New Zealand Gazette – 1954 – No. 46

Page 1227

✨ Estate administration, Māori land releases

29 July] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1227

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	Abbott, Horace	Retired sales manager	Formerly Roseneath, Sawyers Bay, late Westcliff-on-Sea, England	23/1/54	15/6/54	Testate	Dunedin.
2	Alderton, Thomas	Retired farmer	Blenheim	19/6/54	16/7/54	"	Blenheim.
3	Bennett, Grace Beatrice	Married woman	Dunedin	14/6/54	14/7/54	"	Dunedin.
4	Bernard, Charles Edward	Retired engine driver	Auckland	5/6/54	19/7/54	"	Auckland.
5	Blacklock, Emma	Widow	Waiwera South	14/6/54	14/7/54	"	Dunedin.
6	Blackwood, Christian		Takapuna	24/4/51	19/7/54	Intestate	Auckland.
7	Bradley, Edith Hilda	Married woman	Christchurch	29/11/38	20/7/54	"	Christchurch.
8	Brown, Arthur Campbell	Carpenter	Dunedin	15/4/54	14/7/54	Testate	Dunedin.
9	Burgess, Harold	Shop assistant	Te Hana	24/5/54	15/7/54	Intestate	Whangarei.
10	Burrell, William Henry	Retired chauffeur	Christchurch	11/6/54	16/7/54	Testate	Christchurch.
11	Bunting, Elizabeth Maud Christina	Married woman	"	14/6/54	16/7/54	"	"
12	Christiansen, Elsie May	Widow	"	15/6/54	16/7/54	"	"
13	Currie, Mary Agnes		Wangamui	25/6/54	18/7/54	"	Wangamui.
14	Farrelly, Philip	Retired farmer	"	23/6/54	19/7/54	"	"
15	Gruchy, Philip Basil (otherwise known as Watson; Philip Basil)	Telephone operator	Gisborne	5/6/54	20/7/54	Intestate	Gisborne.
16	Harris, Annie Sarah	Spinster	Greenpark	23/6/54	16/7/54	Testate	Christchurch.
17	Hollis, James Gordon	Carpenter	Upper Hutt	20/6/54	16/7/54	Intestate	Wellington.
18	Kerr, Grace Margaret	Married woman	Dunedin	25/6/54	16/7/54	Testate	Dunedin.
19	Kerry, Edward	Retired miner	Ohura	9/5/54	14/7/54	Intestate	Auckland.
20	Lewis, Agnes Jane	Widow	Formerly Kaiapoi, late Christchurch	4/6/54	20/7/54	Testate	Christchurch.
21	Martelli, Curtis Caroline		Elstow	31/5/54	16/7/54	"	Auckland.
22	McDowell, Hugh	Gardener	Christchurch	3/7/54	20/7/54	"	Christchurch.
23	McGowan, Annie Duncan	Spinster	Formerly Feathers-ton, late Auckland	19/5/54	19/7/54	"	Auckland.
24	McKibbin, Jane Mary	Widow	Formerly Rivers-dale, late Invercargill	24/5/54	5/7/54	"	Invercargill.
25	Milligan, Samuel	Formerly engine driver, late general labourer	Cape Foulwind	6/4/54	16/7/54	"	Greymouth.
26	Moore, William Martin	Retired coal miner	Greymouth	26/5/54	16/7/54	"	"
27	O'Donnell, Richard Thomas	Labourer	Auckland	10/4/54	19/7/54	Intestate	Auckland.
28	Patterson, Marion Douglas	Married woman	Formerly Cambridge, late Mangere	4/6/54	19/7/54	Testate	"
29	Parkinson, Winifred	Widow	Nelson	21/6/54	20/7/54	"	Nelson.
30	Pavlovich, Nicholas	Gumdigger	Babylon	25/6/54	16/7/54	Intestate	Auckland.
31	Pirie, Eliza	Spinster	Dunedin	4/6/54	14/7/54	Testate	Dunedin.
32	Power, Annie	Widow	Formerly Waitara, late Wellington	17/6/54	16/7/54	"	Wellington.
33	Roberts, Mary Jane (commonly known as Roberts, Jean)	Married woman	Dunedin	26/6/54	16/7/54	"	Dunedin.
34	Shepard, Helen		Eltham	7/6/54	19/7/54	"	New Plymouth.
35	Simmons, Hugh	Retired farmer	Rotorua	25/6/54	14/7/54	"	Auckland.
36	Smith, Henry George	Retired shepherd	Hastings	28/6/54	19/7/54	"	Napier.
37	Stookley, Mary Agnes	Married woman	Formerly Fernside, late Swannanoa	25/5/54	20/7/54	Testate	Christchurch.
38	Wright, William Russell	Formerly Public Servant, late sales-man	Formerly North Balclutha, late Kaitangata	18/5/54	16/7/54	"	Dunedin.

