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where a passenger's property

leaving

to value to cents of a dollar which is not unusual

of issuing citations to the next of kin, preparing affidavits, making out letters Adminis-tration and imposing stamp duty, although neither

Ordinance 80 of 1860 nor I of 1868 make any exception

to small estates as I think ought to be done

practice unless the estate is able to pay the fees the court

has never required that letters of Administration should be actually taken out but has made an order either that the property if claimed should be given up or if unclaimed that the amount realized should be paid into the Treasury. I made an order regarding a number of estates of deceased passengers directing the property to be sold by public auction

a copy which I enclose. In none of these cases has it been considered desirable actually to take out letters of Adminis-tration and I believe the distribution of the proceeds will ultimately

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