✨ Land Vesting and Officer Appointments
Nov. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2111
Notice of Vesting of Land in the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”
WHEREAS I, the undersigned, the Public Trustee, have, for the purposes of “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894,” made due inquiries with respect to the land described in the Schedule hereunder written, and the owner thereof, and have, in respect of the said land, given the notices prescribed by section 4 of the said Act, and have in all respects complied with the provisions of the said section: And whereas I have not thereby ascertained who the owner is, and believe that such owner is not in the colony, nor has such owner established his title to the said land, as required by the said Act: I hereby give notice that the said land is, under and by virtue of the said Act, vested in me, as the Public Trustee as aforesaid, as from the date of the publication hereof, and will be administered under the said Act, the assessed value of the said land being less than £100.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of November, 1900.
J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.
SCHEDULE.
ALL that parcel of land, containing 40 acres, more or less, being middle portion of Allotment 30, Parish of Waiau, in the Provincial District of Auckland.
Notice by the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”
To the owner or owners of a parcel of land, containing 5 poles, more or less, situate in the Town of Queenstown, in the Provincial District of Otago, being Section No 33, Block I., on the public map of the said town, having a frontage to Beach Street of 18½ links, by a depth of 194 links. The land is Crown-granted to Andrew Warnock, described as of Queenstown, settler, who cannot be traced, and is in the occupation of Mrs. Jane Teresa McBride, Queenstown.
WHEREAS the Public Trustee has instituted inquiries, and has not thereby ascertained who the owner or owners of the above-described land is or are, and believes that such owner is, or owners are, not in the colony:
Now, this notice calls upon such owner or owners, within six months of the date of the publication of this notice in this Gazette, to establish to the satisfaction of the Public Trustee his or their title to the land specified in this notice; and, if such owner does or owners do not, within the time limited, so establish his or their title, the Public Trustee will exercise the powers and authorities granted to him in and by “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”
Dated this 17th day of November, 1900.
J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.
Officers appointed.
Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 13th November, 1900.
HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the Post and Telegraph Department.
J. G. WARD,
Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.
PERMANENT.
| Name. | Position. | Office. | Date. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, John | Letter-carrier | Masterton | 1 June, 1900. |
| Allan, John Calder | Cadet | Dunedin T.O. | 14 Mar., " |
| Eccleton, Joseph Thomas | Letter-carrier | Featherston | 1 July, " |
| Hay, Annie Ethel McGregor | Cadette, Telephone Exchange | Auckland | 25 Sept., " |
| Highet, Thomas Morton | Sorter | Accountant’s Office, G.P.O. | 1 April, " |
| Murphy, John Leonard | Cadet | Secretary’s Office, G.P.O. | 1 July, " |
| Young, Gladys Cecile | Cadette, Telephone Exchange | Christchurch | 28 May, " |
NON-PERMANENT.
| Name. | Office. | District. | Date. |
|---|
POSTMASTERS AND TELEGRAPHISTS.
Railway Officers.
| Daniell, Harry | Amberley | Christchurch | 25 Sept., 1900. |
| Ennis, Alexander Thomas | Thornbury | Invercargill | 2 Oct., " |
| Kemp, James | Sefton | Christchurch | 17 Sept., " |
| Smith, Charles Seymour | Kingston | Invercargill | 20 " |
| Turner, Isaac William | Studholme Junction | Timaru | 5 Oct., " |
Postmasters.
| Baker, Norman Cole | Onewhero | Auckland | 1 Oct., 1900. |
| Bowden, Thomas Richards | Te Awaite | Blenheim | 1 " |
| Clark, William Newport | Waipapa | Auckland | 1 " |
| Couldrey, Louisa | Maraetai | " | 1 " |
| Flood, John | Utakura | " | 1 " |
| Jack, James Alexander | Maerewhenua | Oamaru | 1 " |
| Ladbrook, William Charles | Middlevale | Invercargill | 9 Sept., " |
| Levien, Norman Joseph | Reikorangi | Wellington | 1 July, " |
| McLean, Grace | Saddle Hill | Dunedin | 1 Sept., " |
| Milne, Ada | Mangatu | Auckland | 1 Oct., " |
POSTMASTERS AND TELEPHONISTS.
