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Examples presented as 'wallpaper' at the 2007 NZ Society of Genealogists Conference Year/Letter Number - date written - subject (author, place) 1895/394 Mar 15 Requesting her own daughters pension be paid at Blenheim (Mrs Martin, Greymouth) 1895/398 Mar 08 Desires his pension transferred from Auckland to Wellington (T. Longhurst, Wellington) 1895/416 Mar 22 Jackson & Russell apply for arrears of late pensioner Saml Gordon (Capt. Daveney, Auckland) 1895/432 Feb 23 Wants to know where her husband can be found – T. Smith an Sup… Pensioner (Mrs E. Smith, Launceston, Tasmania) 1895/444 Mar 28 Can he procure NZ Consols as Trustee for Minors under a … Wishes them protected and desires control of them himself (Jno. O'Meara, Woodville) 1895/512 Apr 10 The Misses Mackenzie enquire why their pension from Bombay Military, India should not be paid in Gold? (Kenyon & Hosking, Dunedin) 1895/532 Apr 17 Enquiring for address of Peter Tierney (E. B. Tierney, Dublin) 1895/553 Apr 17 Application for NZ Medal & pension (Saml. Bryant, Onehunga) 1895/554 Apr 22 Requesting transfer of his India pension papers to London (A. M. Fagan, Devonport) 1895/574 Apr 22 Requesting information about NZ consols (Wm. Murray, Clareville) 1895/576 Apr 20 Complaining that he has been unable to obtain payment of his quarters pension (Saml. Barwell, Otautau) 1895/594 Mar 13 Enquiring if John Perry is drawing his pension in New Zealand (Mrs Perry, Littlehampton, England) 1895/607 Apr 29 Can she appoint an agent to receive the Interest on her Consols during her absence from the Colony (Mary A. Williams, Waitara) 1895/610 Apr 23 Reporting loss of cheque No.4192 for 15/- (John Gieseking, Greymouth) 1895/621 Apr 25 Application for Campaign Pension and NZ Medal (Jas. Neeve, 58 foot, Onehunga) 1895/638 Apr 29 Requesting issue of new 3% loan at a discount (Chas. Tipple, Dunedin) 1895/785 May 29 Requesting return of cheque to Wetini Mahikai to whom he has advanced money (Allan Gillmour, Raglan) 1895/821 May 04 Requesting transfer of her pension authority to Sydney (Cecilia Wroughton, Sydney) 1895/849 Jun 05 Requesting transfer of his Pension authority from Sydney (Alex Allan, 31 foot, Auckland) 1895/962 Jun 27 Forwarding General authority from Dr A. C. Purchas & enquiring if any cheque was posted to Dr A. G. Purchase for his claim in the estate of the late Mark Marks (Wm. Blacklock, Auckland) 1895/986 Jul 04 Enclosing cheque No.230 £1 16s 6d on Hunterville not presented in time & requesting pay (W. Meehan, Ohingaiti) 1895/1029 Jul 08 Applying for payment of his Imperial pension (Henry Seymour, Stratford) 1895/1243 Jul 08 Requesting information about one Patrick Leary murdered about five years ago & about any property owned by him (J. H. S. McCarthy, Glens Falls, New York) 1895/1273 Aug 21 Applying for duplicate of his Kaffin War Medal (Alexr. Milne, Pensioner, Akaroa) 1895/1274 Aug 21 Reporting loss of cheque No.1297 £1 1s and applying for duplicate (Thos. Leahy, Ashburton) 1895/1294 Aug 26 Accepting offer of cadetship (W. P. Hayes, Pigeon Bay) 1895/1345 Sep 05 Applying for re-admission to Pension list (Wm. Doherty, Auckland) 1895/1367 Sep 09 Enquiring whether there are any P.O. or Savings Bank bonds to be purchased (W. H. Simcox, Otaki) 1895/1371 Sep 11 Reporting his return from Sydney & requesting payment of his pension in Wellington again (C. D. De Castro, Wellington) 1895/1390 Sep 30 Requesting no more pension be paid to Thos Smith of Hokitika as he is an imposter & not her husband (Elizabeth Smith, Launceston) 1895/1396 Aug 26 Enquiring how to dispose of mutated coin (W. J. Madden, Auckland) 1895/1406 Sep 17 Application for employment (J. A. Hay, Wellington) 1895/1494 Oct 01 States he is husband of Elizabeth Smith of Launceston 1895/1570 Oct 21 Enquiring cause of delay in payment of her dividend on NZ consolidated stock (Elizabeth M. Moore, Napier) 1895/1574 Oct 21 Renewing application for Campaign Pension (James Connors, Invercargill) 1895/1621 Oct 22 Re asserting that T. Smith of Hokitika is not her husband, who resides in Launceston (Elizabeth Smith, Launceston) 1895/1637 Nov 04 Application for employment as an extra clerk (G. Z. Quarrie, Wellington) 1895/1678 Nov 07 Requesting payment of his dividends to Joseph Bell (Frank Bell, Whangarei) 1895/1681 Nov 09 Enquiring how to obtain refund of £375 out of Liardet’s mortgage paid to Public account under Land Transfer Act (W. G. Malone, Stratford)
