Deceased Estates and Native Assessor Appointment




PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the charge of W. S. Atkinson, Esq., Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons, during the Month of March, 1868, Taranaki District.

No. Name of Deceased. Colonial Residence. Supposed British or Foreign Residence. Date of Rule or Order. Value or Estimated Value of Personal Estate. Time of Deceased’s Death. Remarks.
1 John Daniel Okato England 9 March Under £200 About Mar. 1
2 James Barry New Plymouth England None required Under £50 March 15

Dated the 31st Day of March, 1868.

W. S. Atkinson,
Curator, Taranaki District.

PARTICULARS of the Estates of Deceased Persons which have been placed under the charge of W. S. Atkinson, Esq., Curator of the Estates of Deceased Persons, during the Month of April, 1868.

No. Name of Deceased. Colonial Residence. Supposed British or Foreign Residence. Date of Rule or Order. Value or Estimated Value of Personal Estate. Time of Deceased’s Death. Remarks.
1 Francis De Courey Duff Taranaki Ireland None required £ s. d.
32 4 7 2 Oct., 1866

Dated the 1st day of May, 1868.

W. S. Atkinson,
Curator of Intestate Estates, Taranaki District.

Native Secretary’s Office,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1868.

His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Hone Pihama Te Rei Hanataua, to be an Assessor for the purpose of “The Resident Magistrates Act, 1867,” “The Native Circuit Courts Act, 1858,” and “The Native Circuit Courts Act Amendment Act, 1862,” within the District of New Plymouth, as the same is defined by a proclamation dated the twenty-ninth November, 1867.

J. C. Richmond.




Online Sources for this page:

VUW Te Waharoa PDF Taranaki Provincial Gazette 1868, No 10





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🏢 Estates of Deceased Persons - March 1868

🏢 State Enterprises & Insurance
31 March 1868
Deceased estates, Curator, Taranaki, March 1868
  • John Daniel, Deceased estate under curator
  • James Barry, Deceased estate under curator

  • W. S. Atkinson, Curator, Taranaki District

🏢 Estates of Deceased Persons - April 1868

🏢 State Enterprises & Insurance
1 May 1868
Deceased estates, Curator, Taranaki, April 1868
  • Francis De Courey Duff, Deceased estate under curator

  • W. S. Atkinson, Curator of Intestate Estates, Taranaki District

🪶 Appointment of Native Assessor

🪶 Māori Affairs
23 June 1868
Native Assessor, Resident Magistrates Act, New Plymouth
  • Hone Pihama Te Rei Hanataua, Appointed Native Assessor

  • J. C. Richmond