Part 1

1. Letter. T. & C. Stores Ltd, grocery business seeking rental reduction and modernising of the High Street shop front. 20 Sept. 1940

2.Memo. re High Street property, details of lease agreement. 23 Sept. 1940

3. Valuation of High Street property 23 Oct. 1940

4. Letter. Rental arrears owing from T. & C. Stores Ltd. 11 Oct. 1940

5. Letter. advising probate on the will of M. Campbell granted. 7 Nov. 1940

6. Letter. Acknowledgement of beneficiaries Mr W. Burr and Miss J Burr to the will of M. Campbell. 11 Nov. 1940

7. Letter. Bequest to the RSA from the will of M. Campbell. 11 Nov. 1940

8. Letter. Robert Mortlock, garage proprietor re storage and valuation of car belonging to the estate of M. Campbell.

9. Letter. South Taranaki RSA, beneficiary of 100 pounds from the estate of M Campbell. 12 Nov. 1940

10. Letter. Eltham Boys Home, beneficiary of 100 pounds from the estate of M Campbell. 12 Nov. 1940

11. Letter. Request from New Zealand Institute for the Blind for details of the estate. 12 Nov. 1940

12. Letter. Re granting of probate. 15 Nov. 1940

13. Letter. Technical High School, Hawera. Establishment of 'The Campbell Scholarships' with 1500 pound bequest. 18 Nov. 1940

14. Letter. Re cancellation of phone account. 19 Nov. 1940

15. Letter. Reply to NZ Institute of the Blind. 19 Nov. 1940

16. Letter. Request to F J Cameron, Newton King Ltd. for valuation of Whenuakura farm belonging to the estate of J E Campbell. 20 nov. 1940

17. Letter. To Whenuakura Dairy Co. Ltd - accounts assessment. 20 Nov. 1940

18. Request for valuation of Lot 12 DP 3013 part Section 182/183 Argyll St, Hawera. 20 Nov. 1940

19. Letter. Acknoweldegement from W Burr of bequest. 18 Nov. 1940

20. Letter. Hawera Borough Council. Consent and approval with regard to the erection of a proposed memorial in King Edward Park. 20 Nov. 1940

21. Letter Acknowledgement of lodging of probate in the Supreme Court Office. 19 November 1940

22. Letter. Acknowledgement of 500 pound bequest to Makogai Lepper Station. 18 Nov. 1940

23. Letter. Succession duty (10%) to be charges to Makogai Lepper bequest. 21 Nov. 1940

24. Letter. Shareholders in Settlers Loan & Deposit Co.

25. Letter. Farmers Co-op. Society, Hawera - account for cows sold to J E Campbell's estate.

26. Letter. To E H Hodge, Urekawa Rd., - accounts of debts for the farm. 21 Nov. 1940

27. Letter. Share of J E Campbell estate in the estate of Mary Campbell dec'd. 22 Nov. 1940

28. Letter. Request to principal owing and interest due on deed of trust, Settlers Loan Co. 22 Nov. 1940

29. Letter. Hawera Star. advert re claims on estate of M Campbell. 22 Nov. 1940

30. Letter. Acknowledgement of letter. J. Burr. 20 Nov. 1940

31. Letter. To Post Office Savings Bank, Hawera re account of M Campbell. 26 Nov. 1940

32. Letter. To J A Duffill. Valuation of property on High Street. 26 Nov. 1940

33. Letter. Valuation of property by J A Duffill. 27 Nov. 1940

34. Letter. To the Minister of Finance re origins of patients in Lepper Station at Makogai. 27 Nov. 1940

35. Bill of sale. Items from the estate. by auction and to Miss Feeney. 2 Dec. 1940

36. Memo. Income and outgoings on Campbell Estate. 5 Nov. 1940

37. Letter. Statement of account for High Street property. receiver called in for T & C Stores by debenture holder Mr Burgess, Fraser & Co. 6 Dec. 1940

38. List. Accounts owing to E H Hodge, Whenuakura. 6 Dec. 1940

39. Letter. Acknowledgement of letter from Home of Compassion, Island Bay, Wellington. 11 Dec. 1940

40. Details of headstone. 18 Dec. 1940

41. Letter re Gower and Campbell Estate. 17 Dec. 1940

42. Letter. The Salvation Army re bequest to Eltham Boys' Home. 20 Nov. 1940

43. Letters (3) C D Dickie, Mokoia to inspect and value on cash basisi, farm at the end of the Urekawa Rd.

44. Letter. Copy of reply to Makogai Leppers' Trust Board from the Minister of Finance re succession duty. 19 Dec. 1940

45. Letter. To Owen Douglas Campbell re Brian and Colin Campbell's inheritance in trust account. 17 Jan. 1941

46. Letter. To Mrs Alice Burgess re the inheritances to her children. Eldest Ian overseas with the Armed Forces. 17 Jan. 1941

