CO129-557-12 Armstrong and Turner v. Estate Duty Commissioner- appeal to Privy Council 18-5-1936 - 2-10-1936 — Page 74

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Probate of the Will and Codicils of Sir Catchick Paul Chater, deceased.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG

Probate of The Will and Codicils of Sir Catchick Paul Chater, deceased.

Estate Duty

PROBATE JURISDICTION

&

Interest

$405,660.45

$5,003 500.

Be it known that on the 9th day of September in the year One Sworn under thousand nine hundred and twenty-six the last Will and Testament and two Codicils thereto (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) of Sir CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, Knight, C.M.G., late of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong, Financier, deceased who died on the 27th day of May 1926, at No. 1 Conduit Road Victoria aforesaid was proved and registered in the said Supreme Court 10 of Hongkong, Probate Jurisdiction, and that administration of all and singular the personal estate and effects of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid Court to WILLIAM EDWARD LEONARD SHENTON of Victoria aforesaid Solicitor, one of the Executors named in the said last Will he having been sworn well and faithfully to administer the same by paying the just debts of the deceased and the legacies contained in the Will and two Codicils thereto and to exhibit a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the said estate and effects and to render a just and true account thereof whenever required by law so to do Power being reserved of making the like grant to MARIA CHRISTINE CHATER and REGINALD FREDERICK MATTINGLY the Executrix and 20 Executor named in the said Will ARTHUR HOWARD BARLOW the fourth Executor in the said Will has renounced all his right and title to the Probate of the Will of the said deceased. A schedule of property in the Colony stated to be owned by the deceased is annexed hereto.

(Sd.) HUGH A. NISBET,

Registrar.

This IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me CATCHICK PAUL

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CHATER of Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong Knight, C.M.G., a Member of the Executive Council of that Colony WHEREBY I revoke all former Wills and Testamentary Dispositions made by me and declare this to be my last Will.

1. I APPOINT my Wife MARIA CHRISTINE CHATER, WILLIAM EDWARD LEONARD SHENTON of Victoria aforesaid Solicitor REGINALD FREDERICK MATTINGLY of Victoria aforesaid Solicitor and ARTHUR HOWARD BARLOW of Victoria aforesaid the Chief Manager of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Executors and Trustees of this my Will (hereinafter called "my Trustees") And I declare that all the powers authorities and discretions hereby expressed to be vested in or

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