Public Trust and Bankruptcy Notices




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 Algie, Maria Jane Widow Auckland 8/12/52 26/1/53 Intestate Auckland
2 Chaston, Lionel Allen Labourer Dunback 15/12/52 23/1/53 "" Dunedin
3 Dunne, James (also known as Dunn, James) Farm labourer and stock dealer Claremont, in the State of Western Australia 3/1/44 22/1/53 "" Auckland
4 Garrick, Robert Wallace Retired city council employee Wanganui 2/1/53 28/1/53 Testate Wanganui
5 Grant, Robert Alexander Retired contractor Formerly Taupiri, late Hamilton 30/9/52 21/1/53 "" Auckland
6 Harris, Frederick James Labourer Dunedin 21/12/52 23/1/53 Intestate Dunedin
7 Hills, Robert Montague Gentleman Rivermede, Romsey, in the County of Hants, England 9/11/51 26/1/53 Testate Auckland
8 Hollywood, John Edgar Student Auckland 18/7/52 26/1/53 Intestate ""
9 Hopewell, William Stanley Formerly furniture salesman, late civil servant New Plymouth 19/11/52 27/1/53 Testate New Plymouth
10 Hume, Mary Anna Widow Auckland 10/12/52 26/1/53 "" Auckland
11 McDonald, Ray Gunner, 16 N.Z.F.D. Regiment, R.N.Z.A. (Korea) Formerly Havelock 15/11/52 23/1/53 "" Blenheim
12 McLeod, George Retired railway employee Auckland 3/12/52 26/1/53 "" Auckland
13 Nunn, Frederick Thomas Retired barman "" 12/12/52 26/1/53 "" ""
14 O'Connell, Caroline Widow Runanga 19/12/52 22/1/53 "" Greymouth
15 Oxenham, William Joseph Retired 71 Islington Road, Croydon, in the State of South Australia 15/7/52 26/1/53 "" Auckland
17 Savage, Oliver Perry Retired farmer Tauranga 26/11/52 22/1/53 Intestate ""
16 Schultz, Victor Edward Carpenter Gisborne 6/12/52 26/1/53 "" Gisborne
18 Skimming (or Mackay) Jean Wilson Married woman 42 Robertson Street, Greenock, Scotland 15/4/52 26/1/53 "" Auckland
19 Smith, Julia Maria "" Greymouth 1/9/40 22/1/53 "" Greymouth
20 Stewart, Robert Labourer Whangarei 23/11/52 28/1/53 "" Auckland
21 Sutherland, Margaret Elizabeth Widow Tinwald 8/1/53 27/1/53 "" Christchurch
22 Sutton, Philip James Retired commercial clerk Tauranga 24/10/52 26/1/53 Testate Auckland
23 Watts, Edith Mary Spinster Auckland 24/11/52 26/1/53 "" ""
24 Wilson, Isabella Janet Merrin Lochead Married woman Papatoetoe 30/11/52 26/1/53 "" ""

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 2 February 1953.

G. E. TURNEY, Public Trustee.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICES

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

THOMAS WILLOCK PATERSON, of Onetangi, Waiheke Island, Auckland, Carrier, was adjudged bankrupt on 30 January 1953. Creditors' meeting will be held at my office on Thursday, 12 February 1953, at 10.30 a.m.

T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.
Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East, Auckland C. 1.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

BULLEN, of 50 Bellevue Road, Mt. Eden, Auckland, Builder, was adjudged bankrupt on 30 January 1953. Creditors' meeting will be held at my office on Friday, 13 February 1953, at 2.15 p.m.

T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.
Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East, Auckland C. 1.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

F. W. McCOWAN, of 19 Bremer Avenue, Mount Roskill, Auckland, Electrician, was adjudged bankrupt on 30 January 1953. Creditors' meeting will be held at my office on Friday, 13 February 1953, at 10.30 a.m.

T. C. DOUGLAS, Official Assignee.
Fourth Floor, Dilworth Building, Customs Street East, Auckland C. 1.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

GORDON HARRY WOOD, formerly of Waihou and Morrinsville, Salesman, but now of Rotorua, Driver, was adjudged bankrupt on 30 January 1953. Creditors' meeting will be held at the Courthouse, Hamilton, on Thursday, 12 February 1953, at 11 a.m.

A. J. BENNETTS, Official Assignee.
Supreme Court, Hamilton.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

EDWARD DALLAS ELLIOTT, of 22 Tennyson Street, Wellington, Painter and Decorator, was adjudged bankrupt on 28 January 1953. Creditors' meeting will be held at my office, 57 Ballance Street, Wellington, on Tuesday, 10 February 1953, at 2.15 p.m.