47. Letter. Inheritances to Agnes Mary Peffers 100 pounds 15s 5p ; Olive Bernice Laird Thomson 100p 15s 6p. 17 Jan. 1941

48. Letter. From Alice Burgess re Mary dangerously ill. 18 Jan. 1941

49. Letter. Grant & Smart reject liability by Mr Gower. 28 Jan. 1941

50. Letter and associated notes. Residuary beneficiaries - Hawera Council (3 sheets)

51. Letter. Informing of the death of Mary Jean Burgess (d. 24 Jan. 1941). 28 Jan. 1941

52. Letter. Reply to Mrs Alice Burgess re death of her daughter. 3 Feb. 1941

53. Letter. Re Turuturu-Mokai Reserve. 5 Feb. 1941

54. Letter. Estates of J E and Marion Campbell re decease of beneficiary Mary Jean Burgess. 6 Feb. 1941

55. Letter. Letter to Home of Compassion waive right to receive a sum of 25 pounds from estate of Marion Campbell. 11 Feb. 1941.

56. Letter. From Alice Burgess regarding her daughter death. 6 Feb. 1941

57. Letter. Home of Compassion waives right to share in legacy of 100 pounds. 13 Feb. 1940

58. Receipt of letter re claim on estates. New Zealand Institute for the Blind. 14 Feb. 1941

59. Waikato Depoists Ltd. waive rights to claim on estate. 17 Feb. 1941

60. Letter. To Alice Burgess enclosing cheque for 98 pounds 8s in favour of Mr Burgess. 17 Feb. 1941

61. Letter. From Ann Charles, cousin of Marion, re 100 pound bequest. 17 Feb. 1941

62. Letter. From Stamp Duties Office re payment. 24 Feb. 1941

63. Letter. Institute for the Blind, decline request to waive claim. 21 Feb. 1941

64. Letter. request for valuation of properties 36 Perches being Lot 3 on DP 12 part section 11, Town of Hawera and 1 rood and 17 perches Lots 36, 37 & 38 part section15, Town of Hawera, from Valuation Dept. 26 Feb. 1941

65. Letter. RSA waives claim to part of 100 pound legacy. 3 March 1941

66. Letters. To Superior General, Home of Compassion, RSA and Institute for the Blind waive only two thirds to 100 pound claim. 5 March 1941

67. Letter. Valuation of 219 acres 2 roods & 38 perches being Lots 1 & 2 DP 3281 part Section 2, Block 8 Carlyle Survey District, Whenuakura - owner on roll as J E Campbell (dec'd). Existing valuation dated 1 April 1938. 11 March 1941

68. Letter and reply. Stamp Duties Office. Request for details on value of farming stock or chattels. 13 March 1941

69. Letter. Payment of calculated amount of 9 pounds 10s 9p to Institute of the Blind. 15 March 1941

70. Copy of letters to Patea Harbour Board and Patea County Council re rates. 26 March 1941

71. Letter. Sale of Whenuakura Farm. Little interest due to lack of farm labour. 4 April 1941

72. Receipt of Stamp Duty. 21 April 1941

73. Letter. Miss A Feeny lived with Mr and Mrs Campbell as a paid lady-help and she helped to nurse Mr Campbell. 28 April 1941

74. Letter. From Owen D. Campbell scknowledging the waivering of claims in favour of the Burgess family. 5 May 1941

75. Letter. Valuation Dept. Deposit of fee. 14 May 1941

76. Letter. Deed of agreement with regard to the Turuturu Mokai legacy. 29 May 1941

77. Letter. request for information on the ages of Maise and Jean Burr at the date of Mrs Campbell's death. 10 June 1941

78. Letter. View that the Trustees of the J E Campbell Estate have no power to borrow to raise moneys to pay duties on the estate of Marion Campbell. 11 June 1941

79. Letter. Transfer of deeds to Bank of New Zealand, Hawera. 19 June 1941

80. Letter. Details of ages of Catherine Mary (Maise) and Sheila Jean Burr, 12 June 1941

81. Letter. Objection to paying succession duty on: Peter Pan statue or monument - charitable gift to benefit public for eductional purposes ; RSA legacy for benefit of sick, wounded or distressed soldiers. 19 June 1941

82. Letter and reply. Stamp Duty Office. Explanation of expenses from the Marion Campbell Estate and death duties paid. 20 June 1941.

