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he may have incurred in advertising or otherwise in the administration of the same; and
(e) if no person entitled applies to the Harbour Master under paragraph (c) within the twelve months mentioned in that paragraph, the proceeds of the estate shall be paid over to the general revenue; but it shall be lawful for the Governor, within a period of six years thereafter, to direct a refund of the same, or any portion thereof, to any person who establishes, to his satisfaction, a legal, equitable, or moral claim thereto.
(2) Where such goods and effects have been handed over to, or taken possession of by, the Official Administrator, he may, after such inquiry as he may think sufficient, distribute them, in such manner as he may consider just and convenient, amongst the persons who may appear to him, in his discretion, to be entitled thereto; or if he can find no such persons within six months of the time when the goods and effects come into his hands, then he shall sell them and pay the proceeds of sale into the Treasury, to a special account to be there kept for that purpose, or into the account of the Government at such bank as the Treasurer may direct.
(3) The provisions of the Unclaimed Balances Ordinance, Ordinance No. 5 of 1929, shall apply to moneys paid into any account under this section as they do to any balance of an intestate estate under section 19.
(4) For the purposes of this section, "voyage of a passenger to the Colony" means the voyage of a passenger which would in the ordinary course terminate in the Colony as the port of destination of the passenger.
(5) Every master of a vessel who refuses or neglects to comply with the requirements of this section, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
PART VI.
Sealing of Probates and Letters of Administration granted by British Courts outside the Colony.
66. In this Part-
Interpreta-tion.
"British court in a foreign country" means any British court...
* As amended by No. 46 of 1935 [6.12.35] and Law Rev. Ord., 1937.
PROBATES.
No. 2 of 1897.
515
he may have incurred in advertising or otherwise in the administration of the same; and
(e) if no person entitled applies to the Harbour Master under paragraph (c) within the twelve months mentioned in that paragraph, the proceeds of the estate shall be paid over to the general revenue; but it shall be lawful for the Governor, within a period of six years thereafter, to direct a refund of the same, or any portion thereof, to any person who establishes, to his satisfaction, a legal, equitable, or moral claim thereto.
(2) Where such goods and effects have been handed over to, or taken possession of by, the Official Administrator, he may, after such inquiry as he may think sufficient, distribute them, in such manner as he may consider just and convenient, amongst the persons who may appear to him, in his discretion, to be entitled thereto or if he can find no such persons within six months of the time when the goods and effects come into his hands, then he shall sell them and pay the proceeds of sale into the Treasury, to a special account to be there kept for that purpose, or into the account of the Government at such bank as the Treasurer may direct.
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(3) The provisions of the Unclaimed Balances Ordinance, Ordinance
No. 5 of 1929, shall apply to moneys paid into any account under this
1929, s. 4. section as they do to any balance of an intestate estate under section 19.
(4) For the purposes of this section, "voyage of a passenger to the Colony means the voyage of a passenger which would in the ordinary course terminate in the Colony as the port of destination of the passenger.
(5) Every master of a vessel who refuses or neglects to comply with the requirements of this section, shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
PART VI.
Sealing of Probates and Letters of Administration granted by British Courts outside the Colony.
66. In this Part-
Interpreta.
tion.
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British court in a foreign country means any British
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* As amended by No. 46 of 1935 [6.12.35] and Law Rev. Ord., 1937.
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