✨ Railway Costs, Population Statistics, Deceased Estates




May 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1285
ESTIMATED Cost of CONSTRUCTION of RAILWAYS, ROLLING-STOCK, ETC., to 31st March, 1921, as furnished by Public Works Department and by Greymouth and Westport Harbour Boards respectively.

Section. Cost of Opened Lines. Cost of Unopened Lines.
Whangarei... £857,352 0 0 £423,954 0 0
Kaihu... £100,159 0 0 £57,919 0 0
Tauranga... ... £629,096 0 0
Gisborne... £686,087 0 0 £293,075 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches... £16,691,573 0 0 £1,337,473 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches... £14,774,620 0 0 £234,134 0 0
Westland... £2,196,316 0 0 £920,002 0 0
Westport... £606,581 0 0 £95,876 0 0
Nelson... £444,934 0 0 £45,959 0 0
Picton... £683,136 0 0 £19,338 0 0
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service... £43,708 0 0 -
In Suspense---Surveys, North Island... ... £35,927 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... ... £81,400 0 0
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. and R.I.A. Stores... £150,788 0 0 -
Totals... £37,235,254 0 0 £4,190,242 0 0

H. WILLIAMS,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.
Population of the Dominion.*
RETURN of the Estimated Population of the Dominion of New Zealand on the 31st March, 1922.

- Males. Females. Total.
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific Islands) on 31st March, 1922 633,040 606,926 1,239,966
Births registered in March quarter... 3,821 3,635 7,456
Deaths registered in March quarter... 1,329 1,072 2,401
Excess of births over deaths... ... ... 2,492
... ... 2,563
Arrivals during March quarter†... 16,900 5,642 22,542
Departures during March quarter†... 15,458 3,889 19,347
Excess of arrivals over departures†... ... ... 1,442
... ... 1,753
Total net increase during March quarter, 1922... ... ... 3,934
... ... 4,316
... ... 8,250
Estimated population (exclusive of Maoris and residents of Cook and other Pacific islands) on 31st March, 1922 636,974 611,242 1,248,216
Maori population, Census, 1921... ... ... 27,908
... ... 24,843
... ... 52,751
Population of Cook and other Pacific islands, Census, 1921... ... ... 6,692
... ... 6,517
... ... 13,209
Total estimated population of the Dominion on 31st March, 1922... 671,574 642,602 1,314,176
  • Subject to revision. † Including crews.
    Census and Statistics Office,
    Wellington, 8th May, 1922.
    MALCOLM FRASER,
    Government Statistician.
    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. Stamp Office concerned.
1 Barnes, Clara or Clara Amelia Pukehou... Married woman... 25/11/21 2/5/22 Intestate Napier.
2 Barron, Elizabeth... Sauchie Home Farm, Scotland Widow... 6/11/19 2/5/22 .. Invercargill.
3 Boyland, Albert Arthur... Wanganui... Overseer, Public Works Department 31/7/21 6/5/22 Testate Wellington.
4 Kermode, Jane Louisa... Wellington... Widow... 19/12/21 2/5/22 Intestate ..
5 London, Martha... Palmerston North... .. 28/10/19 6/5/22 .. ..
6 McMahon, Rachel Ellen... Auckland... Married woman... 30/4/07 6/5/22 .. Auckland.
7 O'Brien, Michael... Arthur's Point... Miner... 21/12/20 6/5/22 Testate Invercargill.
8 Paul, John Duncan... Eastfield, Scotland Seaman... 25/6/21 2/5/22 .. Wellington.
9 Robertson, Alexander... Liverpool, England Retired engineer... 8/3/15 2/5/22 .. ..
10 Stalker, Donald... Blantyre, Scotland Marine engineer... 7/4/15 2/5/22 Intestate Dunedin.

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 9th May, 1922.
J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.



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🚂 Estimated Cost of Construction of Railways and Rolling-Stock

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

🏛️ Population of the Dominion as of 31st March 1922

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
8 May 1922
Population Statistics, Census, Births, Deaths, Arrivals, Departures, Maori Population
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician

⚖️ Public Trustee Notice of Deceased Estates Administration

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
9 May 1922
Deceased Estates, Public Trustee, Supreme Court, Intestate, Testate
10 names identified
  • Clara or Clara Amelia Barnes, Deceased, estate administered
  • Elizabeth Barron, Deceased, estate administered
  • Albert Arthur Boyland, Deceased, estate administered
  • Jane Louisa Kermode, Deceased, estate administered
  • Martha London, Deceased, estate administered
  • Rachel Ellen McMahon, Deceased, estate administered
  • Michael O'Brien, Deceased, estate administered
  • John Duncan Paul, Deceased, estate administered
  • Alexander Robertson, Deceased, estate administered
  • Donald Stalker, Deceased, estate administered

  • J. W. Macdonald, Public Trustee