On the original sheet it does look like 'Marther', though see comment below.
The BDM database confirms that James Wright Grey married Martha Ann Currie in 1885.
She does not appear on the 1893 electoral role as any combination of Martha/Marther Gray/Grey
There is also a 'Jane Currie' listed at Bank Street, Timaru on the 1893 petition. On the 1893 eletoral roll Jane is listed as 'Married woman'. Family sources tell us this is probably Martha's mother.
Click on sheet number to see the 1893 petition sheet this signature appeared on. Digital copies of the sheets supplied by Archives New Zealand.
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