THE MANGATORO ESTATE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 687, 11 December 1909, Page 13

THE MANGATORO ESTATE.

i • Sir,—l am constantly : asked v about, tho . Mangatoro Estate case, and about the property • . . being , bought in .-.by : the Batik for XSOOO. I :: took up the property—a'good deal over 80,000 __ nores—m • 1857. I think the.' best way is to . give tho Bank's own figures, l supplied,by tho ) Bank to the Supreme Court and certifiedto by the auditors io the .Bank, The .valuation at ' the date of sale was .£125,662, and' the figures is below, -give tho evaluation iby, 'the , Bank about ;.i ■" ■ : l twelve''months;after.''tho^ale,'^and 'the'figures explain the state of the account., 1 The balance sr standing atcreditofmy'account 'onScptcmbcr' 30 was.' bC70,408::'135.-" J 'iWill-' be happy , to give 5:-k Wv : any' l , reasonable explanation' of the account.— I >; G D HAMILTON. • .i G/ D. Hamilton with Bank Kpw,,Zealand.;..... ..... ... ( ... :,;W■ . 1896,-..March 31 i-To balance, 1 .£68,417 10s. ; 'Au- ■ ....«?.;Cffust.' 14,-,-.soZioitorfs •. charges < for. conveyance' and" assignment of property for. registra-; ■ • . : ; tion, "riC53 17s. August 30: Balance, JJ70.498: ■. 13s. Total, .6139,000 1890,. August'ls:-By transfer to Bank of New Zealand Estato's Company, i 139,000. r September 30: By balance, .£70,498 13s. .The document. indicates ..that the original was ' signed for the Bank by S. J., Billon, acv.^Countant;:-«{:;:^;; '.. : r.'