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533 of intestates are Chinese.

The Official Administrator always communicates as soon as possible with the relatives or friends of the intestates and since 1873 only one apparently European Estate of any value has been left in the Treasury unclaimed, namely that of James Edward Toppin, to whose estate there stands a balance of $1,791.45.

I am informed that there are several sums in the hands of the Official Trustee which were paid over to him in the years 1874 and 1875 by the liquidation of Dent and Company and that he is unable to find the persons entitled to these sums.

Under these circumstances advertisements would, I think, be of little avail, and I am at present considering what steps should be taken respecting them.

Section 3 of Ordinance ... of 1854 enacts that when the balance of an intestate estate has remained unclaimed in the Treasury, it shall be advertised in a local newspaper. A London and a Liverpool ...

other cases...


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3 533 of intestates are Chinese. The Official Administrator always communicates as soon as possible with the relatives or friends of the intestates and since 1873 only one apparently European Estate of any value has been left in the Treasury unclaimed, namely that of James Edward Toppin, to whose estate there stands a balance of $1,791.45. I am informed that there are several sums in the hands of the Official Trustee which were paid over to him in the years 1874 and 1875 by the liquidation of Dent and Company and that he is unable to find the persons entitled to these sums. Under these circumstances advertisements would, I think, be of little avail, and I am at present considering what steps should be taken respecting them. Section 3 of Ordinance ... of 1854 enacts that when the balance of an intestate estate has remained unclaimed in the Treasury, it shall be advertised in a local newspaper. A London and a Liverpool ... other cases... Page 533
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3 533 of intestates are chinamew. The Official Administrator always communicates as soon as possible with the relatives br friends of the intestates and since 1873 only one apparently European Estate of any value has been left in the Treasury unclaimed, namely that of James Edward Toppin, to the credit whose estate there of wher 48 stands a a balance of $1,791.45. I am informed that There ine several sums in the hands of the Official Trustee' which were paid over to him. in the years 1874 and 1875 by the liquidation of Dent and Company unable to find the who were persons entitled to these sums. Under these circumstances advertizemento would I think be of little avail, and I am at present considering what steps should be taken respecting them. Section 3 of Ordinance molice of this Intestacy A vad givew lo of 1854 enacts that when arry both in newspaper. A Lindow and a Liverpool balance of an has remained unclaimed in intestato estate otherc the
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533

of intestates are chinamew.

The Official Administrator

always communicates as soon

as possible with the relatives

br

friends of the intestates and

since 1873 only one

apparently

European Estate of any

value has

been left in the Treasury

unclaimed, namely that of

James Edward Toppin, to the

credit

whose estate there

of wher

48

stands a

a

balance of $1,791.45.

I am informed that

There ine several sums

in the hands of the Official Trustee'

which

were paid

over to him.

in the years 1874 and 1875 by

the liquidation of Dent and Company

unable to find the

who were

persons entitled to these sums.

Under these circumstances

advertizemento

would I think

be

of

little avail, and I am at

present considering what steps

should be taken respecting them.

Section 3 of Ordinance

molice

of

this Intestacy

A vad

givew

lo

of 1854 enacts that when

arry

both in

newspaper.

A

Lindow and a Liverpool

balance of an has remained unclaimed in

intestato estate

otherc

the

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