New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 64

Page 1555

✨ Public Trust and Legal Notices

JUNE 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1555

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	Archer, William Thomas	Farmer	Ngaroma	24/7/39	14/6/40	Intestate	Christchurch.
2	Boyd, John Elder	Harbour Board employe	Wellington	1/5/40	14/6/40	Testate	Wellington.
3	Brownell, Tasman James	Retired Railway servant	Christchurch	20/5/40	14/6/40	"	Christchurch.
4	Carter, Ethel May	Married woman	"	21/5/40	14/6/40	"	"
5	Chapple, Thomas Joseph	House-decorator	"	19/5/40	14/6/40	"	"
6	Collins, Caroline	Married woman	Auckland	2/2/40	14/6/40	Intestate	Auckland.
7	Lynch, Sarah Winifred	Spinster	Wellington	29/4/40	14/6/40	Testate	Wellington.
8	Marshall, Raymond James	Motor-mechanic	"	27/7/39	14/6/40	Intestate	Christchurch.
9	Pearce, Matilda	Married woman	New Plymouth	26/5/40	14/6/40	"	New Plymouth.
10	Quinlan, Ella Evelyn	Spinster	Wellington	17/5/40	14/6/40	"	Wellington.
11	Renz, Ronald McGregor	Railway porter	Hundalee	19/3/40	14/6/40	"	Christchurch.
12	Skudder, Alfred Henry	Retired labourer	Thames	24/5/40	14/6/40	Testate	Auckland.
13	Spencer, Sarah Jane	Widow	Palmerston North	17/5/40	14/6/40	"	Wellington.

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 17th June, 1940. E. O. HALES, Public Trustee.

Appointment of Deputy District Public Trustee.

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of the power and authority vested in me by section 3 of the Public Trust Office Amendment Act, 1921–22, I, the Public Trustee of the Dominion of New Zealand, have appointed Wilfred Harold Chudley of the Public Trust Office, Hastings, to be deputy of the District Public Trustee, Hastings, during the absence of such District Public Trustee from his headquarters from any cause, and all previous warrants appointing any deputy of the said District Public Trustee have been revoked. Dated at Wellington, this 15th day of June, 1940. E. O. HALES, Public Trustee.

Notice to Mariners No. 20 of 1940.

Marine Department, Wellington, N.Z., 13th June, 1940.

NEW ZEALAND.—SOUTH ISLAND.—BLUFF HARBOUR.

Dredging operations.

Position: Lat., 46° 36′ S.; long., 168° 19′ E. (approx.).

Details: The dredger will be operating in the swinging basin for the next few months about 500 ft. westward of the light vessel. All vessels not in charge of a pilot should ascertain by signal if the dredger is clear of the channel before entering.

Chart affected: No. 3484.

Publication: New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide-tables, page 306.

L. B. CAMPBELL, Secretary.

(M. 3/13/83.)

The Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925.—Notice of Proposed Cancellation.

Department of Labour, Wellington, 17th June, 1940.

NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to and in exercise of the powers in this behalf conferred upon me by section 23 of the Industrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, 1925, the registration of the

Auckland Grocers’ Shop Managers’ Industrial Union of Workers, registered number 1434, situated at Auckland, will, unless cause to the contrary is shown, be cancelled at the expiration of six weeks from the date hereof.

G. M. F. JACKSON, Acting Registrar of Industrial Unions.

Officiating Ministers for 1940.—Notice No. 18.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 18th June, 1940.

PURSUANT to the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1908, the following names of officiating ministers within the meaning of the said Act are published for general information:—

The Methodist Church of New Zealand.

Mr. William Maitland Jones.

Mr. Ranginohora Rogers.

Baptists.

The Reverend Percy Frederick Lanyon.

G. G. HODGKINS, Deputy Registrar-General.

Officiating Ministers for 1940.—Notice No. 19.

Registrar-General’s Office, Wellington, 18th June, 1940.

IT is hereby notified that the undermentioned name of an officiating minister has been removed from the List of Officiating Ministers under the Marriage Act, 1908, by request:—

The Methodist Church of New Zealand.

Mr. Arthur Francis Attwood.

G. G. HODGKINS, Deputy Registrar-General.

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🏢 Public Trustee Election to Administer Estates

Domain🏢 State Enterprises & Insurance
Dated17 June 1940
KeywordsPublic Trust Office, Estate administration, Deceased persons, Intestate, Testate
👱🏽 Names

13 names identified

William Thomas Archer, Deceased estate administered
John Elder Boyd, Deceased estate administered
Tasman James Brownell, Deceased estate administered
Ethel May Carter, Deceased estate administered
Thomas Joseph Chapple, Deceased estate administered
Caroline Collins, Deceased estate administered
Sarah Winifred Lynch, Deceased estate administered
Raymond James Marshall, Deceased estate administered
Matilda Pearce, Deceased estate administered
Ella Evelyn Quinlan, Deceased estate administered
Ronald McGregor Renz, Deceased estate administered
Alfred Henry Skudder, Deceased estate administered
Sarah Jane Spencer, Deceased estate administered

👩‍💼 Officials

E. O. Hales, Public Trustee

🏢 Appointment of Deputy District Public Trustee

Domain🏢 State Enterprises & Insurance
Dated15 June 1940
KeywordsPublic Trust Office, Deputy appointment, Hastings
👱🏽 Names

Wilfred Harold Chudley, Appointed Deputy District Public Trustee

👩‍💼 Officials

E. O. Hales, Public Trustee

🚂 Notice to Mariners No. 20 of 1940

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated13 June 1940
KeywordsMarine Department, Dredging operations, Bluff Harbour
👩‍💼 Officials

L. B. Campbell, Secretary

👷 Notice of Proposed Cancellation of Industrial Union

Domain👷 Labour & Employment
Dated17 June 1940
KeywordsIndustrial Conciliation and Arbitration Act, Union cancellation, Auckland Grocers’ Shop Managers’ Industrial Union
👩‍💼 Officials

G. M. F. Jackson, Acting Registrar of Industrial Unions

⚖️ Officiating Ministers for 1940 - Notice No. 18

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated18 June 1940
KeywordsMarriage Act, Officiating ministers, Methodist Church, Baptists
👱🏽 Names

William Maitland Jones (Mr), Officiating minister published
Ranginohora Rogers (Mr), Officiating minister published
Percy Frederick Lanyon (Reverend), Officiating minister published

👩‍💼 Officials

G. G. Hodgkins, Deputy Registrar-General

⚖️ Officiating Ministers for 1940 - Notice No. 19

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated18 June 1940
KeywordsMarriage Act, Officiating ministers, Removal, Methodist Church
👱🏽 Names

Arthur Francis Attwood (Mr), Officiating minister removed

👩‍💼 Officials

G. G. Hodgkins, Deputy Registrar-General

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