A WEALTHY PLANTER.
LEGACY TO AUCKLAND NURSES. (From Our Special Correspondent.! SUVA, September 1. Probate has been granted in the will of the late Adam Adair Coubrough, of Taviuni. tho wealthiest planter of Fiji. The personal estate was sworn at £21,740, aud the real estate has been accepted subject to valuation. This will exceed £100,000, it is expected, as Mr. Coubrough owns a very large area of first-class cocoanut-bearing country, all in the best condition. Among the behests are legacies to the managers of his various estates, to nephews and nieces in Scotland, and to the nurses of the Mena Home in Auckland, where Mr. Coubrough died. Provision is made for the widow, and the income of the residue goes to the. son and daughter.
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Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 217, 11 September 1923, Page 15
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125A WEALTHY PLANTER. Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 217, 11 September 1923, Page 15
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