The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1897. LIBERAL LAWS.
It is astonish ina; bow much interest your democrat in theory and aristocrat in practice takes in the rights and properties of others, For instance the Limitation of Power of Disposition by Will Bill, introduced into the House by Sir R. Stout, provides that after the Ist of January next no testator may dispose of more than half of his estate to other persons, corporation, institution, or body than his widow and children, or children only when there ia no surviving widow. One-fourtK of all property is to belong to the ' widow and one fourth to the children, and oue-half to the children where no widow survives. Similar provisions apply to female testators. Where no children survive not more than one half of the property may be devised to other than »he widow or widower. We do not deny for one moment the right of the State to protect the prospective " widow and orphan," what we do find fault with is a private member bringing forwaid a measure which if necessary, chould have emanated from the Ministry.
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Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 89, 12 October 1897, Page 2
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192The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1897. LIBERAL LAWS. Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 89, 12 October 1897, Page 2
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