New Zealand Gazette – 1954 – No. 53

Page 1409

✨ Public Trust election & Marine notices

2 SEPT.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1409

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	Bailey, Nicholas John Reginald	Rock driller	Roxburgh Hydro ..	29/10/53	18/8/54	Intestate	Dunedin.
2	Baker, Joseph William	Retired gardener	Christchurch ..	25/7/54	24/8/54	Testate	Christchurch.
3	Barwick, Louisa Graham	Widow	Gisborne ..	7/8/54	23/8/54	,,	Gisborne.
4	Carr, Eliza	Married woman	Dunedin ..	18/7/54	18/8/54	,,	Dunedin.
5	Collins, Henry Charles	Mercer	Formerly Riwaka, New Zealand, late Sydney, in the State of New South Wales, Australia	16/5/53	26/8/54	,,	Wanganui.
6	Couch, Theodore Stanley	Retired Civil Servant	Blenheim	17/7/54	25/8/54	,,	Blenheim.
7	Davies, Lewis	Retired bridge carpenter	Greymouth	30/7/54	20/8/54	Intestate	Greymouth.
8	Donkin, Beryl	Widow	Hastings	30/7/54	18/8/54	Testate	Napier.
9	Doyle, Henry	Labourer	Rangiora	19/7/54	24/8/54	,,	Christchurch.
10	Efford, William Harris	Retired metal turner	Christchurch	26/7/54	24/8/54	,,	,,
11	Elder, William	Bricklayer	Tokoroa ..	14/6/54	20/8/54	Intestate	Nelson.
12	Evans, John	Labourer	Awamoko	25/12/53	9/8/54	,,	Dunedin.
13	Gardiner, Henry	Retired miner	Blackwater	30/8/53	17/8/54	,,	Greymouth.
14	Gibb, Elizabeth	Widow	Woodend	18/7/54	24/8/54	Testate	Christchurch.
15	Hourston, Margaret Watson	Married woman	Reefton ..	1/7/54	19/8/54	,,	Greymouth.
16	Kendrick, Ellen	Widow	Wanganui	4/8/54	26/8/54	,,	Wanganui.
17	Mackintosh, Grace	Spinster	,,	17/7/54	26/8/54	,,	,,
18	McClymont, Margaret Anne	Married woman	Islington	14/7/54	19/8/54	Intestate	Christchurch.
19	McLean, Hannah	Widow	Ikamatua	29/7/54	20/8/54	Testate	Greymouth.
20	Moye, James	Retired labourer	Ross ..	23/5/54	19/8/54	Intestate	,,
21	Rodgers, Douglas Neville	Formerly labourer, late coalminer	Formerly Timaru, late Westport	27/12/53	19/8/54	Testate	Christchurch.
22	Salter, Martin	Retired boilermaker	Dunedin ..	1/5/54	18/8/54	Intestate	Dunedin.
23	Smith, Cecilia	Married woman	Tolaga Bay	10/7/54	23/8/54	Testate	Gisborne.
24	White, Annie	,,	Formerly Wellington, late Richmond	16/7/54	16/8/54	,,	Nelson.
25	Willis, Albert	General labourer	Christchurch	15/4/54	24/8/54	Intestate	Christchurch.
26	Wills, Millicent	Widow	Hunterville	29/7/54	25/8/54	,,	Palmerston N.

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 31 August 1954. G. E. TURNEY, Public Trustee.

Notice to Mariners No. 62 of 1954

NEW ZEALAND—NORTH ISLAND—TAURANGA HARBOUR

Alteration to Port Information

THE following amendments are to be made to the New Zealand Nautical Almanac and Tide Tables 1954, Vol. 2:

Page 107—Pilotage: Substitute “Harbourmaster” for “Secretary”.

Page 108—Note—New Jetty: Amend 12,000 ft. to read 1,200 ft.

Page 108—Lower Anchorage: Delete this information, and substitute “A vessel wishing to anchor in the channel must obtain permission from the Harbourmaster.”

Page 110—Radio Telephone: Delete “Watches are maintained between 0900 to 1200 hrs.; 1300 to 1700 hrs.”, and substitute “0800 to 0815 hrs. and 1700 to 1715 hrs. An irregular watch will be kept from 1145 to 1200 hrs.”

Masters of inward bound vessels are requested to listen on 2182 kc/s. when within 3 miles of the harbour entrance for report on movement of overseas vessels in harbour. These reports will be broadcast from one hour prior to vessel’s departure at 15-minute intervals.

Authority: Tauranga Harbour Board.

Wellington, N.Z., 20 August 1954.

W. C. SMITH, Secretary for Marine.

(M. 7/3/54; M. 3/6/32)

Notice to Mariners No. 63 of 1954

NEW ZEALAND—SOUTH ISLAND—MOTUNAU

ATTENTION is drawn to Admiralty Notice to Mariners No. 1621, 24 July 1954, and accompanying blocks showing amendments to coastline in the vicinity of Motunau Is. This information is embodied in charts N.Z. 9 and N.Z. 10.

