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'THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE [No. 23
Public Trust Office Act 1908 and its Amendments-Election to Administer Estates
N OTICE 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 | Ballantine, Thomas James | Retired carpenter | Christchurch | 23/2/54 | 25/3/54 | Testate | Christchurch. |
| 2 | Desmond, Mary | Spinster | Auckland | 27/12/53 | 1/4/54 | Intestate | Wellington. |
| 3 | Fulcher, Robert Francis | Retired seaman | Dunedin | 24/2/54 | 18/3/54 | Testate | Dunedin. |
| 4 | Galvin, Francis Gregory | Warehouseman | Wellington | 28/12/53 | 1/4/54 | Intestate | Wellington. |
| 5 | Graham, William | Retired bricklayer | Waipawa | 24/2/54 | 25/3/54 | " | Napier. |
| 6 | Harris, Stanley Carpenter | Member of the staff of Lincoln College | Christchurch | 4/2/54 | 25/3/54 | Testate | Christchurch. |
| 7 | Hill, Maria Amelia | Widow | Auckland | 28/2/54 | 26/3/54 | " | Auckland. |
| 8 | Holmes, Mabel Jane | Spinster | Hokitika | 13/2/54 | 23/3/54 | Intestate | Greymouth. |
| 9 | James, John William | Grader driver | Bay View | 22/2/54 | 26/2/54 | Testate | Napier. |
| 10 | Knightly, John | Retired labourer | Whangarei | 22/1/54 | 26/3/54 | " | Auckland. |
| 11 | Looker, George | Labourer | Hook | 9/2/54 | 25/3/54 | Intestate | Christchurch. |
| 12 | McKay, David | Dairy farmer | Portobello | 16/2/54 | 18/3/54 | Testate | Dunedin. |
| 13 | Melvin, Vera Elizabeth Emma | Spinster | Wanganui | 10/5/28 | 29/3/54 | Intestate | Wellington. |
| 14 | Miller, Edwina Hilda | Wellington | 24/12/53 | 29/3/54 | " | " |
| 15 | Miller, Jeanette Neil Johnstone | | | 24/12/53 | 29/3/54 | " | " |
| 16 | Miller, June Mary Mabel | | | 24/12/53 | 29/3/54 | " | " |
| 17 | O'Connell, Francis Thomas | Storekeeper | Tekapo | 25/2/54 | 25/3/54 | Testate | Christchurch. |
| 18 | Palmer, Arthur Stuart | Retired postal official | Kaiapoi | 23/2/54 | 25/3/54 | " | Wellington. |
| 19 | Robertson, William Alexander | Formerly fitter, late machine shop foreman | Formerly Dunedin, late Wellington | 26/2/54 | 29/3/54 | " | |
| 20 | Stormont, Annie Christina | Married woman | Wellington | 9/3/54 | 1/4/54 | " | |
| 21 | Thow, Martha Jane | Spinster | | 28/2/54 | 29/3/54 | " | |
| 22 | Voisey, Richard Albert | Miner | Port Chalmers | 12/2/54 | 18/3/54 | " | Dunedin. |
| 23 | Wolland, Annas | Widow | Formerly Palmerston North, late Lower Hutt | 21/12/53 | 29/3/54 | " | Wellington. |
Public Trust Office, Wellington, 5 April 1954.
G. E. TURNEY, Public Trustee.
Notice of Adoptions Under Part IX of the Maori Land Act 1931
T IT is hereby notified that the order of adoption as set out in the Schedule hereunder has been made by the Maori Land Court under the provisions of the Maori Land Act 1931.
Office of the Maori Land Court, Tokerau District, 2 April 1954.
J. H. ROBERTSON, Registrar.
Whakaatu Tangohanga Tamariki Whangai i Raro o Wahi IX o Te Ture Whenua Maori 1931
He whakaaturanga tenei kia mohiotia ai kua hangaia e te Kooti Whenua Maori i raro i nga tikanga o te Ture Whenua Maori 1931, etahi ota whakamana i te tangohanga tamariki whangai, e whakaaturia nei e te Kupu Apiti i raro nei.
Tari Kooti Whenua Maori, Tokerau Takiwa, 2 o Aperira, 1954.
TE RAPIHANA, Kai-rehita.
SCHEDULE (KUPU APITI)
| No. (Nama) | Date of Order (Te Ra i Hangaa ai te Ota) | Adopted Child (Tamaiti Whangai) | Sex (Tane, Wahine ranei) | Date of Birth (Te Ra Whanau) | Adopting Parents (Nga Matua Whangai) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1689/K | 19/1/54 | Eawhikia Koutou Flavell | Male (tane) | 22/9/48 | Ruru Nathan. |
| 1682/K | 19/1/54 | James Willis Parore | Male (tane) | 17/1/52 | Allan Nesbit and Mere Rangi Nesbit, née Parore. |
| 1676/K | 19/1/54 | Marylyn Pukeroa | Female (wahine) | 19/7/52 | Richard Dunn and Bertha Dunn, née Thomas. |
| 1688/K | 12/1/54 | Te Ngaronoa Brown | Male (tane) | 8/4/51 | Kingi Raharaha and Annie Raharaha, née Ani Heta. |
The Standards Act 1941-Specifications Declared to be Standard Specifications
N OTICE is hereby given that on the dates stated in the first column hereunder, the undermentioned specifications were declared to be standard specifications by the Minister of Industries and Commerce pursuant to section 8 of the Standards Act 1941.
| Date | Number and Title of Specification | Price of Copy (Post Free) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 16 December 1953 | N.Z.S.S. 1160: Pure vacuum salt for dairy purposes, being B.S. 998 : 1941 | 2 0 |
| 19 March 1954 | N.Z.S.S. 671: Code of sanitary plumbing and drainage by-laws (First revision); superseding edition of January 1950 | 3 6 |
| 29 March 1954 | N.Z.S.S. GP 14: Antifreeze liquids | 2 6 |

• NOTE.-These standards are being printed. Copies will be available soon.
  Applications for copies should be made to the N.Z. Standards Institute, Hamilton Chambers, 201 Lambton Quay (P.O. Box 195), Wellington C. 1.
  Dated at Wellington, this 31st day of March 1954.
  L. J. mCDONALD, Executive Officer, Standards Council.