical College and graduated M.A. from Canterbury Univ. College. He holds diplomas in education and social science and, in 1931, gained his Ph.D. in philosophy from San Marcos, Peru.

Money taught at Christchurch Technical College from 1923 to 1927 and at the Anglo-Peruvian College at Lima from 1927 to 1940. Since 1934 he has been lecturer at the Peruvian Bible Institute and, from 1940, has been secretary of the National Evangelical Council of Peru. In 1948 he became field director of the New Zealand Fellowship of Peruvian Bible Schools. He founded the first Bible Institute for Jungle Indians. Dr Money has written Procedimentos Parlamentarios — Peruvian Laws of Special Interest to the Evangelical Community.

New Zealand has had a long connection with Paraguay in that several New Zealanders joined William Lane's New Australia settlement at Villa Rica in the early 1890s. A New Zealander now permanently resident in the country is Dr G. A. Smith, a medical practitioner in Asuncion.

A few New Zealanders have made careers in Papua, principally in the missions and the civil service. Dr Keith McKenzie (Southland) is medical superintendent of Gemo Island leprosarium, while Dr Peter Calvert and his wife are missionary doctors superintending lepers in the Gulf of Papua. In April 1964 Keith Tetley, a New Zealander who is a crocodile hunter and trader, won one of the six European seats in the Papua-New Guinea Legislative Council.

Abbott, Barry Atkinson, O.B.E.

(1914– ).

Government officer, Northern Region.

Barry Abbott was born at Auckland, New Zealand, on 17 September 1914. He was educated at Kings College, Auckland, and Auckland University College, and did postgraduate study at Jesus College, Cambridge. He had just commenced work in the Colonial Service as a cadet in Nigeria when military service in the Second World War (till 1946) interrupted his career. In 1954 he became an Administrative Officer and he was also in charge of the local-government wing of the Institute of Administration in the Northern Region. He was awarded the O.B.E. in 1962.

Barton, Terrance Moore

(1913– ).

Deputy Director of the Federal Audit.

Terrance Barton was born at Auckland, New Zealand, on 11 February 1913 and, after graduating from Auckland University College took up an appointment (1938) in Nigeria as an Assistant Auditor. From 1943 to 1946 he saw active service, and on discharge became Assistant Auditor in Hong Kong. Two years later he was posted to the Seychelles, and in 1953 to Sierra Leone as Principal Auditor. In 1956 he became Assistant Director of the Federal Audit in Nigeria and, from 1958 to 1961, Deputy Director.

Campbell, George Hunter

(1914– ).

Former Director of Education, South Cameroons.

George Campbell was born at Dunedin, New Zealand, on 18 May 1914. He was educated at Otago Boys' High School and the University of Otago. After military service from 1940 to 1946 he was appointed Education Officer in Nigeria. In 1954 he became principal of the secondary school at Owerri and Chief Education Officer for South Cameroons. From 1959 to 1961 he was Director of Education.

Mackay, Ian

(1910– ).

Director-General of Broadcasting.

After a period as an announcer in the Commercial Division of the New Zealand Broadcasting Service, Mackay was transferred to programme work and became senior executive of this Division. He spent 13 years with the Service before joining the Macquarie Broadcasting Network, the largest commercial network in Australia. In July 1961 he was appointed Director-General of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.

McIlroy, Robert Joseph

(1911– ).

Professor of agriculture, University of Ibadan.

Robert Joseph McIlroy was born on 12 September 1911 at New Plymouth and educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School, Victoria Univ. College, Wellington, and the University of Birmingham. In 1934 he joined the Dairy Research Institute; a year later he transferred to the Department of Agriculture (1935–40). From 1941 to 1948, he was a senior lecturer in chemistry at Canterbury University; he was appointed professor of chemistry at the University of Ibadan (1948–52). He then spent two years as director of the Tocklai Experimental Station, Assam, India, before taking up a position as professor of agricultural chemistry and dean of agriculture at the University of Ibadan.

Plummer, George Donald Gordon, O.B.E.

(1905– ).

Controller of Works Services, Eastern Region.