1898/976 Jun 13 Claim to New Zealand Medal (Jas. Montgomery, Ponsonby) 1898/1320 Aug 01 Requests transfer of his Pension authority to Sydney (G. R. Miller, Auckland) 1898/1328 Aug 05 Applies for payment of his Spl. Camp Pension (David Jackman, Huntly) 1898/1352 Aug 11 Forwarding copy of her marriage certificate (Hester Walker nee Newmarch, Cambridge) 1898/1556 Sep 16 H. Carswell has not received cheque No.9 for £4 14s 8d and applies for duplicate (J. T. Carswell, Invercargill) 1898/1617 Oct 10 Notifying his return from England and intention to draw his pension monthly in future (Joseph Slater, Wellington) 1898/1688 Oct 07 Requesting information about late McCready an Imperial Pensioner who died in New Zealand between 1850 and 1856 (W. G. Gelling, Sydney) 1898/1709 Oct 22 Applying for an appointment in connexion with Old Age Pensions (Arthur Kember, Wellington) 1898/1723 Oct 24 Enclosing and requesting payment of cheque No.4012 £3 dated 6 July (David Donald, Masterton) 1898/1790 Oct 31 Forwarding bank receipt of £2 2s 0d paid into Pub a/c in error & requesting refund of amount (Jeanette Fraser, Tokonui) 1898/1813 Nov 01 Applying for appointment as assistant auditor of Bank of New Zealand (Jas. Kriton, Reefton) 1898/1833 Nov 08 Enclosing her baptismal certificate; Regrets she gave date of her birth incorrectly (Lavinia Simeon, Gisborne) 1898/1843 Nov 08 Requesting a cheque for 22s to replace one over a month old that he may be saved the journey to Opunake to get it countersigned (F. M. Chapman, Rahotu) 1898/1907 Nov 22 Acknowledging cheque for 13s 3d; an enquiry why the moneys were not equally divided in respect of land taken for Railway at Purakanui (Hannah Woods, Karitane) 1898/2071 Dec 12 Requesting information about his father Sergt James Eaton, late of 10th Regiment (John Eaton, Sydney) 1898/2120 Dec 21 Complaining that Bank of NZ has deducted Property Tax from amount of his dividend on NZ consolidated stock (W. C. Stewart, Tauranga)
1904/1816 May 19 Enquiring when her pension will be paid (Ethel M. McKeich, Dunedin) 1904/1826 May 24 Applying for duplicate of cheque No.3962 £11 2s having lost original (A. R. Harris, Otahuhu) 1904/1840 May 23 £200 paid into post office for purchase of 2 £100 debentures (Mrs Anna M. Collins, Invercargill) 1904/1892 May 30 Applying for payment of his claim for £6 (Geo. Leahy, Auckland) 1904/1894 Jun 03 Returning cheque No. 192 on Christchurch £3 10s (R. Rutledge, Ladbrooks) 1904/1903 May 03 Claim to a NZ Medal (Wm. Ludlow, 2/14th, Sanson) 1904/1944 Jun 06 Enclosing her Bengal Civil… Pension last pay Certif & enquiring if part of pension due 1 April can be made by Ty thereon (Mrs Ether R. Boys, Dunedin) 1904/1945 Apr 25 Requesting address of Hugh McDonagh, late D.E.O.V. Rifles (Philip J. Thurley, Hastings, England) 1904/1967 Jun 02 £50 paid into post office for purchase of a debenture (Robert James Foreman, Port Chalmers) 1904/1982 Jun 09 Can he purchase 4% debentures for £300 (W. Simpson, Nelson) 1904/1996 Jun 09 Applying for payment of Imperial Pension advised as being granted to him (P. J. Fitzgerald, 8th contingent, Palmerston North) 1904/2007 Jun 10 Reporting death of Wm. Culpan & enquiring amount of Civil Service Pension payable to his Executors (Hesketh & Richmond, Auckland) 1904/2068 Jun 16 Reporting loss of cheque No.2183 for £100 7s 9d & applying for duplicate. Requests cheques be addressed to him at Homebush (John Deans, Homebush, Christchurch) 1904/2081 Jun 13 £550 paid into post office for purchase of 1 £50 and 1 £500 debenture (Geo. Wm. & Emma Allen, Newmarket) 1904/2083 Jun 15 Has not received £1 10s compensation for a steer; Requests enquiry (Geo. R. Logan, Onewhero) 1904/2084 Jun 17 Requests information about debentures for sale (John Pidgeon, Newton) 1904/2085 Jun 18 Re Cheque No.935 £3 15s issued to his father, amount withdrawn. How can he obtain payment of amount (B. Est. Whitcombe, Christchurch) 1904/2095 Jun 21 £14 in bank notes enclosed to be paid into the Public Account (Anonymous, Invercargill) 1904/2143 Jun 20 £700 paid into post office for purchase of 2 £100 & 1 £500 debenture (Elizabeth Dunville Thorpe, Nelson) 1904/2157 Jun 22 £100 paid into post office for purchase of a debenture (John Christopher Wigley, Masterton)