CO129-544-15 Administration of estates of deceased European officers 13-7-1933 - 13-7-1933 — Page 14

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At Cena 19 2o Man d'aam on the Administration of the

#uropean Offisers in the servi

Een Kong.

** of Deceased

of the Government of

1. By Section 64 of the Frebates Ordinance, 1897, as

ensated by the Probates amendment Ordinance, 1933, special

provisions are made for the administration of the estates of

subordinate police and prison officers, 1... polium offie»rs

not above the rank of Sub-Inspeeter and prison officers not

above the rank of Principal Warder.

The Inspector General of Polise and the Superintendent of

Prisons respectively are statutory administrators of the

estates of such officers and are required to administer without

legal formality and to pay over the balanor of the estate to

the colonial Treasurer, who may be ordered to pay the whole

or part of such bal¬ngs to such person or persons

the colonial Secretary to be entitled thereto.

le death of an officer who is not in either of

the above categories the official Administrator takes

possession of the property of the deceased in the voleny,

s in the colony an ex«outor or person entitled

to apply for the grant of letters of administration.

unless there

After taking possession the official administrator

communicates with the person whose name has been given by the

deceased as that of the individusl to whom intimation is

be given in case of his serious illness or death and with any

other members of the family of the deceased whose nɔase appear

in the personal file of the deceased and who may appear to

entitled to grant of representation to or to participate in

the distribution of the estate.

Detailed instructions are given to such persons

the prosedure to be followed for obtaining probate or

administration