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5. Where administration has been granted, either before Advertise- or after the commencement of this Ordinance, to the ments as to Official Administrator in respect of the estate of any intestates person who has died intestate, and where a balance from estates. such estate remains in the hands of the Official Adminis- trator and the next of kin of the deceased are not known to him, the Official Administrator shall, as soon as may bc after the commencement of this Ordinance or after such grant, cause advertisements to be published in the Colony and also, if in his opinion it is desirable, in any place where it appears to him probable that persons entitled to share in the residue of the estate may be found, to the effect that, if no claim is made within five years from the date of the first publication of such advertisement in the Colony, the balance remaining from the estate of such deceased person will be transferred to the general revenue of the Colony, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance: Provided that such advertisement shall not be necessary in any of the following cases :-
(a) where advertisement has already been made before the commencement of this Ordinance in accord- ance with the law in force at the time of such advertisement ;
(b) where the net value of any estate remaining unadministered at the commencement of this Ordinance is less than one hundred dollars; or
(e) where the net value of any estate may in future
be less than one hundred dollars.
estates.
6. The Official Administrator shall as soon as may be Transfer of after the grant to him of administration of the estate of unclaimed any person dying intestato pay the unclaimed balance of balancos of such estate into the Treasury, or into the account of the intestates Government at such bank as the Treasurer shall direct, and the Governor may direct that such balance be trans- ferred to the general revenue of the Colony subject to the provisions of this Ordinance as to claims thereto after such transfer: Provided that where advertisement is required by section 5 no such direction shall be given until a certificate has been furnished to the Governor by the Official Administrator to the effect that due advertisement has been made as required by that section and that the period of five years from the publication thereof has expired and that, so far as is known to him, no further claim can reasonably be expected against the estate.
7. Where any unclaimed balance paid into the Treasury Interest ou or into the account of the Government under the provisions certain
unclaimed of section 6 amounts to one hundred dollars or upwards, balances.
the same shall bear interest at the like rate as shall for the time being be allowed by the Treasurer in respect of sums deposited with him bearing interest: Provided that no interest shall be allowed on any such unclaimed balance after the transfer of such unclaimed balance to the general revenue of the Colony.
8.-(1) When any Summ of money, other than the Transfer of balance of an intestate estate, remains for a period of five unclaimed years or louger unclaimed in the Supreme Court, it shall moneys in
the Supreme be lawful for the court, ou the application of the Registrar, Court. to order such sum to be paid over to the Treasurer for transfer to the general revenue of the Colony.
(2) Before making any such order the court may direct that such notice, if any, as it deems necessary shall be given and to such parties as it may think fit.
9. Every transfer to the general revenue of the Colony Refund of under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be subject to transferred the provisions therein contained as to refund.
balances and
sums.
10. It shall be lawful for any claimant to any money Application transferred to the general revenue of the Colouy under for refund of the provisions of this Ordinance or of the Unclaimed money trans- Balances Ordinance, 1885, to present a petition in that Ordinance behalf to the Supreme Court against the Attorney General No. 1 of 1885,
ferred.