Plummer was born at Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand, on 11 November 1905, and was educated at Auckland Grammar School and Auckland University College. In 1938 he joined the Colonial Service as an engineer and was posted to Nigeria. He was promoted to Executive Engineer in 1949 and, in 1951, to senior Executive Engineer. He was appointed Deputy Director of Public Works in Eastern Nigeria in 1955, and since 1958 has been Controller of Works Services. He was awarded the O.B.E. in 1962.

Reed, Nigel Vernon, M.B.E., T.D.

(1913– ).

Judge of the High Court, Northern Region.

Nigel Reed was born at Wellington, New Zealand, on 31 October 1913 and attended Wanganui Collegiate School, Auckland University College, and Jesus College, Cambridge. He qualified as a barrister-at-law from Lincoln's Inn and, after six years of military service (1939–45), he was appointed Magistrate in Nigeria, and from 1951 to 1955 he was Chief Magistrate. His next appointment was as Chief Registrar of the High Court of Northern Nigeria. Since 1956 he has been a Judge of the High Court.

Watt, Leith Simpson

(1914– ).

Administrative Officer.

Leith Watt was born at Riversdale, New Zealand, on 19 October 1914. He was educated at New Plymouth Boys' High School and Auckland University College, and in 1939 was appointed a cadet in Nigeria. His career was interrupted by six years' military service in the Royal West African Frontier Force during the Second World War. Since 1954 he has been Administrative Officer.

A number of New Zealand medical men have found their way to posts in the Federation. Among these may be mentioned Dr N. T. Dalton, who is at Zaria in the Northern Region, and Dr J. N. Mein, who is at Mubi in the Trusteeship Province.

Although Mexico is a country seldom visited by New Zealanders, a few do make their way there. Among these may be mentioned Jennifer Johnson, of Wellington, who is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Dancing, London, and now teaches ballet in Mexico City.

Thomas, Owen Lewis

(1916– ).

Professor of biology, Royal University of Malta.

Owen Lewis Thomas was born at Napier, New Zealand, on 10 January 1916. He was educated at Timaru and Napier Boys' High Schools before proceeding to Otago University and Oriel College, Oxford. In 1945 he became a junior lecturer in anatomy at Otago University, but in the following year received a Beit memorial medical research fellowship in comparative anatomy at Oxford University. He became a senior lecturer in physiology at St. Bart's Hospital Medical School in 1952 and was appointed professor of biology at the Royal University of Malta, Valletta, in 1960. He holds the degrees of M.D. (with distinction), Ph.D. (Oxon), and a F.R.M.S.

Abel, William Wilkie

(1910– ).

Mining engineer.

William Abel was born at Dunedin on 6 February 1910. He was educated at Otago Boys' High School and proceeded to the University of Otago, where he graduated B.E. (Mining) and B.Sc. He spent two years working for mining companies in Otago, but in 1934 he joined the Pahang Co. Ltd., of which he is now the general manager.

Almao, Kenneth Martin

(1903– ).

Commissioner of Inland Revenue, Sarawak (retired).

Kenneth Almao was born at Wellington, New Zealand, on 28 May 1903 and was educated at Wellington College and Victoria University College. Beginning as an assistant to the Commissioner of Inland Revenue in Fiji in 1926, he has held positions connected with inland and stamp revenue in Fiji, Hong Kong, and Sarawak. In 1959 he was Chairman of the Direct Taxation Commission in Sarawak and a year later was appointed Commissioner of Inland Revenue there. He was on military service from 1940 to 1946. He retired from the Colonial Service in 1962 and now lives in Auckland.

Davies, George Maxwell, D.F.C.

(1913– ).

Professor of agriculture.

George Maxwell Davies was born at Dunedin on 28 January 1913. He was educated at Otago Boys' High School, at the University of Otago, and at Massey Agricultural College, where he gained his B.Agr.Sc. and was a Bledisloe Prize winner. He then joined the State Advances Corporation as a farm appraiser and gained a diploma in farm management and valuation from Canterbury Agricultural College in 1940. While on active service with the RNZAF from 1940 to 1944, he was awarded the D.F.C. in 1942. He resigned from the State Advances Corporation in 1946 to become senior lecturer in soil science at Massey Agricultural College for two years. From 1948 to 1959 he served as a Regional Grassland Husbandry Officer for the United Kingdom Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food. In the latter year he was appointed professor of Agriculture at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.

