New Zealand Gazette – 1861 – No. 40

Page 241

✨ Land Claim Decision and Estate Accounts



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 241

New Zealand Company's
Land Claims Commission,
Nelson, 7th May, 1861.

WE, Alfred Domett and John Poynter,
Commissioners duly appointed by
virtue of the Ordinance No. 15, Session XI,
of the Legislative Council of the Islands of
New Zealand to hear and decide Claims to
Land by persons claiming Title thereto, from,
through, or under the New Zealand Com-
pany, report that the claim of the under-
mentioned person, having been duly referred
to us for investigation, do hereby decide that
the said person is entitled to a Crown Grant
of the land set opposite his name in the
annexed Schedule.

No. of Report. No. of Claim. Name of Claimant. Commissioner's Decision.
579 ...... Mason Stanhope Kenny Entitled to a Crown Grant for one hundred acres of land, being accommodation sec- tion numbered 232 on the plan of the Motueka District.

ALFRED DOMETT,
JOHN POYNTER,
Commissioners.

JOHN SHARP, ESQUIRE, REGISTRAR OF INTESTATE ESTATES, Nelson, in account with the
estate of JAMES STEPHENSON, (Marlborough,) deceased intestate.

1861. Dr. £ s. d. 1861. Cr. £ s. d.
Jan. 5—To Cash sales of horse 10 0 0 Jan. 5—Paid Whayman funeral expenses... 11 5 0
Do. Timms' wages ... 5 4 4 Do. do. his account... ... 1 10 0
Do. Letters of Administration ... 0 5 0
Do. C. & J. Elliott, advertising... ... 0 5 9
Do. Commission ... 1 4 0
Do. Advertising Balance Sheet... ... 0 7 6
By Balance due Estate... ... 0 7 1
£15 4 4 £15 4 4

I, JOHN SHARP, do swear that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the foregoing
is a true and faithful account of all sums received and paid by me in the above estate of
James Stephenson.

Sworn before me at Nelson, this twenty-third
day of July, 1861.
ALEXANDER J. JOHNSTON, Judge of Supreme Court.

I certify that I have examined and allowed the above account. Dated this twenty-third
day of July, 1861.
ALEXANDER J. JOHNSTON.

Mr. Sharp—
Pay the above balance of seven shillings and one penny to the Sub-Treasurer, Nelson
ALEXANDER J. JOHNSTON.

23rd July, 1861.

JOHN SHARP, ESQUIRE, REGISTRAR OF INTESTATE ESTATES, Nelson, in account with the
Estate of CHRISTIAN REICHELDT, Deceased Intestate.

1861. Dr. £ s. d. 1861. Cr. £ s. d.
Mch. 28—To Cash found in house ... 6 4 6 Mch. 28—By Paid Talbot his account... ... 4 11 0
Do. Edwards & Co. account Do. Rev. Heine funeral fees... ... 1 0 0
Do. Sales ... 5 18 2 Do. Wilkins his account ... 1 10 0
Do. Borck cartage to grave ... 0 10 0
Do. Drogmullier digging do. 0 12 0
Do. Hoffman coffin ... 1 10 0
May 23— Do. Letters of Administration 0 5 0
July 5— Do. C. & J. Elliott advertising 0 5 3
6— Do. Commission ... 0 15 0
Do. Advertising balance sheet 0 7 6
Do. Balance due estate... ... 0 16 11
£12 2 8 £12 2 8


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🗺️ Decision on New Zealand Company Land Claim entitlement for land in Motueka District.

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
7 May 1861
Land Claims Commission, Crown Grant, Motueka, Land entitlement, Schedule
  • Mason Stanhope Kenny, Entitled to a Crown Grant

  • Alfred Domett, Commissioner
  • John Poynter, Commissioner

⚖️ Financial account for the intestate estate of James Stephenson, Nelson.

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
23 July 1861
Intestate Estate, Financial Account, Nelson, Sworn Statement, Supreme Court
  • James Stephenson, Deceased intestate estate
  • Whayman, Funeral expenses paid
  • Timms, Wages paid

  • John Sharp, Esquire, Registrar of Intestate Estates
  • Alexander J. Johnston, Judge of Supreme Court

⚖️ Financial account for the intestate estate of Christian Reicheldt, Nelson.

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Intestate Estate, Financial Account, Nelson, Deceased, Payments
7 names identified
  • Christian Reicheldt, Deceased Intestate
  • Talbot, Account paid
  • Rev. Heine (Reverend), Funeral fees paid
  • Wilkins, Account paid
  • Borck, Cartage to grave provided
  • Drogmullier, Digging grave
  • Hoffman, Coffin supplied

  • John Sharp, Esquire, Registrar of Intestate Estates