Wellington, N.Z., 23 August 1954.

W. C. SMITH, Secretary for Marine.

(M. 6/2/70)

Notice to Mariners No. 64 of 1954

NEW ZEALAND—SOUTH ISLAND

Information about Rocks and Names

(i) The symbol for a rock with less than 6 ft. of water over it is to be inserted in positions:

(a) 026½° 23.3 miles} from Kaikoura Peninsula light
(b) 030° 13.4 miles} (42° 25′ 20″ S., 173° 43′ 00″ E.
(c) 267° 4.1 miles} (approx.).

(ii) The name “Waipapa Pt.” (42° 10′ S., 173° 58′ E. (approx.)) is to be expunged.

(iii) The name “Waipapa Pt.” is to be inserted against the point in position 42° 12′ 35″ S., 173° 52′ 20″ E. (approx.) on chart 2529, in place of “Waipapa Landing Pl.”

(i) Motunau: A shoal sounding of 3 fathoms is to be substituted for the danger circle “Shoal repd. (P.A.)” in position 43° 01′ S., 173° 10′ E. (approx.).
Peraki Cove Approach—Rock: The symbol for a rock awash is to be inserted in position 252° 0.4 miles from Peraki Cove (Bay) S.E. entrance point (43° 52′ 50″ S., 172° 49′ 15″ E. (approx.)).

Charts affected: 1212 (1 (ii)); 2529 (1, 3); 2532 (3); 3629 (1, 3); 3634 (1 (ii), 2 (i)).

Publications: New Zealand Pilot, 1946 Edition, pages 280, 282, 295.

Authority: Admiralty.

Wellington, N.Z., 23 August 1954.

W. C. SMITH, Secretary for Marine.

(M. 6/2/70)

Notice to Mariners No. 65 of 1954

NEW ZEALAND—SOUTH ISLAND

Cancellation of Admiralty Charts

THE following charts have been permanently withdrawn:

Chart 2533: Otago to Mataura River.

Chart 2553: Foveaux Strait and Stewart Island.

Authority: Admiralty.

Wellington, N.Z., 27 August 1954.

W. C. SMITH, Secretary for Marine,

(M. 19/2/8)

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⚖️ Election to administer estates under Public Trust Office Act

Domain⚖️ Justice & Law Enforcement
Dated31 August 1954
KeywordsPublic Trust, election, deceased estates, table, Public Trustee
👱🏽 Names

26 names identified

Nicholas John Reginald Bailey, named in deceased estates notice
Joseph William Baker, named in deceased estates notice
Louisa Graham Barwick, named in deceased estates notice
Eliza Carr, named in deceased estates notice
Henry Charles Collins, named in deceased estates notice
Theodore Stanley Couch, named in deceased estates notice
Lewis Davies, named in deceased estates notice
Beryl Donkin, named in deceased estates notice
Henry Doyle, named in deceased estates notice
William Harris Efford, named in deceased estates notice
William Elder, named in deceased estates notice
John Evans, named in deceased estates notice
Henry Gardiner, named in deceased estates notice
Elizabeth Gibb, named in deceased estates notice
Margaret Watson Hourston, named in deceased estates notice
Ellen Kendrick, named in deceased estates notice
Grace Mackintosh, named in deceased estates notice
Margaret Anne McClymont, named in deceased estates notice
Hannah McLean, named in deceased estates notice
James Moye, named in deceased estates notice
Douglas Neville Rodgers, named in deceased estates notice
Martin Salter, named in deceased estates notice
Cecilia Smith, named in deceased estates notice
Annie White, named in deceased estates notice
Albert Willis, named in deceased estates notice
Millicent Wills, named in deceased estates notice

👩‍💼 Officials

G. E. Turney, Public Trustee

🚂 Notice of amendments to Tauranga Harbour pilotage and jetty

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated20 August 1954
KeywordsMarine, Tauranga, pilotage, jetty, anchorage permission, radio telephone
👩‍💼 Officials

W. C. Smith, Secretary for Marine

🚂 Notice of Admiralty chart amendments for Motunau

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated23 August 1954
KeywordsMarine, Admiralty notice, charts, Motunau, coastline
👩‍💼 Officials

W. C. Smith, Secretary for Marine

🚂 Notice of rock symbol and name changes for South Island

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated23 August 1954
KeywordsMarine, rock symbols, name changes, charts, South Island, locations
👩‍💼 Officials

W. C. Smith, Secretary for Marine

🚂 Notice of withdrawal of Admiralty charts

Domain🚂 Transport & Communications
Dated27 August 1954
KeywordsMarine, chart withdrawal, Admiralty, Otago, Foveaux Strait, Stewart Island
👩‍💼 Officials

W. C. Smith, Secretary for Marine

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