83. Letter. Acknowledgement of sending certificate of Titel. 25 June 1941

84. Letter. Suggestion that payment of costs b met by the Marion Campbell Estate. 27 June 1941

85. Letter. deposit of deeds with Bank of New Zealand, Hawera. 3 July 1941

86. Letter and reply. Stamp Duties office. Date of ordering and purchase of tombstone. 23 July 1941 and 29 July 1941

87. Sale of 183 shares in the Hawera Dairy Co. Ltd. 12 Aug. 1941

88. Sale of 375 Hawera Star shares. 13 Aug. 1941

89. Public Trustee, Wanganui. probate not yet release on Marion Campbell estate. 18 August 1941

90. Stamp Duties Office. Delay in assessment of successions duty an inconvenience. 29 August 1941

91. Request for payment of debt. Charles Brown, Blacksmith, Hawera. 28 Aug. 1941

92. Letter. Payment of 100 pounds to Parish Priest, Hawera to say masses for the repose of souls of the dec'd and her late husband J E Campbell. 26 August 1941

93. Letter and reply. State Advances: re L J Williams 2nd mortgage of house property in Hawera. House to be sold. 29 Aug. 1941

94. Decision Stamp Duties Office. Gifts to Institute for the Blind, Home of Compassion and RSA are charitable gifts, exempt from gift duty.The statue or monument is not a gift for charitable purpose...will be sibject to duty. 29 Sept. 1941

95. Consultation with Mr Spratt (Wellington) on statue's succession duty. 26 Sept. 1941 (2 letters)

96. Sale of Hawera Star shares. 6 Oct. 1941

97. Opinion of Spratt (Wellington) re sucession duty - legal arguement. 15 Oct. 1941

98. Letter to Assistant Commissioner of Stamps re Commissioner to state a case for the opinion of the Supreme Court under Section 62 of the Death Duties Act 1921. 16 Oct. 1941

99. Decline offer to buy shares in Hawera Star. 21 Oct. 1941

100. Payment of rates by Stewart Mills 77 Argyle Street, Hawera. 29 Oct. 1941

101. Stamp duty sale of deceased's section and dwelling. 13 November 1941

102. Sub-mortgage details. 15 Nov. 1941

103. Documents for registration. 18 Nov. 1941

104. Stamp Duties Office. Agreement to producing Probate. 14 Nov. 1941

105. Transfer of Hawera Star shares at 1 pound per share. 15 Nov. 1941

106. Request action on the opinion of the Supreme Court. 18 Nov. 1941

107. Matters of Edward/John Brady Estate re Mrs Campbell's estate. 24 Nov. 1941

108. Re delays in hearing the case in Court. 21 Nov. 1941

109. Public Trustee. re succession duty for statue. 25 nov. 1941

110. Request to Edwin Bourke, farmer, Otakeho. Cashing up mortgage, request for viability of mortgage. 5 December 1941

111. Sale of Whenuakura farm to John Fowlie of Ohangai. 9 december 1941

112. Insurance on Whenukura Farm. 9 Dec. 1941

113. Cancellation of lime order for Whenukura farm 10 Dec. 1941

114. Request to make a copy of probate. 11 Dec. 1941

115. Cheque for 100 pounds to Miss C M Burr, Aramaho, Wanganui. 12 Dec. 1941

116. Cheque for 100 pounds to Mrs Ann Charles, Wellington. 12 Dec. 1941

117. Cheque for 100 pounds to Salvation Army for Eltham Boys' Home. 12 Dec. 1941

118. Letter giving details of Burr family addresses. 14 December 1941

119. Transfer of Mrs Hill's sub-mortgage. 3 Dec. 1941

120. Estate of John Brady Snr. Surving children. 9 Dec. 1941

121. From Norwich Union Fire Insurance, acknowledgement of sale of farm. 17 Dec. 1941

122. From Native Land Court re mortagage. 5 November 1941

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123. To Mr Hodge, Whenuakura re quantities of hay cut at Whenuakura. 14 Jan. 1942

124. Acknowledgement of letter re valuation by E. Bourke. 30 Jan. 1942

125. Letter and reply. Public Trust Office. Estate of John Brady Snr. and John Brady Jnr. Query re Mary Ann and Marion Campbell being one and the same person. 3 Feb. 1942

