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