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Motueka Star, Volume II, Issue 78, 13 May 1902, Page 5

Among the estates of deceased persons recently certified to in the colony are those of William Chrystall, of Cl ri itchurch, .£47,304, and John Grigg, of Loogbeach Station, Canterbury, L 83,344. Speaking in Wellington on Friday evening at the reception to Dr J. M. Peebles, an octogenarian exponent of spiritualistic philosophy from Battle Creek, Michigan, TJ.S., Mr Nation, of Levin, remarked that many present were aware that his son Percy had fallen in the recent desperate fight at Bothasherg. Mr Nation went on to say it was proof o{ the comforting nature of the belief in the spirit life that he and his family had been much cheered by receiving a message from Percy's spirit, which had given convincing proof of its identity by recalling incidents which were-- not present in the mind of any of those at the sitting. The spirit added that it was a comfort to him that he had learned while on earth how to communicate with those left behind, for there were many in the spirit world who wished to communicate, but could not do so for lack of knowledge. The Taranaki Executive of the Farmers’ Union considers that the time has come for the union to draw up a political platform to be submitted to candidates for Parliament, and has decided to set up a committee to draft a platform for submission to the Colonial Council.