Railway Costs and Deceased Estates




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 33

ESTIMATED COST of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1919, 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 767,510 0 0 324,852 0 0
Kaihu 99,962 0 0 18,065 0 0
Tauranga .. 398,376 0 0
Gisborne 682,157 0 0 193,510 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches 6,006,227 0 0 959,507 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches 14,616,816 0 0 222,340 0 0
Westland 2,099,420 0 0 725,766 0 0
Westport 606,225 0 0 96,071 0 0
Nelson 542,534 0 0 36,736 0 0
Picton 683,633 0 0 19,117 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 .. 46,872 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. Stores 19,439 0 0 ..
Totals £36,167,681 0 0 £3,093,201 0 0

H. WILLIAMS,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railways Department, 29th March, 1920.

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 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. Residence. Occupation. Date of Death. Date Election filed. Testate or Intestate. Office administering.
1 Ambrose, George Forsyth Wellington Cook 2/11/19 27/3/20 Testate Wellington.
2 Balls, Edmund; or Bowles, Edmund Eltham Motor-driver 12/10/18 25/3/20 Intestate Hawera.
3 Bassett, Arthur Edmund Mangaoronga Farmer 30/8/18 29/3/20 ,, Wellington.
4 Blyth, Andrew Jackson Te Aroha Clerk 4/10/18 22/3/20 ,, Christchurch.
5 Brooks, Robert; or Tuffen, Arthur; or Tuffen, Arthur William Otago Labourer 29/12/19 27/3/20 Testate Dunedin.
6 Burnand, Cecil Stuart London, England Cargo superintendent 1/7/17 29/3/20 Intestate Wellington.
7 Burton, Ellen Pahiatua Widow 30/9/19 24/3/20 ,, ,,
8 Cross, Ernest Clarence Christchurch Tailor 12/10/17 25/3/20 ,, Christchurch.
9 Duncan, Isabella Awakeri, Whakatane Widow 21/4/19 25/3/20 Testate Hamilton.
10 Felton, William Evans Flat Miner 24/12/19 24/3/20 ,, Dunedin
11 Fortune, James Carterton Settler 14/12/19 24/3/20 ,, Wellington.
12 Godwin, Rachael Anne Wanganui Widow 16/2/20 24/3/20 Intestate Wanganui.
13 Goldsmith, Getzel, or Get-sell, or Gestill Wellington Jeweller 3/1/20 22/3/20 ,, Wellington.
14 Green, Allan Frederick Wanganui Farm hand 7/6/17 25/3/20 ,, Wanganui.
15 Holder, Elizabeth Annie Napier Married woman 24/3/02 27/3/20 ,, Wellington.
16 Hooper, Reginald Tokomaru Bay Labourer 27/3/18 22/3/20 ,, ,,
17 Kerr, John Andrew Bathurst Sydney, New South Wales Plantation manager 19/4/17 24/3/20 ,, ,,
18 Lane, Ellen Isabella Mary Feilding Married woman 16/12/19 23/3/20 ,, Palmerston N.
19 Laws, Isabella Agnes Wanganui ,, 28/11/19 29/3/20 ,, Wanganui.
20 Laugier, Eugene Wellington Indent agent 28/7/19 22/3/20 ,, Wellington.
21 Lunnon, William James Cambridge Farm hand 16/11/17 24/3/20 Testate Hamilton.
22 Metcalfe, Ernest David Otatara Labourer 28/4/18 27/3/20 ,, Invercargill.
23 Morrison, James Richard Riverhead Farmer 14/10/17 23/3/20 Intestate Auckland.
24 O'Brien, Ellen Constance Upper Hutt Married woman 16/2/20 22/3/20 ,, Wellington.
25 Penman, Jane Denniston ,, 17/12/19 26/3/20 ,, ,,
26 Quintal, Albert Henry Philps Waihi Miner 6/11/19 25/3/20 Testate Hamilton.
27 Robson, John Thomas Takahue Farmer 23/7/16 29/3/20 Intestate Auckland.
28 Rogers, Robert Timaru Baker 2/9/05 29/3/20 ,, Christchurch.
29 Ross, George Napier Labourer 10/10/19 23/3/20 ,, Napier.
30 Roulston, Annie Wellington Widow 5/10/19 22/3/20 Testate Wellington.
31 Savage, Richard Attlesey Petone Clerk 5/11/18 23/3/20 ,, ,,
32 Steele, William Henry Southbridge Labourer 26/4/18 25/3/20 ,, Auckland.
33 Turner, Fred Te Awamutu Carpenter 16/5/19 24/3/20 Intestate Hamilton.
34 Upston, William John Palmerston North Labourer 27/7/19 23/3/20 Testate Dunedin.
35 Wallace, Samuel Patton Temuka Farm labourer 27/9/16 25/3/20 Intestate Timaru.
36 Whitelock, Percy Georgetown Painter 20/7/17 24/3/20 ,, Wellington.
37 Wilkinson, John Franklin Auckland Carter 12/10/18 27/3/20 Testate Auckland.
38 Williams, William Rees Alford Forest, Ashburton Farmer 31/5/18 25/3/20 ,, Christchurch.

