Deceased Estates and Bank Returns




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 601

PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the charge of
ROBERT ABBOTT, Esq., Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons, during the Month of October,
1870.

No. Name of Deceased. Colonial Residence. Supposed British or Foreign Residence. Date of Rule or Order. Value (£) Value (s.) Value (d.) Time of Deceased's Death. Remarks.
17 Brown, John Miner, Five-Mile Beach, Okarito ... 11 4 8 17 July, 1870 Drowned on Hoki-
tika bar.
13 Dawkins, John Tailor, Hoki-
tika ... 0 3 0 6 Oct., 1870
14 Hunter, William... Miner, Moon-
light Creek ... Valueless 17 Sept., 1870
30 Murray, James Miner, Big River ... Valueless Sept., 1870 Drowned in Big River.
31 Melville, George... Miner, Woodstock, Scotland ... 20 0 0 11 Oct., 1870 Died in Hokitika Hospital.

ROBERT ABBOTT,
Curator.

Dated the 7th day of November, 1870.

PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the charge of
ROBERT POLLOCK, Esq., Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons, during the Month of October
1870.

No. Name of Deceased. Colonial Residence. Supposed British or Foreign Residence. Date of Rule or Order. Value or Estimated Value of Personal Estate. Time of Deceased's Death. Remarks.
... Nil. ... ... ... ... ... ...

Dated the 1st day of November, 1870.

ROBERT POLLOCK,
Curator.

PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the charge of
ALFRED CHETHAM-STRODE, Esq., Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons during the Month of
October, 1870.

No. Name of Deceased. Colonial Residence. Supposed British or Foreign Residence. Date of Rule or Order. Value or Estimated Value of Personal Estate. Time of Deceased's Death. Remarks.
1 Charles Lorimer... Queenstown, Otago London, England None required Under £1... 7 July, 1870
2 William Penberthy Queenstown, Otago Cornwall, England 17th October, 1870 Under £100 8 July, 1870
3 Erick Wickstram... Shag Point, Otago Germany ... 24th October, 1870 Under £110 19 July, 1870 Accidentally drowned at Shag Point, Otago.

Dated at Dunedin, the 1st day of November, 1870.

A. CHETHAM-STRODE,
Curator.

HALF-YEARLY RETURN of the Aggregate Average Amount of the WEEKLY LIABILITIES and
ASSETS of the BANK of AUSTRALASIA, within the Colony of New Zealand, from the 12th
day of APRIL, 1870, to the 10th day of OCTOBER, 1870, inclusive. Published pursuant to the Royal
Charter of Incorporation.

Liabilities £ s. d. Assets £ s. d.
Bills in Circulation not bearing Interest 4,158 8 9 Coin and Bullion 139,275 1 7
Notes in Circulation not bearing Interest 43,340 11 7 Landed Property (Bank Premises) 34,955 19 8
Bills and Notes in Circulation bear- ing Interest ... Notes and Bills of other Banks 1,046 18 6
Balances due to other Banks ... Balances due from other Banks ...
Cash deposited not bearing Interest 106,917 4 5 Debts due to the Corporation, in- cluding Notes, Bills, and other Securities 468,166 15 10
Cash deposited bearing Interest 181,143 8 11
Total Liabilities within the Colony £335,559 13 8 Total Assets within the Colony £643, 444 15 7

8th November, 1870.

THOS. BUCHANAN, Manager, } at Wellington.
H. DAVIS, Accountant.



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🏛️ Estates under Curator Robert Abbott for October 1870

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
7 November 1870
Deceased Estates, Curator, Okarito, Hokitika, Moonlight Creek, Big River, Administration
  • John Brown, Deceased person administered by Curator
  • John Dawkins, Deceased person administered by Curator
  • William Hunter, Deceased person administered by Curator
  • James Murray, Deceased person administered by Curator
  • George Melville, Deceased person administered by Curator

  • Robert Abbott, Esquire, Curator

🏛️ Estates under Curator Robert Pollock for October 1870 (Nil Return)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
1 November 1870
Deceased Estates, Curator, Nil return, Administration
  • Robert Pollock, Esquire, Curator

🏛️ Estates under Curator Alfred Chetham-Strode for October 1870

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
1 November 1870
Deceased Estates, Curator, Queenstown, Otago, London, Germany, Administration
  • Charles Lorimer, Deceased person administered by Curator
  • William Penberthy, Deceased person administered by Curator
  • Erick Wickstram, Deceased person administered by Curator

  • Alfred Chetham-Strode, Esquire, Curator

💰 Half-yearly financial return for Bank of Australasia in New Zealand (Apr-Oct 1870)

💰 Finance & Revenue
8 November 1870
Bank statistics, Liabilities, Assets, Financial Return, Banking
  • Thos. Buchanan, Manager at Wellington
  • H. Davis, Accountant