Dempsey Trust Ordinance 1873 (O) No 401 (as at 03 September 2007), Provincial Act

Dempsey Trust Ordinance 1873 (O)

Provincial Act
Date of assent30 July 1873

In the 37th year of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria

An Ordinance to appoint trustees for the management of the Dempsey Trust

  • Preamble

    WHEREAS William James Dempsey of Dunedin, gentleman, by his last will and testament and a codicil thereto bequeathed certain money to the Trustees of the Dunedin Hospital and the Trustees of the Otago Reformatory as in the said will and codicil mentioned: AND WHEREAS His Honour Henry Samuel Chapman Esquire Judge of the High Court of New Zealand Otago and Southland District by an order under his hand made in pursuance of the Trustees Relief Act 1862 on and bearing date the 13th day of August 1872 certified that the Otago Industrial School was the institution entitled to receive the bequest to the Otago Reformatory: AND WHEREAS there are no trustees for either of the above-mentioned institutions and it is desirable to appoint Trustees for the purpose of giving effect to the intentions of the above-named testator.