Dixon, Lindsay Stewart

(1917– ).

Administrative Officer, Sabah (North Borneo).

Lindsay Dixon was born at Marton Junction, New Zealand, on 28 August 1917. He gained M.A. at Auckland University College in 1941 and afterwards served in the Air Force. In 1948 he became a cadet in the Colonial Service in North Borneo. From 1955 to 1958 he was seconded to British Honduras as a Labour Adviser. Since then he has been an Administrative Officer in North Borneo.

Greig, Arnold Lessel Macmorland

(1913– ).

Surveyor-General.

Arnold Greig was born at Amatikulu, Zululand, South Africa, on 24 February 1913. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School and Auckland University College. He qualified as a surveyor and is a member of the Institute of Surveyors (N.Z.) and a fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. From 1937 to 1941 he was engaged in the Topographical Division of the Survey Department of the Federation of Malaya. In the last six months of 1941 he was attached to Survey of India for specialist training. During the Malayan campaign he was a Lieutenant in the Field Survey Company of the Federated Malay States Volunteer Force and spent three years as a prisoner of war in Singapore, Korea, and Manchuria. From 1946 to 1958 he was attached to the Survey Department of Perak, Singapore, Kelantan, Kedah, Malacca, and headquarters. Arnold Greig was appointed Deputy Surveyor-General in 1958 and has been Surveyor-General for the Federation of Malaya since 1960.

Harvey, John Allen

(1900– ).

Formerly Comptroller of the Household to the Paramount Ruler of Malaya.

John Harvey was born at Dunedin on 20 August 1900. He was educated at Christ's College and at the University of Otago, where in 1922 he graduated M.A. with first-class honours in economis. Two year later he sat the United Kingodom Open Civil Service Examination and was appointed to a cadetship in the Malayan Civil Service. In 1929 he obtained his B.A. from Cambridge University. During the Malayan campaign (1941–42) he served with the Federated Malay States Volunteer Light Battery. The following two years were spent in Nigeria, where he served as head of the Lands and Mines Branch of the Secretariat of the two northern provinces and, during the first half of 1944, he redrafted Nigeria's mining legislation. Later in that year he was released to the Army and became Military Administrator of the Cocos-Keeling Islands before taking part in the reoccupation of Malaya in 1945. In 1946 he rejoined the Malayan Civil Service and was given the task of organising the Federal Social Welfare Department. From 1949 to 1952 he was Commissioner of Lands, chairman of the Rural Board, and member of the Legislative Council of Singapore. He then became British Adviser at Pahang until his retirement in 1954. In 1957 he was recalled to become Comptroller of the Household to His Majesty the Paramount Ruler of Malaya.

Honey, Charles Raymond

(1925– ).

Assistant Director of Public Works (Buildings).

Charles Honey was born at Hastings, New Zealand, on 8 July 1925. He was educated at Palmerston North Boys' High School and Auckland University College School of Architecture, where he qualified B.Arch., A.R.I.B.A., A.N.Z.I.A., and was senior scholar in architecture for 1945. From 1946 to 1949 he served with the New Zealand Military Forces. He joined the Malayan Public Works Service and was stationed at Kuala Lumpur (1950), Alor Star (1953), and Johore Bahru (1954), before becoming Superintending Architect of the Public Works Department in 1958. Since 1959 he has been Assistant Director of Public Works (Buildings). The Sultan of Johore has conferred the Pingat Ibrahim Sultan Medal upon him.

Logie, Raymond Hamilton

(1918– ).

Assistant Director of Lands and Survey Department, Sarawak.

Raymond Logie was born at Sawyers Bay, Dunedin, New Zealand, on 14 May 1918. He was educated at Otago Boys' High School and trained as a surveyor. In 1948 he joined the Colonial Service in Sarawak as Assistant Superintendent of the Lands and Survey Department. He became Superintendent in 1949 and, in 1962, Assistant-Director.

Neal, Mathew Gilbert, B.E.M.

(1910– ).

Puisne Judge.

