1937 New Year Honours (New Zealand) Explained

See also: 1937 New Year Honours.

The 1937 New Year Honours in New Zealand were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by New Zealanders. The awards celebrated the passing of 1936 and the beginning of 1937. This was the first honours list of George VI's reign, and its announcement was deferred until 1 February 1937.^{[1] [2]}

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

Knight Bachelor

• George Harper – chairman of the Metropolitan Relief Committee, Christchurch.
• George Alexander Troup – of Wellington. For public services.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

• Professor Hugh Mackenzie – foundation professor of English language and literature, Victoria University College, Wellington.

Order of the British Empire

Commander (CBE)

Civil division

• Joseph William Allan Heenan – of Wellington; under-secretary, Department of Internal Affairs.

Military division

• Captain Llewellyn Vaughan Morgan – Royal Navy; formerly second naval member of the New Zealand Naval Board.

Officer (OBE)

Civil division

• Anna Elizabeth Jerome Spencer – of Omatua, Rissington, Hawke's Bay; founder of the Women's Institute and the Townswomen's Guild movements in New Zealand. For social-welfare services.
• Eileen May Duggan – of Wellington. For contributions to literature.

Member (MBE)

Civil division

• Richard Brown – formerly secretary, Wellington Hospital Board.
• Harold Archibald Sommerville – secretary, Auckland Hospital Board.
• William Shakespear Wharton – secretary, North Canterbury Hospital Board, Christchurch.

Notes and References

1. News: New year honours: New Zealand list . 1 February 1937 . Wairarapa Daily Times . 3 . 3 January 2021.
2. News: New year honours: announcement postponed . 2 January 1937 . 4 . Ashburton Guardian . 3 January 2021.