New Zealand Gazette – 1948 – No. 2

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✨ Loan Poll Results and Estate Administration

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 2

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan

Wellington, 17th December, 1947.

THE following notice, received by the Minister of Finance from the Chairman, Waimea County Council, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926.

B. C. ASHWIN, Secretary to the Treasury.

WAIMEA COUNTY COUNCIL

Notice of Result of Poll on Proposal to raise a Loan of £30,000

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the County of Waimea, taken on the 19th day of November, 1947, on the proposal of the Waimea County Council to borrow the sum of £30,000 for the purpose of the erection of fifty-one concrete bridges—

Votes.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was .. 1,425
The number of votes recorded against the proposal was 417
I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated at Nelson, this 8th day of December, 1947.

L. A. HIGGINS, Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan

Wellington, 17th December, 1947.

THE following notice, received by the Minister of Finance from the Chairman, Waimea Electric-power Board, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926.

B. C. ASHWIN, Secretary to the Treasury.

WAIMEA ELECTRIC-POWER BOARD

Notice of Result of Poll on Proposal to raise a Loan

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the special area of the Waimea Electric-power Board District, comprising that portion of the Waimea County included in the parts of the Ridings of Appleby, Wai-iti, Motupiko, Wangapeka, Dovedale, Motueka, and Moutere, and known as the Central Area, taken on the 19th day of November, 1947, on the proposal of the Board to borrow the sum of one hundred and forty-three thousand pounds (£143,000) for the purposes of (1) constructing electrical works and other matters under the authority of the Electric-power Boards Act, 1925, for the supply of electricity to the above-mentioned area, one hundred and thirty-eight thousand pounds (£138,000); (2) advancing to consumers for the purchase of electrical and other equipment and for wiring premises, five thousand pounds (£5,000)—

Votes.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was .. 260
The number of votes recorded against the proposal was 41
Informal votes .. .. .. .. 9
I therefore declare that the proposal was carried.

Dated this 11th day of December, 1947.

A. A. KENYON, Chairman.

Result of Poll for Proposed Loan

Wellington, 22nd December, 1947.

THE following notice, received by the Minister of Finance from the Mayor of the City of Wanganui, is published in accordance with the provisions of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926.

B. C. ASHWIN, Secretary to the Treasury.

WANGANUI CITY COUNCIL

Notice of Result of Poll

PURSUANT to section 13 of the Local Bodies’ Loans Act, 1926, I hereby give notice that at a poll of the ratepayers of the City of Wanganui, taken on the 19th day of November, 1947, on the proposal of the Wanganui City Council to borrow the sum of £22,000 for the purposes of the purchase of six motor-omnibuses, selected spares and equipment, the altering of present buildings, and the providing of all material, appliances, and other matters and things necessary, expedient, or convenient for such purposes—

Votes.

The number of votes recorded for the proposal was .. 1,580
The number of votes recorded against the proposal was 2,058
Informal votes .. .. .. .. 63
I therefore declare that the proposal was rejected.

Dated this 28th day of November, 1947.