| Fraser, Catherine Maud | Oaonui | New Plymouth | 1 Oct., 1900. |
| Freeman, Fred Wackett | Otaki Railway | Wellington | 1 " |
| Gallagher, Minnie | Tolaga Bay | Gisborne | 16 Aug., " |
| Stephenson, Nora Mary | Matawhero | " | 15 Sept., " |
| Taylor, Sarah | Denniston | Westport | 12 " |
| Yates, Gustavus Timoti | Parenga | Auckland | 15 " |
TELEPHONISTS.
| McNaught, John Reed | Tatarariki | Auckland | 1 Oct., 1900. |
| Paterson, John Caldwell | Waimatua | Invercargill | 2 " |
- Now Postmaster and Telephonist.
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NZ Gazette 1900, No 96
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🗺️ Vesting of Unclaimed Land in Public Trustee under Unclaimed Lands Act 1894
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey16 November 1900
Unclaimed Land, Public Trustee, Waiau, Auckland, Vesting Notice
- J. W. Poynton, Public Trustee
🗺️ Notice to Owner of Unclaimed Land in Queenstown to Establish Title
🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey17 November 1900
Unclaimed Land, Queenstown, Otago, Crown Grant, Title Claim
- Andrew Warnock, Crown grantee, cannot be traced
- Jane Teresa McBride (Mrs.), Current occupant of land
- J. W. Poynton, Public Trustee
🚂 Appointments in Post and Telegraph Department
🚂 Transport & Communications13 November 1900
Postmaster General, Appointments, Letter-carriers, Cadets, Telephonists, Railway Officers
30 names identified
- John Alexander, Appointed Letter-carrier, Masterton
- John Calder Allan, Appointed Cadet, Dunedin T.O.
- Joseph Thomas Eccleton, Appointed Letter-carrier, Featherston
- Annie Ethel McGregor Hay, Appointed Cadette, Telephone Exchange, Auckland
- Thomas Morton Highet, Appointed Sorter, Accountant’s Office, G.P.O.
- John Leonard Murphy, Appointed Cadet, Secretary’s Office, G.P.O.
- Gladys Cecile Young, Appointed Cadette, Telephone Exchange, Christchurch
- Harry Daniell, Appointed Railway Officer, Amberley, Christchurch
- Alexander Thomas Ennis, Appointed Railway Officer, Thornbury, Invercargill
- James Kemp, Appointed Railway Officer, Sefton, Christchurch
- Charles Seymour Smith, Appointed Railway Officer, Kingston, Invercargill
- Isaac William Turner, Appointed Railway Officer, Studholme Junction, Timaru
- Norman Cole Baker, Appointed Postmaster, Onewhero, Auckland
- Thomas Richards Bowden, Appointed Postmaster, Te Awaite, Blenheim
- William Newport Clark, Appointed Postmaster, Waipapa, Auckland
- Louisa Couldrey, Appointed Postmaster, Maraetai, Auckland
- John Flood, Appointed Postmaster, Utakura, Auckland
- James Alexander Jack, Appointed Postmaster, Maerewhenua, Oamaru
- William Charles Ladbrook, Appointed Postmaster, Middlevale, Invercargill
- Norman Joseph Levien, Appointed Postmaster, Reikorangi, Wellington
- Grace McLean, Appointed Postmaster, Saddle Hill, Dunedin
- Ada Milne, Appointed Postmaster, Mangatu, Auckland
- Catherine Maud Fraser, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist, Oaonui, New Plymouth
- Fred Wackett Freeman, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist, Otaki Railway, Wellington
- Minnie Gallagher, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist, Tolaga Bay, Gisborne
- Nora Mary Stephenson, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist, Matawhero, Gisborne
- Sarah Taylor, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist, Denniston, Westport
- Gustavus Timoti Yates, Appointed Postmaster and Telephonist, Parenga, Auckland
- John Reed McNaught, Appointed Telephonist, Tatarariki, Auckland
- John Caldwell Paterson, Appointed Telephonist, Waimatua, Invercargill
- J. G. Ward, Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner