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Hello all.

Minniehaha ’s reply #40
Missing: Elizabeth and Joseph STEWART, also their son Roy at birth.

This reply had me thinking IF ONLY all Government Department response times were reasonably prompt.

When the Waikato Savings Bank was formed in the early 1960’s I became a very early customer. They were offering good farm mortgages, so I happily started banking with them. Very easy, as they rented space off the FAC - Farmers Co-op Auctioneering Company. And from who’s car park, I got my ride home, after a day in town.

In 1975 I had an opportunity to buy some of the land my Grandfather came to in 1906. And shortly there after I married.  As the Rural Bank had the best mortgage offer, the land was purchased through them, and for business reasons, another bank associated with the family, offered better terms to fund the larger cattle account required. So my/our business, and drawings, was thereafter conducted through them.

Instead of completely closing the Waikato Bank savings account, I left some funds therein. It remaining a private account, in my name, that saw little activity. Especially so after I stopped getting cash reimbursements, like travel grants when doing volunteer work. Petrol vouchers, and then prezzy  cards, replacing cash.

The accrued nest egg of some $1,650.00 was quietly sitting there gaining a little interest for a day when it might be handy.

That day has come. My ten year old office equipment needs replacing. Computer, printer-copier, 5G mobile phone, and a more reliable internet service, than the old copper wires in our district.

Only to discover that the bank still holding that savings account, decided that there had been no activity for five years, and after sending me ONE letter, that I have no recall of ever receiving, closed the account and sent the funds off to the IRD Unclaimed funds account. The bank did not try very hard to contact me. As stated above the land I farm, has been in family hands since 1906.

This week I phoned the IRD quoting my 1/9/2025 submitted reclaim confirmation number, only to be told that, yes my claim had been received, but the processing staff are still working on claims that arrived before it.

So twelve weeks later, and I am still waiting.

Alan.

Thanks.

Rather busy at the moment, but I will look into it.

Alan.

Thanks.

Proof that my knowledge of the Wellington province is not as well informed as that of Auckland and the Waikato.

Alan.

Hello Lu.

Do you know when the Christ Church congregation at Taita was established, and or when their church was built, as 1857 is fairly early.

The only papers Past references I was able to find for an Episcopalian Church; Christ’s Church; OR Christ Church, in the 1850’s was the one at Nelson NZ.  Could Nelson have been a port of entry?

Alan.