New Zealand Gazette – 1898 – No. 59

Page 1295

✨ Deceased Estates and Population Statistics



Aug. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1295

PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the Charge of the Public Trustee for Management during the Month of July, 1898.

No. Name of Deceased. Colonial Residence. Supposed British or Foreign Residence. Date of Order, or Date of Filing of Election to administer. Value or Estimated Value of Estate (gross). Time of Deceased's Death. Remarks.
1 Adler, Johann Antonio Rutherglen Prussian Poland .. Under £5 5 April, 1898 ..
2 Brown, James Patea Ireland 7 July, 1898 " £5 12 April, 1898 ..
3 Burridge, John White’s Bridge, Kaiapoi Sussex 23 July, 1898 " £14 13 May, 1898 ..
4 Cameron, Alexander Cromwell Scotland 2 July, 1898 " £1,100 24 May, 1898 Relatives known.
5 Cole, Stephen Kimberley, W.A. .. 2 July, 1898 " £100 — Nov., 1895 Probate.
6 Cracknell, Henry Portobello .. .. " £1 13 May, 1898 Relatives known.
7 Dimond, Robert Ophir Ireland 28 July, 1898 " £10 14 June, 1898 Relatives known.
8 Elliott, Mary Macetown Cornwall 27 July, 1898 " £750 30 Mar., 1898 Relatives known.
9 Evans, Henry Thurston Glentunnel England 28 July, 1898 " £96 26 June, 1898 ..
10 Forster, William Christchurch England 7 July, 1898 " £210 28 May, 1898 Relatives known.
11 Fry, Arthur Henry Featherston England 20 July, 1898 " £30 6 June, 1898 Relatives known.
12 Humphreys, Catherine Riccarton Builth, Wales 26 July, 1898 " £110 8 July, 1898 Relatives known.
13 Irvine, James Hamilton .. 28 July, 1898 " £6 11 Mar., 1898 ..
14 Kerr, Angus Invercargill Scotland 12 July, 1898 " £6,100 17 June, 1898 Probate.
15 Kinloch, John Montserrat .. 28 July, 1898 " £100 30 June, 1898 Relatives known.
16 Lange, Charles Frederick, otherwise known as Carl Friedrich Langen Dunedin Hanover 14 July, 1898 " £90 23 June, 1898 Relatives known.
17 Legg, Henry Eltham Ireland 12 July, 1898 " £350 1 June, 1898 Relatives known.
18 Lister, James Millburn Portsmouth, England .. " £2 4 June, 1898 ..
19 Mewett, Albert Waitekauri England 14 July, 1898 " £21 7 Feb., 1898 ..
20 Murray, Edmund Lewis Henry Wellington Peckham, Eng. 19 July, 1898 " £30 28 Dec., 1897 Probate.
21 McKenzie, Donald, otherwise called Aleck, otherwise called W. D. McKenzie Hohoura .. 28 July, 1898 " £52 24 May, 1898 ..
22 McMillan, James Te Kuiti Ayrshire 26 July, 1898 " £43 17 May, 1898 ..
23 McPherson, John Te Maire Scotland 28 June, 1898 " £800 4 Mar., 1898 Relatives known.
24 Patterson, Ada Jane Christchurch England 19 July, 1898 " £430 12 Mar., 1898 Probate.
25 Pearson, William Southbrook .. 29 July, 1898 " £11,000 19 July, 1898 Relatives known.
26 Poole, Alice Milbrew Dunedin Melbourne 26 July, 1898 " £210 19 June, 1898 Relatives known.
27 Prentice, Norman Drury .. 12 July, 1898 " £50 4 April, 1898 Probate.
28 Scott, Walter Cecil Ongaonga England 1 July, 1898 " £5 1 May, 1898 Relatives known.
29 Sharps, Thomas Onehunga England 2 July, 1898 " £350 30 May, 1898 Relatives known.
30 Stanton, Hester Motueka Gloucestershire 2 July, 1898 " £600 9 May, 1898 Probate.
31 Taylor, Christina Dunedin Scotland .. " £12 8 Feb., 1898 Relatives known.
32 Tunnicliffe, Frank Wellington England .. " £4 Not known .. Relatives known.
33 Walker, Harry Auckland .. 26 July, 1898 " £8 5 June, 1898 ..
34 Willcocks, William Henry Parkville England 27 July, 1898 " £750 10 July, 1898 Relatives known.
35 Woodhouse, William Sydenham Norfolk, Eng. 7 July, 1898 " £240 5 June, 1898 Relatives known.
36 Young, James Oropi Scotland 26 July, 1898 " £20 20 Feb., 1898 Will annexed.

Dated the 2nd day of August, 1898.

JAMES C. MARTIN,
Public Trustee.

Population of the Colony.

RETURN of the Estimated Population (exclusive and inclusive of Maoris) of the Colony of New Zealand on the 30th June, 1898.

Males. Females. Total.
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris) on 31st March, 1898 .. 385,979 345,734 731,713
Increase during June quarter, 1898—
By Births 2,310 2,337 4,647
" Arrivals 2,243 1,187 3,430
4,553
Decrease during June quarter, 1898—
By Deaths 1,020 703 1,723
" Departures 2,921 1,591 4,512
3,941
Net increase during June quarter, 1898 612
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris) on 30th June, 1898 386,591 346,964 733,555
Maori population, census, 1896* 21,673 18,181 39,854
Total estimated population of the colony on 30th June, 1898 408,264 365,145 773,409
  • Later figures cannot be given, as the births and deaths of Maoris are not recorded.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 27th July, 1898.

E. J. VON DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.



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⚖️ List of Deceased Estates Under Public Trustee Management for July 1898

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
2 August 1898
Deceased Estates, Public Trustee, Management, July 1898, Probate, Relatives Known
36 names identified
  • Johann Antonio Adler, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • James Brown, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • John Burridge, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Alexander Cameron, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Stephen Cole, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Henry Cracknell, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Robert Dimond, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Mary Elliott, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Henry Thurston Evans, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • William Forster, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Arthur Henry Fry, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Catherine Humphreys, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • James Irvine, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Angus Kerr, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • John Kinloch, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Charles Frederick Lange, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Henry Legg, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • James Lister, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Albert Mewett, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Edmund Lewis Henry Murray, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Donald McKenzie, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • James McMillan, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • John McPherson, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Ada Jane Patterson, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • William Pearson, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Alice Milbrew Poole, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Norman Prentice, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Walter Cecil Scott, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Thomas Sharps, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Hester Stanton, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Christina Taylor, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Frank Tunnicliffe, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • Harry Walker, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • William Henry Willcocks, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • William Woodhouse, Estate under Public Trustee management
  • James Young, Estate under Public Trustee management

  • James C. Martin, Public Trustee

💰 Estimated Population of New Zealand as at 30 June 1898

💰 Finance & Revenue
27 July 1898
Population Statistics, Estimated Population, Maori Population, Births, Deaths, Arrivals, Departures, June Quarter 1898
  • E. J. Von Dadelszen, Registrar-General