DECEASED PERSONS' ESTATES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 520, 29 May 1909, Page 3

DECEASED PERSONS' ESTATES.

' ■ ■ . '"■'■■■: .' " ' > LIST FOR MAT.' One hundred and twenty-eight estates oh deceased _ persons wero finally cottifiod by tha, Commissioner for Stamps daring May. ThV following wore the principal estates :—. : Wellington. < •' •'■-■ ' '' '' . ; ■■ : ■■ ' ■ < .. ; I'jg -. < •WilKam J. WMcocka _, :. M 1,235 Roderick Ma'theson ' '.„.'• 4J941 Sarah Osborn ;■ „. : w ,„ 2508 Arthur S.'Aldricb - David Ewart ... • •,.. w M 60S Charles E. Carter' ' :,. _ LidS Gilbert S. Mouat .„■ ... ' '"Tss • Edward Kinkead ~ -..«. J. LlB6 Maurice Rbady , ... ■ ■ C. E, G: Bird .;. ■; ~ .•£•' '939 Loujso-E. Msiokett ■ _ :, : 608 , ■ : . ■ Auckland. '- .:. -:, •.:.'(,':. ■ Sarah Tutin. ... ._■ L m John E. Clifford ■>. Z Z 653 Alfred Booth. .._ C .25 : John Motfat ... imfi' , Alice Gordon ..... .•„" *V S Joseph Dunn .... :'.../ "V 6045 John Markham .;. '...4807' Eliza Kavanagk ... • ... "7 l'ljn Charles Kimberley ■ b 272K JohnTrenwith.•■'... ™ £ >'■ James Hobb .... .„ "£ ! gor • Henry T. Maclean .: ... .£ 2 446 Jane Henderson ... , 'w» . Jams E. ■ Little ■ .„ ■:'".;': : £ im . John Corbott ... ~\ ~ j^ ' Chrlstchurch. >;' ■■ ■■■'?' '••-•- 2.3*2 ■E.W. G. Rich ... ... . AteK .George Campbell ... ; ■ 't™ Jeremialr Coiboy ... ' '", ooe David Johca ". "' - fgf , Amelia Talnier ... " , "* i « K. E.. Carson ... .. "•. . '«S George Chinnery ... ■ . "7 • _ SSS ' Eva V. Von.Haast ■■■'".. Z\ S ' , ■;;:■■ " /I' 'Otago.' '-.' '~•■ ',; ,; , ■;.; ! Kobert Charters ... ' nm ,; Peter J.Shoa ... '" lW John Shaw .•..:.. .. .■" i^, Ernest H. Drown ...::; '" William Mill ...;,... ."; 7,^, ':■ ■' ■'-. ■ ' •'■■ Taranakl. ■ ,''\ ■ ■'• '■■ ■; Kobert Smith ■ ; oatb John Bullock :..., - " • '" S'S» Ehzaboth Ballantyne "" 1, • ■■'■: * , Southland, s ')'.■■ ' Elizabeth Pattison ... „. 1488 .'■ .':. -.•.:;'■-. ,' Wostland. . ■v.-i':,.. ■.■ • B.'.A, Martin .. . '..'.■■■ imo Edward FrosDr ... ''" "' lo'mfi ■■;• -I . ■■- .Hawko's Bay. :~V > 13 ' 016 : Josias Hird ... ... ■ ■';•'. Marlborough. ■'•■ ■,: : .. Evan Jones- '.'■ ■ , ■ IIIM x ; PEACE AND WAR. ' J ■ ■'■' \'.~ ♦ —-'.' ':'*'.'■--..' '../■,•»■■■ . The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) has addressed tho following,-reply to Mr. T. Wright, clerk to the £eligU B : Society of,' itionda, Wellington, in.' connection with a) communication received from tho recant boi* ference:— ■•.-. i> ■■' . , :, ■ ■ .-. ... ■■ 't '^ ear J ir - —1[ ? m ™ r«»ip^o£'your ktfcs- S ■•« lt a . y ,7 m y? u ex P r «s a . on beiall V of 'the delegates' of yo'iir fooont conference, the adhesion, of your.society to the principle£ of peace, and expressing an opinion as to tho' unrighteousness of war. ■ In reply I dosiretci thank you for your.obmniunication, ahd'ta' I Bay that, wHilo I appreciate very,'highly jn- , deed the sentiments oxpressed ! therein, yot'ia ! vie-/ of the existing nuUtary/'epirit throughout the world, the disarmament' by aoiy on,o nation would,, in jny opinion; bo but the prelude to such a nation'e annihilation., present condition of things I believe the surest _way to preserve the national j>oace is'to be in such, a position that other Powers \m fear to tak« up an aggressive attitude.. Personally I appreciate in the very highest degree the high ideals' of your and ' with those who desiro : the greatest good for our; Empire, I look forward to tho time when national strife will'be a'thing of the past, but that time is not yet. Our responsibility as a Dominion of the great British Empire,- ' of wiwso history. >o as a people oj» justiy proud, in my bpuuon'calls for an absollito no.' cessity for our being strong enough, to-mqie ' ■devastating ware so terrible as to impel even, aggroseivo oppononts to do all in the& power to.avertit. On tho other hand, for a oottntry .to be wholly, defenceless or indifferently defended .would assuredly bring abont iha yery course your society, myself; and indoodv every well-wisher of peace among inen and natwM desire to avoid,—Yonrs 1 (jr. Ward,' . . ". • ~. .^