For your information, the enclosed copy of a report by the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Most Obedient
Humble Servant,
Villiers Robinz
6th October
1896.
COPY.
Enclosure.
Report by the Registrar of the Supreme Court.
On the 19th of August 1895, William F. Falconer and his wife Barriet F. Falconer petitioned the Chief Justice (Sir Fielding Clarke) for leave to sue in forma pauperis for the purpose of obtaining administration of the Estate of George Barty Falconer deceased, Mathew Falconer Senior deceased, and of Mathew Falconer Junior deceased.
The matter was referred to Mr. Francis A.O., who gave the following opinion:-
"After a careful examination of the papers, records, and accounts connected with these three estates, and after perusing the Petition sent in by the said William Falconer and various letters and memoranda sent me therewith, I am of opinion that William Falconer is not entitled on any grounds to re-open any question disposed of in the suit No. 6 of 1877 commenced by him for the administration of the estate and effects of the late George Barty Falconer deceased, or to dispute the right of Mathew Falconer Senior to a fourth share of that estate.
"I am, however, of opinion that William Falconer is in no way estopped from claiming to have the estates of Mathew Falconer Senior and Mathew Falconer Junior duly administered by the Court, and to have proper accounts and enquiries. If he can succeed...