Wellington, 29th March, 1920.

ROBERT TRIGGS, Public Trustee.



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🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways and Rolling-Stock

🚂 Transport & Communications
29 March 1920
Railways, Construction Costs, Rolling-Stock, Public Works Department, Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards
  • H. Williams, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏢 Public Trustee Notice of Deceased Estates

🏢 State Enterprises & Insurance
29 March 1920
Deceased Estates, Public Trustee, Supreme Court, Wellington, Administration
41 names identified
  • George Forsyth Ambrose, Deceased estate administered
  • Edmund Balls, Deceased estate administered
  • Edmund Bowles, Deceased estate administered
  • Arthur Edmund Bassett, Deceased estate administered
  • Andrew Jackson Blyth, Deceased estate administered
  • Robert Brooks, Deceased estate administered
  • Arthur Tuffen, Deceased estate administered
  • Arthur William Tuffen, Deceased estate administered
  • Cecil Stuart Burnand, Deceased estate administered
  • Ellen Burton, Deceased estate administered
  • Ernest Clarence Cross, Deceased estate administered
  • Isabella Duncan, Deceased estate administered
  • William Felton, Deceased estate administered
  • James Fortune, Deceased estate administered
  • Rachael Anne Godwin, Deceased estate administered
  • Getzel Goldsmith, Deceased estate administered
  • Allan Frederick Green, Deceased estate administered
  • Elizabeth Annie Holder, Deceased estate administered
  • Reginald Hooper, Deceased estate administered
  • John Andrew Bathurst Kerr, Deceased estate administered
  • Ellen Isabella Mary Lane, Deceased estate administered
  • Isabella Agnes Laws, Deceased estate administered
  • Eugene Laugier, Deceased estate administered
  • William James Lunnon, Deceased estate administered
  • Ernest David Metcalfe, Deceased estate administered
  • James Richard Morrison, Deceased estate administered
  • Ellen Constance O'Brien, Deceased estate administered
  • Jane Penman, Deceased estate administered
  • Albert Henry Philps Quintal, Deceased estate administered
  • John Thomas Robson, Deceased estate administered
  • Robert Rogers, Deceased estate administered
  • George Ross, Deceased estate administered
  • Annie Roulston, Deceased estate administered
  • Richard Attlesey Savage, Deceased estate administered
  • William Henry Steele, Deceased estate administered
  • Fred Turner, Deceased estate administered
  • William John Upston, Deceased estate administered
  • Samuel Patton Wallace, Deceased estate administered
  • Percy Whitelock, Deceased estate administered
  • John Franklin Wilkinson, Deceased estate administered
  • William Rees Williams, Deceased estate administered

  • Robert Triggs, Public Trustee