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.