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 26 July 1954. G. E. TURNEY, Public Trustee.

Releasing Land from the Provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 (Mangonui Development Scheme)

PURSUANT to section 332 of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, the Board of Maori Affairs hereby declares that on the date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette the land described in the Schedule hereto shall cease to be subject to the provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, the said land being so subject by virtue of a notice dated 16 September 1930 and published in the Gazette on 25 September 1930, at page 2850.

SCHEDULE
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

Land	Block and Survey District	Area A. R. P.
Whakakoro D8	IV, Hecokino and XI, Whangape	55 2 20
Whakakoro A2	XI, Whangape	104 1 0

Dated at Wellington, this 22nd day of July 1954.

For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—

M. SULLIVAN,
Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.

(M.A. 61/13, 15/1/172; D.O. 21/EE/8)

Releasing Land from the Provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953 (Hokianga Development Scheme)

PURSUANT to section 332 of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, the Board of Maori Affairs hereby declares that on the date of the publication of this notice in the Gazette the land described in the Schedule hereto shall cease to be subject to the provisions of Part XXIV of the Maori Affairs Act 1953, the said land being so subject by virtue of a notice dated 7 September 1931 and published in the Gazette on 17 September 1931, at page 2822.

SCHEDULE
NORTH AUCKLAND LAND DISTRICT

Land	Block and Survey District	Area A. R. P.
Mangapupu B2	VI, Waoku	82 2 0
Mangapupu B3	VI, Waoku	82 2 0

Dated at Wellington, this 21st day of July 1954.

For and on behalf of the Board of Maori Affairs—

M. SULLIVAN,
Assistant Secretary for Maori Affairs.

(M.A. 61/3, 15/1/291; D.O. 19/B/17)

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🏢 Public Trust Office election to administer deceased estates

Domain🏢 State Enterprises & Insurance
Dated26 July 1954
KeywordsPublic Trust, Deceased estates, Election, Supreme Court, Estate administration, Table
👱🏽 Names

38 names identified

Horace Abbott, Subject of estate election
Thomas Alderton, Subject of estate election
Grace Beatrice Bennett, Subject of estate election
Charles Edward Bernard, Subject of estate election
Emma Blacklock, Subject of estate election
Christian Blackwood, Subject of estate election
Edith Hilda Bradley, Subject of estate election
Arthur Campbell Brown, Subject of estate election
Harold Burgess, Subject of estate election
William Henry Burrell, Subject of estate election
Elizabeth Maud Christina Bunting, Subject of estate election
Elsie May Christiansen, Subject of estate election
Mary Agnes Currie, Subject of estate election
Philip Farrelly, Subject of estate election
Philip Basil Gruchy, Subject of estate election
Annie Sarah Harris, Subject of estate election
James Gordon Hollis, Subject of estate election
Grace Margaret Kerr, Subject of estate election
Edward Kerry, Subject of estate election
Agnes Jane Lewis, Subject of estate election
Curtis Caroline Martelli, Subject of estate election
Hugh McDowell, Subject of estate election
Annie Duncan McGowan, Subject of estate election
Jane Mary McKibbin, Subject of estate election
Samuel Milligan, Subject of estate election
William Martin Moore, Subject of estate election
Richard Thomas O'Donnell, Subject of estate election
Marion Douglas Patterson, Subject of estate election
Winifred Parkinson, Subject of estate election
Nicholas Pavlovich, Subject of estate election
Eliza Pirie, Subject of estate election
Annie Power, Subject of estate election
Mary Jane Roberts, Subject of estate election
Helen Shepard, Subject of estate election
Hugh Simmons, Subject of estate election
Henry George Smith, Subject of estate election
Mary Agnes Stookley, Subject of estate election
William Russell Wright, Subject of estate election

👩‍💼 Officials

G. E. Turney, Public Trustee

🪶 Release of Mangonui Development Scheme land from Maori Affairs Act Part XXIV

Domain🪶 Māori Affairs
Dated22 July 1954
KeywordsLand release, Māori Affairs Act, Part XXIV, Mangonui Development Scheme, Schedule, North Auckland
👩‍💼 Officials

M. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Māori Affairs

🪶 Release of Hokianga Development Scheme land from Maori Affairs Act Part XXIV

Domain🪶 Māori Affairs
Dated21 July 1954
KeywordsLand release, Māori Affairs Act, Part XXIV, Hokianga Development Scheme, Schedule, North Auckland
👩‍💼 Officials

M. Sullivan, Assistant Secretary for Māori Affairs

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