specifico

these grave irregularities

under his beads.

(2) The third head requires

comment. It may

may

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not be desi.

rable to amend the law and require

olicitors in Honghong

Stongsong to take out an - nual certificates but, until that award-

ment is made, there can be no

Solicitors to

irregu

in

larity" on the part of the Registrar, allowing

to practice without taking out such certificates.

(b) With referance to heads (1) and ::2) it is satisfactory to find that esta duty amounting altogether to $200

has been recovered on two estates the value of which seems to have been unders worn. As far

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can accerfain,

the practice appears to have been to accept the value sworn to by the Pctitioner for Probate or Letters of Administration

unter there existed person to disbelieve.

the

affidavit; but I

accuracy of

the

do not know upon what authority

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Mr. Kephe states that in no single " instance has it been found necessary " to ascertain the correctness of the value of the state sworn to." Mr. Ackroyd Mr thise who have, succesively,

recessively, bean Re=

d and

f are not

gistrars for many years past

now in the Colony, but I think they should have been referred to before

Ch

nas comer should have committed. himself to so broad a

statement, especially as, in Mr. Pollock's Minuss of 1of Aprie 1896, he states that having conferred

with Mr. Justice Wise he understands. from him "it is not correct to stafe

" that the value declared as the value of " an estate of a deccased person

voo been

ão correct without

" accepted

any arquiry "or calculation." I am unable to spent of

my overa who

who,.

knowledge and Mr. Sangster, I believe, for many years de=

puty Registrar and Appraiser, has left the colony, having retired on his passion.

M. Siegshe appears to

In

any case, me to be acting wisely

in stimulating

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