New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 30

Page 1529

✨ Railways, Population, Public Trust



MAY 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1529

Cost of Construction of Railways, Rolling-stock, etc., to 31st March, 1926, 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.
Kaihu 192,161 0 0 1,336,421 0 0
Tauranga 865,448 0 0 698,715 0 0
Gisborne 23,583,578 0 0 3,543,051 0 0
North Island Main Lines and Branches 20,930,719 0 0 107,468 0 0
South Island Main Lines and Branches 704,922 0 0 141,301 0 0
Westport 447,508 0 0 161,753 0 0
Nelson 689,923 0 0 17,243 0 0
Picton 44,300 0 0 ..
Lake Wakatipu Steamer Service.. .. 39,689 0 0
In Suspense—
Surveys, North Island .. 5,169 0 0
Miscellaneous, North Island .. 5,763 0 0
Surveys, South Island .. 5,168 0 0
Miscellaneous, South Island .. ..
General 3,698 0 0 22,458 0 0
P.W.D. Stock of Permanent-way 146,409 0 0 ..
W.R.D. Stock of A.O.L. and R.I.A Stores .. 23,580 0 0
Balance of cost of raising loan of £500,000 for Railways Improvement Authorization Act 1914 Account .. ..
Totals £47 608.676 0 0 £6 107 779 0 0

H. VALENTINE,
Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways.

Railways Department, 16th May, 1927.

Population of the Dominion.

RETURN of the Estimated Population of the Dominion of New Zealand, Dependencies, and Mandated Territory.

Males. Females. Total.
Estimated population (including Maoris) of New Zealand proper, 31st March, 1927 735,338 702,642 1,437,980
Estimated population of Cook Islands, Niue, &c., 31st March, 1927 7,136 6,938 14,074
Population of Tokelau Islands, census of 1926 523 510 1,033
Estimated population of the Mandated Territory of Western Samoa, 31st December, 1926 21,800 19,856 41,656
Estimated total population of the Dominion of New Zealand, Dependencies, and Mandated Territory 764,797 729,946 1,494,743

New Zealand proper, 31st March, 1927:—
(a) Estimated population (excluding Maoris) | 701,774 | 671,972 | 1,373,746 |
(b) Estimated Maori population | 33,564 | 30,670 | 64,234 |

North Island,—
(a) Estimated population (including Maoris) | 473,514 | 443,613 | 917,127 |
(b) ,, (excluding Maoris) | 441,442 | 414,275 | 855,717 |

South Island,—
(a) Estimated population (including Maoris) | 261,824 | 259,029 | 520,853 |
(b) ,, (excluding Maoris) | 260,332 | 257,697 | 518,029 |

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician

Census and Statistics Office,
Wellington, 13th May, 1927.

Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and its Amendments.—Elections to administer Estates.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Public Trustee has filed in the Supreme Court an election to administer in respect of the several estates of the persons deceased whose names, residences, and occupations (so far as known) are hereunder set forth.

No. Name. Residence. Occupation. Date of Death. Date Election filed. Testate or Intestate. Stamp Office concerned.
1 Arnold, Harry Fernyhurst, Masterton Gardener 21/4/27 11/5/27 Intestate Wellington.
2 Caunter, Edward James Murchison Farmer 18/4/27 13/5/27 Testate Nelson.
3 Curtis, Elizabeth Wellington Widow.. 28/12/26 11/5/27 ,, Wellington.
4 Frankland, Maria Dunedin (formerly Christchurch) ,, 24/4/27 11/5/27 ,, Dunedin.
5 Glidewell, Elizabeth Richmond Married woman.. 17/4/27 11/5/27 ,, Nelson.
6 Kidson, George Henry Sherry River Farmer 11/4/27 13/5/27 ,, ,,
7 McFarlane, Alice Mary Akaroa Married woman.. 17/3/27 11/5/27 ,, Christchurch.
8 McGonagle, Percy Clive Auckland Seaman, Royal Navy 6/2/27 13/5/27 Intestate N. Plymouth.
9 Newman, George Dunedin Plasterer 4/4/27 13/5/27 ,, Dunedin:
10 Price, Harley Oakura Assistant cheesemaker 28/3/27 11/5/27 ,, N. Plymouth.
11 Shepherd, Mary Mataura Widow.. 7/4/27 11/5/27 Testate Invercargill.
12 Stringer, Charles Blenheim Old-age pensioner 11/4/27 11/5/27 Intestate Blenheim.
13 Trewby, Cecil McGregor Gisborne Tutor... 29/11/26 11/5/27 ,, Gisborne.
14 Tucker, Edith Winifred Christchurch Spinster 21/12/26 11/5/27 ,, Christchurch.
15 Ward, Henry West Harbour, Dunedin Gardener 29/3/27 11/5/27 Testate Dunedin.

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 17th May, 1927. J. W. MACDONALD, Public Trustee.



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🚂 Cost of Construction of Railways, Rolling-stock, etc. (continued from previous page)

🚂 Transport & Communications
16 May 1927
Railways, Construction Costs, Rolling-stock, Kaihu, Tauranga, Gisborne, North Island, South Island, Westport, Nelson, Picton, Lake Wakatipu Steamers
  • H. Valentine, Chief Accountant, New Zealand Railways

🏛️ Population of the Dominion

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
13 May 1927
Population, Statistics, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Niue, Tokelau Islands, Western Samoa, Maori
  • Malcolm Fraser, Government Statistician

🏢 Public Trust Office Elections to Administer Estates

🏢 State Enterprises & Insurance
17 May 1927
Public Trust, Estates, Deceased, Intestate, Testate, Wellington, Nelson, Dunedin, Richmond, Sherry River, Akaroa, Auckland, Oakura, Mataura, Blenheim, Gisborne, Christchurch
15 names identified
  • Harry Arnold, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • Edward James Caunter, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • Elizabeth Curtis, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • Maria Frankland, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • Elizabeth Glidewell, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • George Henry Kidson, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • Alice Mary McFarlane, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • Percy Clive McGonagle, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • George Newman, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • Harley Price, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • Mary Shepherd, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • Charles Stringer, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • Cecil McGregor Trewby, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • Edith Winifred Tucker, Deceased, estate to be administered
  • Henry Ward, Deceased, estate to be administered

  • J. W. Macdonald, Public Trustee