DECEASED PERSONS' ESTATES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 883, 1 August 1910, Page 10

DECEASED PERSONS' ESTATES.

. * LIST FOR JULY. - During July 213 estates of deceased persons were finally certified by the Commissioner of Stamps. That of the late Mr. Jos. Allardice, of Wellington, which amounted to .£27,233, was t|ic largest. Following is a list of the principal estates - .— AUCKLAND. Alexander, lsider 15.G09 Nicholls, John 5.536 Buckley, Herbert T 4,123 Lindsay, James 3,192 Warren, "Francis 3,17(1 Blakiston, Augustus'F. N 3,6G-1 Piltur, Ellen '. '. 2,393 Walters, Eliza 1,879 Kelly, William A 1,411 Gannon, Jlary 1.659 Shepherd, John 1,5(15 Kerr, Francis ' 1.G70 Duncan, Sarah E. 1,283 Rowlands, George H 1,165 Priaulx, Amelia '. 1,371 Hutchison, David 1,210 Carlick, John 1,115 Marshall, Charles H. : 794 Berry, Sarah 757 Waison, Eliza J. 7G2 Gilmore, Arnold ' 6SG Hargraves, Margaret G3l Sisam,, Walter 531 WELLINGTON. Allardice, James 27,233 Gorton, Edward 23,691 Brown, Thomas 10,100 Pleaseivts, Owen 9,.M2 Morrison, Elizabeth ...'...„ 3,334 Jeffery, Jlary A '.... 3.4C0 France, John ~. 2,425 Dann, Elizabeth A. ....'. 1,911 Frankpitt, Elizabeth 1,343 Kirchie, Annie E ■.. 1,422 Larson, Pcder 1,811 Drinkwater, Henry 1,069 WalTorn, James T. 1,151' Whiteford, Archibald 1,627 Reynolds, William :. 75S Maciutvre, John H. L '. 736 Jlachin, Alice C. ...-. 665 CANTERBURY. Hill, Mary E '..!..... 9,901 Bain, Jno. 8,455 Macpliail, Archibald : G. 508 Little, Julia .........' 6,037 Martin, Jas. '5,365 Crone, Wm 5,204 Thomson, Wm .'. 4.5G3 Hoben, M. A : 3,417 Whiteford, Rebekah, 2,341 Crowe, Elk* ...: 2,340 Jones, M. R 2,323 Walker, Jeanette '. 1,983 Garrett, D.'G 1,617 M'Neill, J. M. ' .1,416 Wright, Fredlc 1,184 Maunsell, F. A, E. ." ':.. 1.0G9 Pope, M. E. ..; ; ...'. 993 Sullivan, Jane 747 Murphy, Cornelius ;.....;........' 74J Ward, Geo. ..........: : 501

OTAGO. Sievwright, Mary 18,217 Coull, Thos G. 853 Coull, Jas. P , 3.3<fi M'lntyre, Jas. V ..: 3,029 Tnmbull, AVm •••■■• 3,393 M'lvojizie. David .- 1.W9 Irvine, Elizabeth },«2 1 French, Alexander 1,333 - Laing, Jane : I>2' s 3 Williams, T. E : 1.134 i Farroll, Peter 95S . Foster, Francis 8/6 1 GISBORNE. . Tombleson. Wni •••••• 16 > m I NAPIER. ! Scott, Robl. 2,037 ! Wilson, James 1>827 i Lambert, Sarah • 'jjl i Turlcy, Christina ' 535 ) ■ " TAKANAKI. j Cameron, John K. ' 2,665 • Duggan, Annie L 1,995 Matthews, Henry S. ' 1,013 j Luceue, Arthw H 586 • Dennis, Henry 521 Allison, Frank H. 504 , Jury, Thos 500 | BLENHEIM. ' Taylor, George 4-015 ! Tindill, Win 1,410 NELSON. ~. . Currin, Thos .' 10,409 Hippisley, B. T 1.280 Dement, Mary A. 1,278 I Dodson, G. L i 1,069 -. Gainsford, W. A ...» 664: WESTLAND. :. j Blakoly, John 506 SOUTHLAND. ' . ' Wrayht, Josiah A 5,314 I Diinnet, C. F : 1,417 Lee, Jane 512 He: "Then it is settled that we are to elope at midnight?" She: "Yes:" He: "And yon arc sura you can get your trunk packed in time?" .She: "Oh, yes; papa and mamma have both promised to help me." • A dominie, 1 after telling his scholars the story of Ananias and Sapphira, asked them: "Why is not everybody who tells a lie struck dead?" After a long silence one little fellow exclaimed: "Because there- wouldna be nobody left." "Alexander the Great conquered the entire world." "Yes," ' answered Mr. Dustin Stax. "He conquered it; but some of us moderns could have shown him a thing or two about making it pay dividends."