Mathew Neal was born at Wellington, New Zealand, on 19 December 1910. He was educated at Wellington College and Victoria University College. From 1939 to 1946 he served with the armed forces and in the latter year joined the Colonial Legal Service. His first posting was to Malaya as a District Judge. In 1948 he became Legal Adviser in Perak. He was appointed Official Assignee and Registrar of Companies, Trade Unions, and Societies in the Federation of Malaya in 1955. Two years later he took up his present position as Puisne Judge. He has been decorated by the Sultans of Kelantan and Perak and was awarded the British Empire Medal.

Purchase, Charles Ernest, Q.C.

(1907– ).

Attorney-General, Sabah (North Borneo).

Charles Purchase was born at Ashburton, New Zealand, on 2 February 1907. He was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School and Canterbury University College and is a barrister of both the New Zealand Supreme Court and the Inner Temple, London. In 1940 he was appointed Assistant Administrator-General in Uganda and, a year later, Resident Magistrate. His next appointment was in 1947 as Assistant Attorney-General in North Borneo. Since 1951 he has been Attorney-General and, on occasions between 1953 and 1958, acted as the Governor's deputy.

Reeves, Bruce Aubrey, D.S.C.

(1914– ).

Director, Lands and SurveyDepartment, Sabah (North Borneo).

Bruce Reeves was born in 1914. He was educated at Nelson College and trained as a surveyor. In 1939 he was appointed to Sarawak, but from 1942 to 1946 was on active service. After demobilisation he was Superintendent of Lands and Survey till 1949, when he spent a year as Settlement Officer. From 1950 he has been in North Borneo, first as a surveyor and subsequently as Deputy Director of Lands and Survey. Since 1958 he has been Director.

Taylor, William Reginald

(1906– ).

General manager, Selanyang Tin Dredging Ltd., Selangor.

William Taylor was born at Oamaru, New Zealand, on 6 July 1906 and was educated at Waitaki Boys' High School. In 1934 he was appointed mechanical engineer with Messrs Osborne and Chappel, Ipoh, Perak. Between then and 1941 he was also on several tin-dredging companies in Selangor. He held a commission with the Federated Malay States Volunteer Forces, was taken prisoner of war, and spent the next five years in Singapore and Thailand and in recuperating in New Zealand. From April 1946 to June 1948 he was engaged in rehabilitating the tin-mining companies he had previously worked for. Since 1948 he has been general manager of Selayang Tin Dredging Ltd., at Selangor. In 1957 he was awarded the Selangor Meritorious Service Medal. W. R. Taylor is mining representative on several committees and councils.

Wylie, Sir William Campbell, Q.C.

(1905– ).

Chief Justice, Sarawak and Sabah.

Campbell Wylie was born at Dannevirke, New Zealand, on 14 May 1905, and was educated at Auckland Grammar School and at Auckland University College. He then qualified as a barrister at the Inner Temple and saw military service from 1941 to 1946. He held the position of Crown Counsel in Malaya in 1946 and, in 1950, became Senior Federal Counsel. From 1951 to 1955 he was Attorney-General at Barbados, in 1955 in British Guiana, and in 1956 in the West Indies. From 1959 to 1963 he was Federal Justice of the Supreme Court of the West Indies and is now Chief Justice of Sarawak and Sabah. Campbell Wylie was knighted in 1963.

Apart from these, a number of New Zealanders have settled in other parts of the Federation and made worth-while contributions to the progress of their respective areas.

C. B. Murray, who is now on contract in the Survey Department in North Borneo. Another surveyor, who is a senior officer in Singapore's National Housing and Development Board, is W. Smart.

In the engineering field H. Somes is a director of one of the large firms in Singapore and has been in the area for more than 20 years.

A. McRae manages the Singapore branch of South British Insurance Co.; A. Jenkin is accountant for the Straits Times. Originally appointed as head of the engineering Department of Singapore Polytechnic, I. Scollay became principal about three years ago. In the medical field Professor Ellis has been in charge of the anatomy department in the School of Medicine, which is now part of the University of Malaya.

Nairn, Norman, C.B.E.

(1894– ).

Retired company director.

