Postal Statistics, Unclaimed Land Notices




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 85

STATEMENT showing Discount-stamp Transactions in the several Postal Districts of New Zealand during the Quarter ended 30th September, 1904.

Postal District. Discount-stamps sold. Discount-stamps redeemed. Unsold Discount-stamps on Hand on 30th September, 1904.
Auckland .. .. .. .. .. £ s. d. 9 10 0 £ s. d. 8 10 0 £ s. d. 139 5 0
Blenheim .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 15 0
Christchurch .. .. .. .. .. 1 0 0 2 12 0 13 15 0
Dunedin .. .. .. .. .. 4 5 0 3 10 0 33 5 0
Gisborne .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 5 0
Greymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 0 0
Hokitika .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 10 0
Invercargill .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 5 0
Napier .. .. .. .. .. 2 5 0 2 4 0 22 0 0
Nelson .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 0 0
New Plymouth .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 15 0
Oamaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 24 15 0
Thames .. .. .. .. .. 69 15 0 64 17 0 59 0 0
Timaru .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 5 0
Wanganui .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 3 0 16 15 0
Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 768 10 0 707 19 0 160 5 0
Westport .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 5 0
Totals, September quarter, 1904 .. 855 5 0 789 15 0 622 0 0
Totals, September quarter, 1903 .. 725 0 0 661 13 0 775 5 0

General Post Office,
Wellington, 25th October, 1904.

W. GRAY,
Secretary.


Notice by the Public Trustee under “The Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894.”

To the owner or owners of a parcel of land containing 1 rood 4 perches, more or less, being Section No. 263, Block IV., and situated at the corner of Junction Road and Standish Street, in the Township of Inglewood. The registered owner is William or William H. Seymour, described as of Penrith, in New South Wales, labourer, who cannot be traced.

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 6th day of October, 1904.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.


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 value of the land for the purposes of section 5 of the said Act being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of October, 1904.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.


SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land, containing 1 rood, more or less, and being Section No. 8 of Block XI. in the Town of Riverton and Provincial District of Otago.


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 value of the land for the purposes of section 5 of the said Act being less than £100.

Dated at Wellington, this 19th day of October, 1904.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.


SCHEDULE.

All that parcel of land, containing 50 acres, more or less, and being Section No. 207 in the Parish of Waiotahi and Provincial District of Auckland,


Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of “The Public Trust Office Consolidation Act, 1894.”

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 25th October, 1904.

NOTICE is hereby given that, no person having taken out administration, the Public Trustee has filed in the office of the Supreme Court at Wellington an election to administer the several intestate estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations, so far as known, are hereunder respectively set forth, their gross properties being estimated not to exceed £250 in each case.

William Hinton, late of Waimate, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, labourer. Filed on the 20th day of October, 1904.

Melicen Eliza Smith, otherwise known as “Melicen Eliza Clerke,” late of Dannevirke, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, married woman. Filed on the 20th day of October, 1904.

Jacob Albert Jacobsen, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, tailor. Filed on the 20th day of October, 1904.

Alfred Fowler, late of Waitaha, in the Provincial District of Westland, settler. Filed on the 20th day of October, 1904.



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🚂 Return of Discount-Stamp Transactions by Postal District for Quarter Ended 30 September 1904 (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
25 October 1904
Discount stamps, Financial statistics, Postal districts, Government revenue, Quarterly report, General Post Office, New Zealand
  • W. Gray, Secretary

🗺️ Notice to Owner of Unclaimed Land in Inglewood under Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
6 October 1904
Unclaimed land, Notice to owner, Inglewood, Taranaki, Public Trustee, Land title, Section 263, Block IV
  • William or William H. Seymour, Registered owner of unclaimed land

  • J. W. Poynton, Public Trustee

🗺️ Vesting of Land in Public Trustee at Riverton under Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
21 October 1904
Land vesting, Unclaimed land, Riverton, Otago, Public Trustee, Section 8, Block XI, Low-value land
  • J. W. Poynton, Public Trustee

🗺️ Vesting of Land in Public Trustee in Auckland Province under Unclaimed Lands Act, 1894

🗺️ Lands, Settlement & Survey
19 October 1904
Land vesting, Unclaimed land, Waiotahi, Auckland, Public Trustee, Section 207, Low-value land
  • J. W. Poynton, Public Trustee

⚖️ Public Trustee Election to Administer Intestate Estates under Public Trust Office Act, 1894

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
25 October 1904
Intestate estates, Administration, Public Trustee, Supreme Court, Wellington, Low-value estates, Deceased persons
  • William Hinton, Deceased, intestate estate administered
  • Melicen Eliza Smith, Deceased, also known as Melicen Eliza Clerke
  • Jacob Albert Jacobsen, Deceased, intestate estate administered
  • Alfred Fowler, Deceased, intestate estate administered

  • J. W. Poynton, Public Trustee