New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 120

Page 2985

✨ Railway Costs, Deceased Estates, Postal Transactions



JULY 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2985

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1917, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.

Section. Cost of Opened Lines. Cost of Unopened Lines.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Whangarei 763,410 0 0 180,023 0 0
Kaihu 99,962 0 0 17,244 0 0
Tauranga .. 309,786 0 0
Gisborne 597,241 0 0 246,557 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches 15,421,989 0 0 973,881 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches 14,541,345 0 0 155,044 0 0
Westland 2,075,217 0 0 644,771 0 0
Westport 602,317 0 0 95,828 0 0
Nelson 542,406 0 0 36,988 0 0
Picton 675,857 0 0 18,593 0 0
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service 43,708 0 0 ..
In Suspense—
Surveys, North Island .. 35,900 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island .. 5,169 0 0
Surveys, South Island .. 5,752 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island .. 5,168 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way .. 77,805 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores 15,212 0 0 ..
Totals £35,378,664 0 0 £2,808,509 0 0

J. MACDONALD.
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railway Department, 23rd July, 1917.

Notice published pursuant to the Provisions of Section 15 of the Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and Sections 18 and 19 of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1913.

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 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 £400 in each case.

No. Name of Deceased. Residence. Occupation. Date of Death. Date Election filed. Testate or Intestate.
1 Baines, Arthur Ihuraua, Mauriceville Clerk 8/8/15 18/7/17 Testate.
2 Bigwood, Percy Auckland Trainer 22/4/15 20/7/17 Intestate.
3 Harris, John Christchurch Plasterer 15/9/16 18/7/17 Testate.
4 Henry, Arthur Nightcaps Labourer 10/4/17 18/7/17 ,,
5 Hill, Arthur George Dunsandel ,, 16/9/16 18/7/17 ,,
6 Jones, William Ramsay Aramoho.. Farmer 22/11/88 17/7/17 Intestate.
7 Langdon, William Manning Arch Hill Carpenter 20/4/17 20/7/17 ,,
8 McManus, Charles Gisborne Labourer 4/4/17 18/7/17 Testate.
9 Milnes, Thomas Kihikihi Butcher 14/9/16 18/7/17 ,,
10 Reashor, Joseph Wellington Seaman 19/2/17 20/7/17 Intestate.
11 Reid, Mary Arrowtown Widow 27/5/11 18/7/17 Testate.
12 Sanders, Arthur Frederick Auckland Seaman 25/4/15 20/7/17 Intestate.
13 Smith, Sidney, or Sydney Wellington Steward 2/5/17 20/7/17 ,,
14 Tonner, Mary Fairfield Married woman 28/5/17 20/7/17 ,,

Wellington, 24th July, 1917. FRED. FITCHETT, Public Trustee.

STATEMENT showing DISCOUNT-STAMP TRANSACTIONS in the several POSTAL DISTRICTS of the DOMINION of NEW ZEALAND during the QUARTER ended 30th June, 1917.

Postal District. Discount-stamps sold. Discount-stamps redeemed. Unsold Discount-stamps on Hand on 30th June, 1917.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
Auckland 3 15 0 2 10 0 6 15 0
Blenheim .. .. ..
Christchurch 8 0 0 5 15 0 30 0 0
Dunedin .. .. ..
Gisborne .. .. ..
Greymouth .. .. ..
Hokitika .. .. ..
Invercargill .. .. ..
Napier .. .. ..
Nelson .. .. ..
New Plymouth .. .. ..
Oamaru .. .. ..
Thames .. .. ..
Timaru .. .. ..
Wanganui .. .. ..
Wellington 128 5 0 148 13 0 188 10 0
Westport .. .. ..
Totals, 2nd quarter, 1917 140 0 0 156 18 0 225 5 0
Totals, 2nd quarter, 1916 180 10 0 190 10 0 122 15 0

General Post Office, Wellington, 25th July, 1917. W. R. MORRIS, Secretary.



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🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways and Rolling-Stock

🚂 Transport & Communications
23 July 1917
Railways, Construction Costs, Rolling-Stock, Public Works Department, Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards
  • J. Macdonald, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

⚖️ Public Trustee Notice of Administration of Deceased Estates

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
24 July 1917
Public Trust Office, Deceased Estates, Administration, Supreme Court, Wellington
14 names identified
  • Arthur Baines, Deceased estate administered
  • Percy Bigwood, Deceased estate administered
  • John Harris, Deceased estate administered
  • Arthur Henry, Deceased estate administered
  • Arthur George Hill, Deceased estate administered
  • William Ramsay Jones, Deceased estate administered
  • William Manning Langdon, Deceased estate administered
  • Charles McManus, Deceased estate administered
  • Thomas Milnes, Deceased estate administered
  • Joseph Reashor, Deceased estate administered
  • Mary Reid, Deceased estate administered
  • Arthur Frederick Sanders, Deceased estate administered
  • Sidney Smith, Deceased estate administered
  • Mary Tonner, Deceased estate administered

  • Fred. Fitchett, Public Trustee

🚂 Discount-Stamp Transactions in Postal Districts

🚂 Transport & Communications
25 July 1917
Postal Districts, Discount-Stamps, Transactions, General Post Office
  • W. R. Morris, Secretary