Norman Nairn was born on 19 November 1894 at Blenheim, New Zealand, the eldest son of David Mathewson Nairn, a medical practitioner. After serving with the New Zealand Forces during the First World War he and his brother formed the famous Nairn Transport Co. Ltd., of Beirut, which instituted a regular passenger service between Beirut (Lebanon), Damascus (Syria), and Baghdad (Iraq). Until the late 1950s Norman Nairn was managing director of the company. In 1926 he was awarded the O.B.E. (Civil) and the C.B.E. (Civil) in 1948. He lives in retirement at Beirut.

Congreve, Roy

(1913– ).

Assistant Director of Surveys.

Roy Congreve was born in Wellington, New Zealand, on 3 May 1913. He was educated at Wellington College and trained as a surveyor. In 1938 he was appointed staff surveyor in Kenya. He saw active service in the Second World War and has been in Kenya since then as Superintendent of Surveys, 1953–55, and Assistant Director of Surveys since 1955.

Gould, Sir Trevor Jack

(1906– ).

East African Court of Appeal.

Sir Trevor Gould was born at Aratapu, near Dargaville, New Zealand, on 24 June 1906. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School and Auckland University College and was admitted as barrister and solicitor both in New Zealand and in Fiji. From 1938 to 1941 he was Crown Counsel in Hong Kong. He was on active service for the following four years, three of which he spent as a prisoner of war. From 1946 to 1957 he held further positions in the Colonial Legal Service as Puisne Judge from 1948 and Senior Puisne Judge from 1953. In 1958 he was appointed to his present post, Justice of Appeal in the East Africa Court of Appeal. He was created Knight Bachelor in 1961.

Raymer, Arthur John

(1913– ).

Education Officer.

Arthur Raymer was born in 1913. He was educated at Canterbury University College, at Cambridge University, and at London Institute of Education. Since 1943 he has been an Education Officer in Kenya.

Sinclair, Sir Ronald Ormiston

(1903– ).

Chief Justice and President of the East African Court of Appeal.

Sir Ronald Sinclair was born at Auckland, New Zealand, on 2 May 1903. He was educated at Christchurch and New Plymouth Boys' High Schools and was admitted barrister at law, Middle Temple, London, and barrister of the Supreme Court, New Zealand. In 1931 he went to Nigeria as Acting District Officer, and became a Magistrate in 1936. Two years later he was posted to Northern Rhodesia as Resident Magistrate. He was appointed Puisne Judge in Tanganyika in 1946 and went to Nyasaland as Chief Justice in 1953. From 1955 to 1957 Sir Ronald was Vice-President of the East African Court of Appeal. In the latter year he became Chief Justice of Kenya and in 1962 he was appointed President of the East African Court of Appeal. Sir Ronald was knighted in 1956.

Sinclair-Lockhart, Sir John Beresford, 13th Bart.

(1904– ).

Resident Magistrate.

Sir John Sinclair-Lockhart was born on 4 November 1904. He was educated at Kings College, Auckland, at Auckland University College (B.Sc.), and at Canterbury University College, where he obtained his B.E. (Civil). He attended Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and then practised civil engineering in New Zealand. He joined the Colonial Administrative Service in 1934, where he served until 1955. From 1939 to 1945 he served in the Royal Artillery in which he attained the rank of Major. In 1960 he was appointed Resident Magistrate in Kenya, which post he held until 1962.

Skipper, Gordon Armstrong

(1914– ).

Provincial Commissioner.

Gordon Skipper was born at Auckland, New Zealand, on 23 February 1914 and was educated at Auckland Grammar School and Auckland University College. Apart from the four years (1952–56) when he was seconded to the West Pacific High Commission, he has worked in Kenya since his appointment in 1939 as District Officer. From 1957 to 1962 he was Senior District Commissioner when he became a Provincial Commissioner.

Among New Zealanders living in Japan and holding responsible positions in Tokyo are Dr William Hare Newell (1922– ), who is associate professor of sociology in the Department of Anthropology at the International Christian University; Dr Alan Derek Fair (1921– ), a physician and paediatrician at the Tokyo Medical and Surgical Clinic; Douglas Moore Kenrick (1912– ), who is in business as president of D. M. Kenrick (Far East) Ltd.; and Sydney Brookes (1915– ), the chief representative of Reuters in Japan and Korea.