CO129-557-12 Armstrong and Turner v. Estate Duty Commissioner- appeal to Privy Council 18-5-1936 - 2-10-1936 — Page 83

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This is a Second Codicil to the last Will and Testament of me THE Probate of HONOURABLE SIR CATCHICK PAUL CHATER, C.M.G., which Will The Will

and Codicils bears date the Seventeenth day of April 1925 (hereinafter referred to as my said of Sir Will).

Catchick Paul Chater, deceased.

1. I bequeath to my wife all the blackwood furniture in "Marble Hall." (Continued)

2. I bequeath to my clerk E. Sadick the sum of Fifty thousand Dollars free of all death duties.

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3. I bequeath to Dr. Fred. Kew the sum of Twenty-five thousand Dollars free of all death duties.

4. I bequeath to my office boy One hundred Dollars free of all death duties.

5. Whereas by Clause 8 (b) of my said Will I bequeathed Three hundred thousand Dollars Upon trust for iny nephew John Theophilus Bagram and his children And whereas it is my desire to increase such sum of Three hundred thousand Dollars to Seven hundred thousand Dollars. Now therefore I direct my Trustees to hold the sum of Seven hundred thousand Dollars Upon trust for my said nephew John Theophilus Bagram and his children as set out in the said Clause 8 (b) of my said Will.

IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 25th day of 20 May 1926.

SIGNED by the said Honourable Sir Catchick Paul Chater (by making his mark he being incapable through illness of writing his name after the nature of this Codicil had been fully explained to him and he appeared perfectly to understand the same) as a Second Codicil to his Will which bears date the 17th day of April 1925 in the presence of us both being present at the same time who at his request in his 30 presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses:

THE HON. SIR CATCHICK

PAUL CHATER.

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His mark.

Sd.

H. J. ARMSTRONG,

Solicitor,

Hongkong.

Sd. C. A. P. XAVIER,

Cashier to Messrs. Deacons,

Solicitors, Hongkong.

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