126. Transfer of mortgage to Miss M C Crabb. 13 Feb. 1942

127.re transfer of mortgage to Miss m c Crabb of Hawera. 13 Feb. 1942

128. Letter and replyInformation re consent of Hawera Borough to erestion of statue. 25 Feb. 1942

129. Bequest creates a charitable trust. 14 April 1942

130. Valuation for Whenuakura sent to Horner and Burns, Hawera. 13 May 1942

131. Letter and reply re estate of John Brady Snr. and Jnr. 27 May 1942

132. Request for information on bequest to Makogai Leppers Trust Board. 29 June 1942

133. Letter and reply. Missing magneto on Whenuajura farm motor. 3 July 1942

134. Summons re John Brady estates. 10 July 1942 (3)

135. Payment of account. 13 July 1942

136. Letter to Patea Police and statement from K H Hodge re theft of magneto from Whenukura Farm. 15 July 1942

137. Letters regarding John Brady estate. 16 July - 10 August 1942

138. Cheque sent to Convent of Mercy, Wellington. 250 pounds. 11 August 1942

139. Cheque sent to Roman Catholic Church, Hawera. 250 pounds. 11 August 1942

140. Cheque sent to Makogai Lepers trust. 500 pounds. 11 August 1942

141. Cheque sent to Home of Compassion. 500 pounds. 11 August 1942

142. Cheque sent to N Z Institute of the Blind. 750 pounds. 11 August 1942

143. Cheque sent to St Vincent de Paul Society, Hawera. 350 pounds. 11 August 1942

144. Cheque sent to Hawera Technical high School. 1500 pounds for scholarships. 11 August 1942

145. Cheque sent to Crippled Childrens' Society, Hawera. 500 pounds. 11 August 1942

146. Cheque sent to Roman Catholic Orphanage, Upper Hutt. 500 pounds and Maori Mission, 250 pounds. 11 August 1942

147. Cheque sent to Taranaki centre, British Empire Cancer Campaign. 1000 pounds. 11 August 1942

148. Letter and reply re sale of "in calf' cow from Whenukura Farm. 21 August 1942

149. Probate still withheld re succession duty on bequest to Hawera Borough. 2 September 1942

150. Advice on case re Brady estates and Marion Campbell estate. 17 Sept. 1942

151. Advice on case re stamp duties. 23 Nov. 1942

152. Cheque for distribution to the estate of Marion Campbell. 4 Dec. 1942

153. Note advising the court case delayed until next year. 7 Dec. 1942

154. Acknowledgement of costs paid by Public Trust. 14 Dec. 1942

155. Cheque for distribution to the estate of Marion Campbell. 12 Feb. 1943

156. To Home of Compassion payment of 1400 pounds. Includes explanation of the time taken to wind up the estate. 18 feb. 1943

157. Confirmation of hearing before the Hon. Justice Johnston. 26 Feb. 1943

158. Details of income into the M Campbell estate. 5 March 1943 and Annual statement as at 30 March 1943

159. Written judgement from case, includes judgement that the bequest of money to construct a statue placed in a public place for the pleasure of park users can be conceived of as a charitable trust. 9 March 1943

160. Assessment of land tax on Whenukura land and reply from Smart. 19 May 1943

161. Re discharge of mortgage Catterton to Blattler. 30 June 1943

162. Letter to Asst. Commissioner of Stamps, New Plymouth asking for expediency re completion of certification. 13 July 1943

163. Details of certification and an assessment and statement from Asst. Commissioner of Stamps, New Plymouth 23 July 1943

164. Cheques for 550 pounds to Home of Compassion, New Zealand RSA, Institute for the Blind. 1 Sept. 1943

165. Refund of 50 pounds succession duty paid on the legacy to Makogai Lepper Trust Board. 5 August 1943

166. Documents re outstanding repayments of mortgage. 18 Oct. 1944

167. Cheques for 400 pounds to Home of Compassion, New Zealand RSA, Institute for the Blind. 8 May 1947

168. Acknowledgements Home of Compassion and Institute for the Blind. May 1947

169. Letters to beneficiaries; Home of Compassion, New Zealand RSA, Institute, re final distribution from the estates of J E and M Campbell. 29 Oct. 1948

170. Acknowledgement that residuary legatees have received notification. Nov. 1948

171. To RSA re outstanding mortgages. 10 Dec. 1948

172. RSA final payment and Deed of Release. July-Sept. 1949

173. Institute for the Blind final payment and Deed of Release. Aug. 1949

174. Home of Compassion final payment and Deed of Release. Sept. 1949