W. J. ROGERS, Mayor.

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	Atkinson, Francis Charles Alais	House painter	Christchurch	19/9/47	19/12/47	Testate	Christchurch.
2	Baldick, Edith Electra	Married woman	Wairau Bar, Marlborough (formerly Spring Creek)	5/11/47	19/12/47	,,	Blenheim.
3	Bate, Walter Robert	Retired painter	Christchurch	22/11/47	19/12/47	,,	Christchurch.
4	Bone, Christina	Married woman	,,	25/5/42	19/12/47	Intestate	,,
5	Candy, Mary	Widow	,,	1/11/47	19/12/47	Testate	,,
6	Cassin, Nora Elizabeth	Married woman	Dannevirke	26/11/40	19/12/47	Intestate	Napier.
7	Dunn, Leonard Edward	Clerk	Ashburton	15/10/47	19/12/47	Testate	Christchurch.
8	Earsman, Jean Train Laird	Widow	Wellington (formerly Tokomaru Bay)	10/10/47	19/12/47	Intestate	Wellington.
9	Gatehouse, Hannah Jane	Married woman	Christchurch	10/11/47	19/12/47	Testate	Christchurch.
10	Gibb, Ralph Hush	Farmer	Elsthorpe	25/10/47	19/12/47	,,	Napier.
11	Gould, Elsie Rita	Widow	Wellington	14/9/47	19/12/47	,,	Wellington.
12	Hayes, John Edward	Bootmaker	Te Kopuru	17/7/39	19/12/47	Intestate	Auckland.
13	Hollinger, James Ernest	Retired railway employee	Horotiu (formerly Greymouth)	25/10/47	19/12/47	Testate	,,
14	Maloney, David Francis	Boilermaker	Wanganui	15/11/47	19/12/47	,,	Wellington.
15	Mountford, Arthur Edwin	Bootmaker (formerly retired farmer)	Kaitaia (formerly Mangonui)	20/10/47	19/12/47	,,	Auckland.
16	Mulvihill, Cornelius	Farmer	Geraldine	16/10/47	19/12/47	Intestate	Christchurch.
17	McLaren, Duncan	Rabbiter	Masterton	10/12/46	19/12/47	,,	Wellington.
18	Naimie, John Faddool	Retired commercial traveller	Auckland	2/11/47	19/12/47	,,	Auckland.
19	Pearce, Mercia Evelyn	Unmarried woman	Wanganui	11/10/47	19/12/47	,,	Wellington.
20	Pratt, Thomas William	Retired miner	Westport	8/11/47	19/12/47	Testate	Hokitika.
21	Russell, Florence Nellie	Married woman	Dunedin	15/9/47	19/12/47	,,	Dunedin.
22	Saunders, Jane	Widow	Ashburton	19/10/47	19/12/47	,,	Christchurch.
23	Sheehan, Margaret	Married woman	Napier	6/10/47	19/12/47	Intestate	Napier.
24	Sparks, Mary Louisa	,,	Oamaru	9/11/47	19/12/47	Testate	Dunedin.
25	White, Jessie Isabel	,,	Wanganui	11/10/47	19/12/47	,,	Wellington.

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 22nd December, 1947.

W. G. BAIRD, Public Trustee.

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💰 Result of Poll for Proposed Loan (continued from previous page)

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated17 December 1947
KeywordsLoan Poll, Waimea County Council, Local Bodies’ Loans Act
👩‍💼 Officials

B. C. Ashwin, Secretary to the Treasury
L. A. Higgins, Chairman

💰 Result of Poll for Proposed Loan

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated17 December 1947
KeywordsLoan Poll, Waimea Electric-power Board, Local Bodies’ Loans Act
👩‍💼 Officials

B. C. Ashwin, Secretary to the Treasury
A. A. Kenyon, Chairman

💰 Result of Poll for Proposed Loan

Domain💰 Finance & Revenue
Dated22 December 1947
KeywordsLoan Poll, Wanganui City Council, Local Bodies’ Loans Act
👩‍💼 Officials

B. C. Ashwin, Secretary to the Treasury
W. J. Rogers, Mayor

🏢 Public Trust Office Election to Administer Estates

Domain🏢 State Enterprises & Insurance
Dated22 December 1947
KeywordsEstate Administration, Public Trust Office, Deceased Persons
👱🏽 Names

25 names identified

Francis Charles Alais Atkinson, Estate administration
Edith Electra Baldick, Estate administration
Walter Robert Bate, Estate administration
Christina Bone, Estate administration
Mary Candy, Estate administration
Nora Elizabeth Cassin, Estate administration
Leonard Edward Dunn, Estate administration
Jean Train Laird Earsman, Estate administration
Hannah Jane Gatehouse, Estate administration
Ralph Hush Gibb, Estate administration
Elsie Rita Gould, Estate administration
John Edward Hayes, Estate administration
James Ernest Hollinger, Estate administration
David Francis Maloney, Estate administration
Arthur Edwin Mountford, Estate administration
Cornelius Mulvihill, Estate administration
Duncan McLaren, Estate administration
John Faddool Naimie, Estate administration
Mercia Evelyn Pearce, Estate administration
Thomas William Pratt, Estate administration
Florence Nellie Russell, Estate administration
Jane Saunders, Estate administration
Margaret Sheehan, Estate administration
Mary Louisa Sparks, Estate administration
Jessie Isabel White, Estate administration

👩‍💼 Officials

W. G. Baird, Public Trustee

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