DECEASED PERSONS' ESTATES.
The practico of publishing in the nowspapers each month the complete list of deceased persons' estates was recently considered by the council of the Wellington District. Law Society, when the following motion was agreed to: —
"That representation be made to the Commissioner of Stamps that the practice of publishing each month a list of all estates, with the amounts as finally certified, is a great hardship upon relations of deceased persons" who have been loft ill provided for. That the naking public of such information servos no good public purpose, and is a mere pandoring to idle curiosity, and, in the opinion of the society, the publication of the amount of estates under, say, £'10,000, if not of all estates, should be discontinued." The reply from the Commissioner was to the effect that "this matter had been discussed in Cabinet, but after careful consideration it had been decided that no action be taken to alter the existing practice." It was reported at the annual meeting of the Law Society on Monday night that the matter was still in hand
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16148, 28 February 1918, Page 6
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182DECEASED PERSONS' ESTATES. Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16148, 28 February 1918, Page 6
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