PROBATES.
No. 2 of 1897.
831
(ii) if he thinks that their value is not more than one hundred dollars, he shall, in such manner as he may consider just and convenient, distribute them amongst the persons who may appear to him, in his discretion, to be entitled thereto, or, if he can find no such persons within one month of the time when the goods and effects came into his hands, then he shall sell them and pay the proceeds of the sale into the Treasury, to a special account to be there kept for that purpose;
(e) at any time within twelve months of the time when the proceeds of any estate have been paid into the Treasury under this section, any person entitled to the said proceeds, or to any portion thereof, may apply to the Harbour Master for the same, and, at the expiration of the said twelve months, the Harbour Master may make application in that behalf to the Treasurer, and the Treasurer shall pay to the Harbour Master the said proceeds or a portion thereof, and the Harbour Master shall distribute the same amongst the applicants in such manner as he may consider just and convenient;
(d) before distributing any estate or paying the proceeds of any estate into the Treasury under this section, the Harbour Master shall deduct the amount of any expenses or costs which he may have incurred in advertising or otherwise in the administration of the same; and
(f) if no person entitled applies to the Harbour Master under paragraph (e) within the twelve months mentioned in that paragraph, the proceeds of the estate shall be paid over to the general revenue; but it shall be lawful for the Governor, within a period of six years thereafter, to direct a refund of the same, or any portion thereof, to any person who establishes, to his satisfaction, a legal, equitable, or moral claim thereto.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "voyage of a passenger" means the voyage of a passenger which to the Colony would in the ordinary course terminate in the Colony as the port of destination of the passenger.
(3) Every master of a vessel who refuses or neglects to comply with the requirements of this section, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
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