DECEASED PERSONS' ESTATES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 213, 2 June 1908, Page 5

DECEASED PERSONS' ESTATES.

—0 LIST FOR MAY. Out of 156 deceased persons' estates finally certified by the Commissioner for Stamps during May, the largest were those of the Hon. W. Johnston, of Wellington, £496,615, and the Rev. John C. Andrew, of Wairarapa, £109,786. The following is the complete list:— WELLINGTON. Samuel Gibbons, £10,213. W. H. James, £2540. 1 David. Scott, £13,863. Walter W. Johnston, £196,615. '' Thomas Death, £2009. Niels P. Manson, £525. _ Frances E. Bentiey, £680. ~ Thomaß Sussex, -£858. George Heslop, £937. Esther Boshor, £653. Thomas Darby, £731. George Howo, £12,102. Jonas Matthews, £5956. . John C. £109,786. AUCKLAND. Jemima Shera, £909. Louisa-Clark, £2243. Donald Fraser, £840. Norman M'L. Keir, £500. James Burtt, £992. Jessie M. Roberts, £1385. Samuel B. Croker, £730. • Edmund Yates, £1648. Honor A. Coles, £929. Archibald Stewart, £4054. Henry Stokes, £1911. Charles Coxhead, £1339, William- H. Taylor, £619. William Baker, £10,027. CANTERBURY. George Manchester, £11,439. Christiana Stewart, £6719. Homy Boyle, £8556. Hugh O'Connor, £927. « William F. Benham, £17,858.~ William B. Hood, £751. Franz H. Meyer, £1516. ' ■ \ ! OTAGO. James' Breen, £10,217. ' Christian H. Spothman, £2219. Edward Galager, £1314. Robert A. Johnston, £1252. Georgo M'Lay, £1869. Barbara Murray, £845. Jeremiah Ahern, £524. John M'Millan, £560. , William 11. R. Churton, £1563. Jolin W. C. Craig, £523. ■ James Patorson, £1089. • Thomas A. Fraser, £062. Catherine Ross, £812. HAWKE'S BAY. Thomas R. 'Cooper, £4051., POVERTY CAY. ' . Aloxander Robb, £2174. ' - • Frederick C. H. Pietzen, £4358. NELSON. , ' • Henry Lankow, £3233. Thomas M. Grant, £1086. . • _ NEW PLYMOUTH. Gottlieb Gernhoefer, £1028. •'• Thomas H. Dobbin, £1088. - Amelia' Aubrey, £1122. Louisa; Malohe, £1065. Philip W. 'Wickham, £4631. . Joseph Gamblin,' £560. - \ WESTLAND. •Robert S. Perritt, £2459. John Hi M'C. Cameron, £2178. Elizabeth A. Adair, £551. SOUTHLAND. Mary Fleck, £1152/ Alexander Frew, £529. Isabella Boyle; £2058. ■ John Lucas, £542. Matthew Hanley, £3555. INVERCARGILL. James Holms, £2j;105., 1

Mn a town not ono hundred miles.; from Blenheim, says ' tho Marlborough "Express," there lives a very zealous officer of the peace, who is a special bete lioir of thoso presons who are, prohibited from indulging in alcoholic liquors, but, persist in drinking with obliging friends in out-of-the-way corners. Strolling quietly homeward tho other night Coiistablo —- discovered a couple of suspicious-looking characters down a dark alleyway with; a boor-bottle well in evidence. One of these, so to speak, "dark horses" was a prohibited person, and when caught by the constable was in the very act of raising tho bottlo to his. lips. Tho constable confiscated, and as in duty bound, •sampled the contents. It should be men-' tioned that it was a dry night. Taking a long pull, our friend in blue suddenly discovered that ~a gigantic ■ hoax' had been played upon him. It was linseed oil. It is not safe to speak about oil 1 to that constablo no>v. . When the voyage from hero to London takes four days or so, Brazil will supply fruit ,in .enormous quantities to England. Pineapples, which we .buy here for sd. or. 6d.; could be sold-in England for Is. and Is. 6d., while alligator pears can bo gathered unripe and allowed to come to maturity on tho voyage—"Brazilian Review," Rio; de Janeiro.