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of the Colony, subject to the provisions of this Ordinance: Provided that such advertisement shall not be necessary in any of the following cases :—

(a) where advertisement has already been ma-le before the commencement of this Ordinance in accord- ance with the law in force at the time of such advertisement;

() where the net value of any estate remaining unadministered at the commencement of this Ordinance is less than one hundred dollars: or (e) where the net value of any estate may in fature

be less than one hundred dollars.

6. The Official Administrator shall as soon as may be Transfer of after the graut to him of administration of the estate of unclaimed any person dying intestate pay the unclaimed balance of balances of

intestates such estate into the Treasury, or into the account of the

estates. Government at such bank as the Treasurer shall direct, and the Governor may direct that such balance he trans- ferred to the general revenue of the Colony subject to the provisions of this Ordinance as to claims thereto after such transfer: Provided that where advertisement is required by section 5 no such direction shall be given until a certificate has been furnished to the Governor by the Official Administrator to the effect that due advertisement has been made as required by that section and that the period of five years from the publication thereof has expired and that, so far as is known to him, no further claim can reasonably be expected against the estate.

balances.

7. Where any unelaimed balance pub-i into the Treasury Interest on or into the account of the Government under the provisions certain of section 6 amounts to one hundred dollars or upwards, claimed the same shall bear interest at the like rate as shall for the time being be allowed by the Treasurer in respect of Provided that sims deposited with him bearing interest :

interest shall be allowed on any such unclaimed balance after the transfer of such unclaimed balance ro the general revenne.

S.-(1) When any sum of money, other than the Transfer of balance of an intestate estate, remains for a period of five unclaimed years or longer melaimed in the Supreme Comt, it shall theys in

The Supremo be lawful for the court, on the application of the Registrar, Comet, to order such summ to be paid over to the Treasurer for transfer to the general revenue of the Colony,

(2) Before making any such order the court may direct that such notice, if any, as it deems necessary shall be given and to such parties as it may think fit.

9. Every transfer to the general revenue miler the Refund of therein provisions of this Ordinance shall be subject to the transferred provisions therein contained as to refund.

balances and

snims.

ferred.

10. It shall be lawful for any claimant to any money Application transferred to the general revenue under the provisions of for refund of this Ordinance or of the Unclaimed Balances Ordinance, money trans- 1885, to present a petition in that behalf to the Supreme Ordinance Court against the Attorney General as respondent thereto; No. 1 of 1885. and if the claimant proves his claim to the satisfaction of the Court, it shall make an order declaring him entitled thereto. Any such order shall be served on the Treasurer, who shall comply therewith. No such order as aforesaid shall entitle the claimant to any interest upon any money transferred to the general revenue after the date of such transfer. No such petition shall be presented except within the same time and subject to the same rules of law and equity in and subject to which an action for the like purpose might be brought against a subject.

11. The Governor in Council may entertain any moral Moral claims. claim which may be submitted to him by petition in

writing by auy person, praying for payment of any sum of money which may have been transferred to the general