Customs and Public Trust Notices




Decisions Under the Sales Tax Act 1932–33

THE following decisions in interpretation of the Sales Tax Act 1932-33 are published for public information.

PART I—GOODS INCLUDED IN STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS FROM SALES TAX

Decision Record No.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, ETC.—Watering cans (other than toy watering cans) 22-(s) 21/15/-
APPAREL, ALL KINDS, ETC.—Doll's clothing 22-(s) 8/18/-
SACRAMENTAL VESSELS, ETC.—Rosaries 22-(s) 3/176/-
SPORTING AND ATHLETIC REQUISITES, ETC.—Goods admissible under Tariff item 239 (3) of the Customs Tariff 22-(s) 13/17/-
TANKS, CISTERNS, CYLINDERS AND VATS, OF ANY MATERIAL, FOR GASES OR LIQUIDS, ETC.—Petrol tank caps 22-(s) 3/30/-

PART II—DECISIONS WHICH ARE CANCELLED

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, ETC.—Watering cans. (See revised decision.)

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of July 1957.
(S.T.D. 22)
J. P. D. JOHNSEN, Comptroller of Customs.

Election to Administer Estates Under Public Trust Office Act 1908, and Amendments

Pursuant to the Public Trust Office Act 1908, and amendments, 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 set out hereunder:

No. Name Occupation Residence Date of Death Date Election Filed Testate or Intestate Stamp Office Concerned
1 Aitchison, Robert Retired clerk Auckland 30/5/57 17/6/57 Testate Auckland
2 Annesley, George Retired labourer Dunedin 14/5/57 21/6/57 Intestate Dunedin
3 Beck, Stanley Humphrey Retired bridge carpenter Stewarts Gully 16/5/57 28/6/57 Testate Christchurch
4 Bedelph, John Retired painter Christchurch 30/5/57 28/6/57 Testate Christchurch
5 Burn, Sophia Laura Spinster Formerly Middlemarch, late Dunedin 22/5/57 21/6/57 Intestate Dunedin
6 Carey, John Retired painter Westport 14/3/57 28/6/57 Intestate Greymouth
7 Chapman, Amy Eveline Married woman Formerly Timaru, late Christchurch 29/5/57 28/6/57 Intestate Christchurch
8 Cooke, Mary Ann Widow Christchurch 1/6/57 28/6/57 Intestate Christchurch
9 Crawford, Annie Marguerite Married woman New Plymouth 18/5/57 19/6/57 Intestate New Plymouth
10 Cresswell, Bertha Seymour Spinster Auckland 21/5/57 25/6/57 Intestate Auckland
11 Dickson, Annie Maria Widow Formerly Blenheim, late Wellington 19/5/57 27/6/57 Intestate Wellington
12 Elliott, Samuel Thomas Retired labourer Formerly Motueka, late Nelson 19/5/57 24/6/57 Intestate Nelson
13 Fisk, Hephzibah Spinster Auckland 9/6/57 25/6/57 Intestate Auckland
14 Fitz Henry, Alice Widow Dargaville 22/5/57 11/6/57 Intestate Whangarei
15 Forbes, Eliza Aitken Widow Formerly Oamaru, late Dunedin 25/5/57 21/6/57 Intestate Dunedin
16 Guerin, Agnes Delia Spinster Auckland 7/5/57 25/6/57 Intestate Auckland
17 Horan, Mark Thomas General labourer Oamaru 30/4/57 21/6/57 Intestate Dunedin
18 Irving, Leonard George Bushman Auckland 25/5/57 25/6/57 Intestate Auckland
19 James, Doris Married woman Auckland 2/6/57 25/6/57 Testate Auckland
20 Jenyns, Margaret Widow Formerly Featherston, late Palmerston North 2/6/57 27/6/57 Intestate Palmerston N.
21 Johnston, William John Post and Telegraph employee Christchurch 26/5/57 28/6/57 Intestate Christchurch
22 Kendall, Catherine Married woman Papatoetoe 25/5/57 25/6/57 Testate Auckland
23 Lane, Mary Elizabeth Widow Christchurch 16/5/57 28/6/57 Intestate Christchurch
24 May, Millicent Anna Widow Petone 30/4/57 27/6/57 Intestate Wellington
25 Murphy, Edwin Stafford Retired farm labourer Featherston 13/4/57 26/6/57 Intestate Masterton
26 Murphy, John G. Retired Dorchester in the County of Suffolk and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 12/1/53 24/6/57 Intestate Napier
27 Richardson, Albert George Retired hotel licensee Nelson 16/5/57 24/6/57 Intestate Nelson
28 Sloane, Bailie Gordon Joseph Formerly shop assistant, late clerk Christchurch 21/5/57 28/6/57 Intestate Christchurch
29 Soper, Lucy Widow Formerly Lincoln, late Christchurch 7/6/57 28/6/57 Intestate Christchurch
30 Tate, Joseph Elliott Farmer Kawakawa 2/5/57 20/6/57 Intestate Whangarei
31 Wheeler, James Ryder Retired general labourer Little River 2/5/57 28/6/57 Intestate Christchurch
32 Wilson, John Lothian Labourer Greytown 16/3/57 26/6/57 Intestate Masterton

Public Trust Office, Wellington, 2 July 1957.
GEO. E. TURNEY, Public Trustee.



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🏭 Decisions Under the Sales Tax Act 1932-33

🏭 Trade, Customs & Industry
4 July 1957
Sales Tax, Customs Tariff, goods, exemptions, decisions, interpretation
  • J. P. D. Johnsen, Comptroller of Customs

🏢 Election to Administer Estates Under Public Trust Office Act

🏢 State Enterprises & Insurance
2 July 1957
Public Trust Office, estates, deceased persons, administration, testate, intestate
32 names identified
  • Robert Aitchison, Estate administration election filed
  • George Annesley, Estate administration election filed
  • Stanley Humphrey Beck, Estate administration election filed
  • John Bedelph, Estate administration election filed
  • Sophia Laura Burn, Estate administration election filed
  • John Carey, Estate administration election filed
  • Amy Eveline Chapman, Estate administration election filed
  • Mary Ann Cooke, Estate administration election filed
  • Annie Marguerite Crawford, Estate administration election filed
  • Bertha Seymour Cresswell, Estate administration election filed
  • Annie Maria Dickson, Estate administration election filed
  • Samuel Thomas Elliott, Estate administration election filed
  • Hephzibah Fisk, Estate administration election filed
  • Alice Fitz Henry, Estate administration election filed
  • Eliza Aitken Forbes, Estate administration election filed
  • Agnes Delia Guerin, Estate administration election filed
  • Mark Thomas Horan, Estate administration election filed
  • Leonard George Irving, Estate administration election filed
  • Doris James, Estate administration election filed
  • Margaret Jenyns, Estate administration election filed
  • William John Johnston, Estate administration election filed
  • Catherine Kendall, Estate administration election filed
  • Mary Elizabeth Lane, Estate administration election filed
  • Millicent Anna May, Estate administration election filed
  • Edwin Stafford Murphy, Estate administration election filed
  • John G. Murphy, Estate administration election filed
  • Albert George Richardson, Estate administration election filed
  • Bailie Gordon Joseph Sloane, Estate administration election filed
  • Lucy Soper, Estate administration election filed
  • Joseph Elliott Tate, Estate administration election filed
  • James Ryder Wheeler, Estate administration election filed
  • John Lothian Wilson, Estate administration election filed

  • GEO. E. TURNEY, Public Trustee