New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 37

Page 991

✨ Post Office Notices, Deceased Estates

APRIL 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 991

Offices opened and closed; Designation corrected.

Post and Telegraph Department,
General Post Office, Wellington, 12th April, 1905.

THE following particulars of offices opened and closed, and of a designation corrected, are published for general information.

ALBERT PITT,
For Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner.

OFFICES.

Name.	District.	Date.
POST-OFFICE OPENED.
Runanga ..	Greymouth	1 January, 1905.
POST-OFFICE CLOSED
Opitonui ..	Auckland	31 January, 1905.
MONEY-ORDER AND POSTAL-NOTE OFFICE AND POST-OFFICE SAVINGS-BANK OPENED.
Colac Bay..	Invercargill	24 March, 1905.
TELEPHONE-OFFICES OPENED.
Himatangi	Wellington	13 March, 1905.
Lauder	Dunedin	9 " "
Terrace End	Wellington	16 " "
Waikuku	Christchurch	15 " "
Whetukura	Napier	14 " "
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE OPENED.
Duvauchelle	Christchurch	18 March, 1905.
TELEPHONE BUREAUX OPENED.
Himatangi	Wellington	13 March, 1905.
Terrace End	"	16 " "
Waikuku	Christchurch	15 " "
Whetukura	Napier	14 " "

DESIGNATION CORRECTED.

Description.	Office.	District.	Date.
	From	To
Post-office ..	Paikakariki	Paekakariki	Wellington .. 1 April, 1905.

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

Public Trust Office,
Wellington, 14th April, 1905.

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.

Elias Duo, late of Invercargill, in the Provincial District of Otago, cook. Filed on the 10th day of March, 1905.

Kaspar Amrein, late of Mangorei, in the Provincial District of Taranaki, labourer. Filed on the 10th day of March, 1905.

James Nisbet, late of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, seaman. Filed on the 10th day of March, 1905.

William Johnstone, late of Norsewood, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, farmer. Filed on the 10th day of March, 1905.

Francis Lee, late of Ophir, in the Provincial District of Otago, farmer. Filed on the 10th day of March, 1905.

Charles Andrews, late of Aratapu, in the Provincial District of Auckland, labourer. Filed on the 20th day of March, 1905.

Elizabeth Bashford, late of Wanganui, in the Provincial District of Wellington, married woman. Filed on the 20th day of March, 1905.

Elizabeth Adelaide Pont, late of Colac Bay, in the Provincial District of Otago, married woman. Filed on the 20th day of March, 1905.

Henry Macpherson, late of Auckland, in the Provincial District of Auckland, draper’s assistant. Filed on the 20th day of March, 1905.

Alexander Lockie, late of Ngaruawahia, in the Provincial District of Auckland, carpenter. Filed on the 20th day of March, 1905.

Frederick Eames, late of Alexandra, in the Provincial District of Otago, miner. Filed on the 29th day of March, 1905.

Margaret Howard, late of Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, married woman. Filed on the 29th day of March, 1905.

Janet Fisher France, now Fortune, late of Otama, in the Provincial District of Otago, housewife. Filed on the 29th day of March, 1905.

William Bond, late of Napier, in the Provincial District of Hawke’s Bay, pensioner. Filed on the 29th day of March, 1905.

Ann McLachlan, late of Caversham, in the Provincial District of Otago, widow. Filed on the 29th day of March, 1905.

Ann Sarah Walker, late of Avondale, in the Provincial District of Auckland, widow. Filed on the 13th day of April, 1905.

Jehu Mitchell, late of Waimea, in the Provincial District of Otago, cook. Filed on the 13th day of April, 1905.

Elizabeth Maria Wong Ah Sing, late of Alexandra, in the Provincial District of Otago, married woman. Filed on the 13th day of April, 1905.

Frederick Charles Hawke, late of Waingaro, in the Provincial District of Auckland, farmer. Filed on the 13th day of April, 1905.

Thomas Hudson, late of Epsom, in the Provincial District of Auckland, hawker. Filed on the 13th day of April, 1905.

Thomas Dockery, late of Tupurupuru, in the Provincial District of Wellington, labourer. Filed on the 13th day of April, 1905.

William Bell, late of Birchfield, in the Provincial District of Nelson, miner. Filed on the 13th day of April, 1905.

William Dempsey, late of Lyttelton, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, fisherman. Filed on the 13th day of April, 1905.

Laurence King, late of Pukekohe, in the Provincial District of Auckland, clergyman. Filed on the 13th day of April, 1905.

John Irving, late of Haupapa, in the Provincial District of Otago, labourer. Filed on the 13th day of April, 1905.

J. W. POYNTON,
Public Trustee.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1905, No 37

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✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🚂 Opening and closing of Post and Telegraph offices

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated12 April 1905
KeywordsPost-office opened, Post-office closed, Money-order office, Savings-bank, Telephone-office, Telephone exchange, Telephone bureau, Designation corrected, Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Napier, Invercargill
👩‍💼 Officials

Albert Pitt, For Postmaster-General and Electric Telegraph Commissioner

⚖️ Public Trustee to administer intestate estates

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated14 April 1905
KeywordsIntestate estates, Administration, Public Trustee, Deceased, Estates under £250, Supreme Court, Wellington, Otago, Taranaki, Auckland, Hawke’s Bay, Nelson, Canterbury
👱🏽 Names

25 names identified

Elias Duo, Intestate estate to be administered
Kaspar Amrein, Intestate estate to be administered
James Nisbet, Intestate estate to be administered
William Johnstone, Intestate estate to be administered
Francis Lee, Intestate estate to be administered
Charles Andrews, Intestate estate to be administered
Elizabeth Bashford, Intestate estate to be administered
Elizabeth Adelaide Pont, Intestate estate to be administered
Henry Macpherson, Intestate estate to be administered
Alexander Lockie, Intestate estate to be administered
Frederick Eames, Intestate estate to be administered
Margaret Howard, Intestate estate to be administered
Janet Fisher France, Intestate estate to be administered
William Bond, Intestate estate to be administered
Ann McLachlan, Intestate estate to be administered
Ann Sarah Walker, Intestate estate to be administered
Jehu Mitchell, Intestate estate to be administered
Elizabeth Maria Wong Ah Sing, Intestate estate to be administered
Frederick Charles Hawke, Intestate estate to be administered
Thomas Hudson, Intestate estate to be administered
Thomas Dockery, Intestate estate to be administered
William Bell, Intestate estate to be administered
William Dempsey, Intestate estate to be administered
Laurence King, Intestate estate to be administered
John Irving, Intestate estate to be administered

👩‍💼 Officials

J. W. Poynton, Public Trustee

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