LATE G. P. DONNELLY.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 September 1917, Page 6

LATE G. P. DONNELLY.

LARGE NUMBER OF REQUESTS AND ANNUITIES. Napier, September 3. (Probate of the last will and'two codicils of the late George Prior Donnelly, of "Otatara," Taradale, was granted to-day by the Chief Justice to three of the executors, Messrs Henry Valentine Hoadley, Alexander Bulwcr Campbell, and Hutton Ewan Troutbeck. leave being reserved to grant like probate to Jaiues Hugh Buchanan Coates, remaining executor, if he should apply for it. By the combined operation of will and codicils the following dispositions were made of the property of the testator:— To his daughter, Maud Air'mi Tiakitai La Morte, die "Otatara" freehold estate situated in Taradale (being the property purchased from the late Mr. Henry Williams); to his sister, Mary Hoadley, £10,000; to his sister, Hannah Donnelly, an annuity of £250; to his sister, Nannie' Shaw, an his niece, Maud Mary Lansdowne Shaw, an annuity of £250; to his nephew, Henry Valentine Hoadley, £15,000; to his nephew, Guy Lansdowne Shaw, £lO,000 to be applied in reduction of testator's guarantee for "Ngamatea" estate; to his nephew. Frank Beresford Donyelly £5000; to his nephew, Claude Donnelly, £5000; to Dr. Ross, formerly of Waipawa, £2000; to his old and valued friend, James Hugh Buchanan Coates, an annuity of £SOO, and after his death the same annuity to his sister. Lavinia Coates; to Patrick Donnelly, son of the said Frank Beresford Donnelly, on his attaining the age of 21 years. £1000; I to his brother, Harry Langley Donnelly, an annuity of £200; to his friend. James. McPherson McLean, £5000; to his friend, Wilhelm John Stratton, £OOOO and an annuity of £250; to his friend, Alexander Bulwer Campbell, £IOOO and one per centum on net value of the estate for death duty purposes: to his friend, Thomas Victor Morrin, £5000; ! to his daughter, Maud Air'mi Tiakitai I La Morte testator's stud thoroughbred horse business and all horses and other and appurtenances thereof. All the above gifts are free of duty, i All the residue of the estate is given j to three grandchildren—Derek Churchill' j Prior Perry, Nellie Airini Elizabeth ] Perry, and Moori Francis Churchill I ■Perry—hi equal shares as a class if and i when they Respectively attain the age of 21 years, or being female marry, subject to the payment of the income of one-fourth part to Maud Airini Tiakitai La. Morte during her life. There are a large number of bequests and annuities to domestic servants and' station employees. ,