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the benefit of the estate that the said life interest should

be sold - IN: Wolton having

made his application the Chief Justice asked the Official Assignee if he had any reason to urge why the order asked for should

not be made. Mr Gibbons,

in reply stated that the principal reason for wishing to dispose of

the question

and were

the houses in

occupied by persons

of disreputable character, and that he thought that the Official Assignee ought not to be connected in any way with property of this description.

The Chief Justice then said that he could not accept the Official Assignee's mere statement,

... to the houses being of this character but that if the matter was brought before him on affidavit he would consider it - The Official Assignee then left chambers and after a few minutes returned and said that he had satisfied himself from examination of the books in The Registrar General's Office that!

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the benefit of the estate that the said life interest should be sold - IN: Wolton having made his application the Chief Justice asked the Official Assignee if he had any reason to urge why the order asked for should not be made. Mr Gibbons, in reply stated that the principal reason for wishing to dispose of the question and were the houses in occupied by persons of disreputable character, and that he thought that the Official Assignee ought not to be connected in any way with property of this description. The Chief Justice then said that he could not accept the Official Assignee's mere statement, ... to the houses being of this character but that if the matter was brought before him on affidavit he would consider it - The Official Assignee then left chambers and after a few minutes returned and said that he had satisfied himself from examination of the books in The Registrar General's Office that! Page 383 Page 393 Dec.
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be sold - IN: Wolton having

made his application the Chicp pration

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Jualice then said that he could

not accept the official Assignees

mere statement,

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being of this character but that

brought

if

the matter

before him on affidavit he

would consider it - The Officid Assignee then left chambers and after a few minutes returned and said that he had

satisfied himself from. examination of the books in The Regiabrar General's Office

that!

Dec.

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