SEPT. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2455
Public Trust Office Act, 1908, and its Amendments.-Election 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. | Occupation. | Residence. | Date of Death. | Date Election filed. | Testate or Intestate. | Stamp Office concerned. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Blair, Alexander James | Engineer | Reefton | 27/5/39 | 1/9/39 | Intestate | Hokitika. |
| 2 | Burton, Arthur Norman | Labourer | Nelson.. | 14/4/39 | 1/9/39 | ,, | Nelson. |
| 3 | Byles, James Alexander | Hairdresser and tobacconist | Wellington | 3/6/39 | 1/9/39 | Testate | Wellington. |
| 4 | Cullimore, Louisa Valentine Curtis | Married woman | ,, | 22/12/38 | 1/9/39 | Intestate | Auckland. |
| 5 | Cummins, William Henry | Rangemaker | ,, | 22/7/39 | 1/9/39 | ,, | Wellington. |
| 6 | Eaton, Miriam | Married woman | Christchurch | 23/7/39 | 1/9/39 | Testate | Christchurch. |
| 7 | Gullick, Ellen Naomi | Widow | ,, | 11/8/39 | 1/9/39 | ,, | ,, |
| 8 | Holvorsen, Halvor Olaus | Retired seaman | Putaruru | 15/7/39 | 1/9/39 | Intestate | Auckland. |
| 9 | Hunter, Andrew | Newspaper vendor | Auckland | 9/8/39 | 1/9/39 | ,, | Invercargill. |
| 10 | Keill, James | Farmer | Waimatua | 6/8/39 | 1/9/39 | ,, | Wellington. |
| 11 | Mitchell, Arthur Alexander | ,, | Otaki Railway | 17/8/38 | 1/9/39 | ,, | Invercargill. |
| 12 | McVey, Frederick James | Company secretary | Roxburgh | 23/7/39 | 1/9/39 | Testate | Auckland. |
| 13 | Shaw, Mary Eliza | Widow | Buckland | 9/8/39 | 1/9/39 | ,, | Christchurch. |
| 14 | Shun Fan | Gold-miner | Christchurch | 7/8/39 | 1/9/39 | Intestate | Napier. |
| 15 | Smith, Frederick | Labourer | Taradale | 1/6/39 | 1/9/39 | Testate | Wellington. |
| 16 | Stratford, Mary Ann | Widow | Taihape | 3/7/39 | 1/9/39 | ,, | ,, |
| 17 | Struthers, Alexander Francis | Railway employee | Wanganui (formerly Waiotira Junction) | 24/5/39 | 1/9/39 | ,, | Christchurch. |
| 18 | Weeber, Alfred Henry | Retired farmer | Christchurch (formerly Belfast) | 4/8/39 | 1/9/39 | ,, | ,, |
| 19 | Woods, Nellie | Married woman | Heathcote | 25/7/39 | 1/9/39 | ,, | ,, |

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 4th September, 1939.
E. O. HALES, Public Trustee.
Unclaimed Lands.
NOTICE BY THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE UNDER THE PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE ACT, 1908 (PART II), AND ITS AMENDMENTS.
TO the owner of that parcel of land situated in the Township of Normanby in the Patea District in the Province of Taranaki, containing 1 rood, more or less, being Allotment No. 236 of Block 20, in the said township, and being the whole of the land comprised and described in certificate of title, Vol. 2, folio 120 (Taranaki District Registry), which said certificate of title is in the name of George Blake, of Tauranga, in the Provincial District of Auckland, a member of the Armed Constabulary Force, by virtue of memorandum of transfer, registered No. 257, from R. T. Blake, and bearing date the 31st day of May, 1876 : Whereas after due inquiry the owner of the above-described land cannot be found : And whereas the said owner has no known agent in New Zealand :
Now, the Public Trustee hereby calls on such owner within six months from the date of the publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette to establish his title to the said land to the Public Trustee, and if such owner fails or neglects so to do the Public Trustee will exercise with regard to the said land the powers and authorities granted to the Public Trustee in and by the Public Trust Office Act, 1908 (Part II), and its amendments.
Dated at Wellington this, 1st day of September, 1939.
E. O. HALES, Public Trustee.
BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.
In Bankruptcy.-In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that HAROLD CHUGG, of 33 Wairakei Street, Green Lane, Carpenter, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office, Law Court Building, High Street, Auckland, on Friday, the 8th day of August, 1939, at 10.30 o'clock a.m.
Dated at Auckland, this 30th day of August, 1939.
A. W. WATTERS,
Official Assignee.
In Bankruptcy.-In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that HECTOR JAMES CHARLES CLEWS, of Waerenga-o-kuri, Labourer, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at my office on Tuesday, the 12th day of September, 1939, at 2.30 o'clock p.m.
Dated at Gisborne, this 29th day of August, 1939.
E. RHODES,
Official Assignee.
In Bankruptcy.-In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that WILLIAM STANNARD, of Ruatoria, Hotel Employee, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at the Courthouse (Picture Theatre), Te Aroroa, on Friday, the 15th day of September, 1939, at 9 o'clock a.m.
Dated at Gisborne, this 4th day of September, 1939.
E. RHODES,
Official Assignee.
In Bankruptcy.
NOTICE is hereby given that dividends are now payable in the undermentioned estates on all proved claims:- Farrell, Thomas, of Waitaanga, Sawmiller-First and final dividend of 3s. 2½d. in the pound.
Hefford, Henry Francis, and Agnes Catherine, of Junction Road, New Plymouth, Farmers-Second and final dividend of 8s. in the pound, making a total of 13s. in the pound.
O'Keeffe, Evelyn William, of Rahotu, Sharemilker-First dividend of 5s. in the pound.
Schaare, Percival Matthew, of Okoke, Sharemilker-First and final dividend of 3s. 8d. in the pound.
Dated at New Plymouth, this 30th day of August, 1939.
L. W. LOUISSON,
Official Assignee.
In Bankruptcy.
In the Estate of ROBERT GEORGE KNIGHT, of Hastings Builder.
NOTICE is hereby given that a second and final dividend of 10¾d. in the pound, making a total dividend of 4s. 7¼d. in the pound, is now payable at my office on all proved claims.
P. MARTIN,
Official Assignee.
Courthouse, Napier, 30th August, 1939.
In Bankruptcy.-In the Supreme Court of New Zealand.
NOTICE is hereby given that JOHN GRAHAM THOMPSON, of Te Kiri, Aboriginal Native, was this day adjudged bankrupt; and I hereby summon a meeting of creditors to be holden at the Courthouse, Opunake, on Thursday, the 14th day of September, 1939, at 11 o'clock a.m.
Dated at Hawera, this 4th day of September, 1939.
A. R. C. CLARIDGE,
Official Assignee.