M. R. NELSON, Official Assignee.
57 Ballance Street, Wellington, 28 January 1953.

In Bankruptcy—Supreme Court

JOSEPH CHARLES MARKS, of 150 King Street, Christchurch, Salesman, was adjudged bankrupt on 27 January 1953. Creditors' meeting will be held at my office, Malings Building, 184 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch, on Friday, 6 February 1953, at 2.15 p.m.

G. W. BROWN, Official Assignee.
184 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch.

In Bankruptcy—In the Supreme Court, Holden at Invercargill

NOTICE is hereby given that statements of accounts and balance-sheets in respect of the undermentioned estates, together with the report of the Audit Office thereon, have been duly filed in the above Court; and I hereby further give notice that at the sitting of the said Court, to be holden on Tuesday, the 17th day of February 1953, I intend to apply for an order releasing me from the administration of the said estates.

John Stanley Adamson, of Invercargill, Vulcanizer.
James Kenneally, of Hokonui, Sawmill Foreman.
Clarence Vere Edmund Hodge, of Invercargill, Builder.
Bruce Reginald Harris, of Invercargill, Contractor.
Harry Vernon Aylward, of Mossburn, Labourer.
Francis David Smith, of Riverton, Carrier.
Arthur John Sammons, of Invercargill, Pensioner.
Robert John Cumming, deceased, of Invercargill, Estate and Commission Agent.

Dated at Invercargill, this 28th day of January 1953.
W. M. FRASER, Official Assignee.



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🏢 Public Trustee Election to Administer Estates

🏢 State Enterprises & Insurance
2 February 1953
Public Trustee, Estates, Deceased, Administration
24 names identified
  • Maria Jane Algie, Deceased estate administered
  • Lionel Allen Chaston, Deceased estate administered
  • James Dunne, Deceased estate administered
  • Robert Wallace Garrick, Deceased estate administered
  • Robert Alexander Grant, Deceased estate administered
  • Frederick James Harris, Deceased estate administered
  • Robert Montague Hills, Deceased estate administered
  • John Edgar Hollywood, Deceased estate administered
  • William Stanley Hopewell, Deceased estate administered
  • Mary Anna Hume, Deceased estate administered
  • Ray McDonald, Deceased estate administered
  • George McLeod, Deceased estate administered
  • Frederick Thomas Nunn, Deceased estate administered
  • Caroline O'Connell, Deceased estate administered
  • William Joseph Oxenham, Deceased estate administered
  • Oliver Perry Savage, Deceased estate administered
  • Victor Edward Schultz, Deceased estate administered
  • Jean Wilson Skimming, Deceased estate administered
  • Julia Maria Smith, Deceased estate administered
  • Robert Stewart, Deceased estate administered
  • Margaret Elizabeth Sutherland, Deceased estate administered
  • Philip James Sutton, Deceased estate administered
  • Edith Mary Watts, Deceased estate administered
  • Isabella Janet Merrin Lochead Wilson, Deceased estate administered

  • G. E. Turney, Public Trustee

⚖️ Bankruptcy Notice for Thomas Willock Paterson

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Bankruptcy, Creditors Meeting, Auckland
  • Thomas Willock Paterson, Adjudged bankrupt

  • T. C. Douglas, Official Assignee

⚖️ Bankruptcy Notice for Bullen

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Bankruptcy, Creditors Meeting, Auckland
  • Bullen, Adjudged bankrupt

  • T. C. Douglas, Official Assignee

⚖️ Bankruptcy Notice for F. W. McCowan

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Bankruptcy, Creditors Meeting, Auckland
  • F. W. McCowan, Adjudged bankrupt

  • T. C. Douglas, Official Assignee

⚖️ Bankruptcy Notice for Gordon Harry Wood

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Bankruptcy, Creditors Meeting, Hamilton
  • Gordon Harry Wood, Adjudged bankrupt

  • A. J. Bennetts, Official Assignee

⚖️ Bankruptcy Notice for Edward Dallas Elliott

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
28 January 1953
Bankruptcy, Creditors Meeting, Wellington
  • Edward Dallas Elliott, Adjudged bankrupt

  • M. R. Nelson, Official Assignee

⚖️ Bankruptcy Notice for Joseph Charles Marks

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Bankruptcy, Creditors Meeting, Christchurch
  • Joseph Charles Marks, Adjudged bankrupt

  • G. W. Brown, Official Assignee

⚖️ Bankruptcy Notice for Release of Estates

⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
28 January 1953
Bankruptcy, Release of Estates, Invercargill
8 names identified
  • John Stanley Adamson, Estate release application
  • James Kenneally, Estate release application
  • Clarence Vere Edmund Hodge, Estate release application
  • Bruce Reginald Harris, Estate release application
  • Harry Vernon Aylward, Estate release application
  • Francis David Smith, Estate release application
  • Arthur John Sammons, Estate release application
  • Robert John Cumming, Estate release application

  • W. M. Fraser, Official Assignee