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the

energies of the soppraiser

much volishow.

as

regards

(C) to regards the fourth head

I trick Mr. Lyshe has shown the re- avity for legislation to deal with Ke" accumulation of more than $ 4,000" which he machou, son row heat on the fines of the unclaimed balances Ardi = nanew 7 of 1885 and 11 of 1888.

I also turck that the Registrar, as Official Administrator, might be allowed to deal with certain intestate estates ( say under $100) without taking out Letters of Administration, much in way as the stead of the Police Luigapore (under sections

can do mi

39 and 39 of Ordinance 1 of 1872, Straits Lettlements). I have looked into the matter of these accumulations and I find the items in question are chiefly moneys sent to the Official Administrator between the

years

cars 188.

·

1884 and the prevent time. Many of them were dividends

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on shares in Companies in this Colony sent to the Official Administrator bey on the ground of the the shareholder without any

the Secretarice,

death

of

Letters of

Administration.

having

been

ranted and the absence of any legal

-granted

representatives. In most of these cases the deceased was not living in the Colony and the dividends sent to him were returned with an intimation of his death. Thereupon by section 29 of Ordinance 8 of 1860, in case of intestacy the

it

property vested in the Registe

and

out to him it seems to me that,

being out

accepting "possession", it became incum:

bast bent on

hin

تمان

Afficial Administrator (Section 1 of 9 of 18701 to provide for

" the safe cus.

stody there of until Probate " of the will of such deceased person or "Letters of Administration should be -granted (see section 4 of Ordinance of

of 18701.

The difficulty of proving

the death

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