DEATH DUTIES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2478, 3 June 1915, Page 9

DEATH DUTIES

ESTATES FINALLY CERTIFIED About 200 deceased persons' estates were finally certified by the Commissioner of Stamps during the month ended May 31, '1915. The list of estates of the value of XSOO and over is given below:— WELLINGTON. £ Arthur Harding 37,630 Thomas Whitehouse 19,015 Ellen Maude Morice 14,978 Geo. Sinclair Robertson 14,628 Wilmot Elizabeth Pearson 6,895 William Cook 5,930 Henry Pritchard 5,915 Robert Meikeljohn Reid 3,736 Carsten Jessen ■ Hansen 3,712 Cecil F. M. Wroughton 3,367 Chas. E. A. Dansey 3,16+ John Herbert Hinton 2,329 Jane Simpson 2,253 Isaac Slade 2,216 Margaret Lupton 2,109 Annie Reid 1,735 Frederick W. D. Jones 1,454 William Adie 1,317 Joshua Jone3 1,310 Chas. Wix 1,281 Emmeline George 1,215 Rosa Sophia Wright 1,124 Robert Douglas Stuart 1,088 Annie Boyd 1,076 Ernest J. H. Webb 1,032 Hone Potaka 906 Cecil Jamea Barford 897 Ellen Kibbiewhite 863 Catherine Sinclair 657 AUCKLAND. Mary Ellen Wilson, iE65,564; Annie L. Wilson, .£9,182; Paul H. Allen, .£8,760; Duncan Cumming, ,£8.431; William Scott, .£7,552; William Appleyard, JJ3,708; Sophia M. Garr-itt, i 3,633; Abraham Bowaen, .£3,601; Margaret I. Hutchinson, .£3,538; John Foote, .£2,664; Francis H. Tuck, .02,283; Alfred Tebbutt, .£2,030; Frederick Moore, .£1888; Rebecca J>ewis, -£1,871; William J. Noi°;erson, -£1,797; Lawrence Pitkethley, .£1725; Edwin Tremain, £1,715; Mabel I. A. Shepherd, -£1,668; Louisa S. Abbott, X1,G37; Frances E. E. Court, .£1,615; David Terrace, ■£1,560; Herbert E. Averill, .£1,418; Archibald Morrison, X 1,384; Sarah Brooks, •£1358; Harriet N. Jones, ,£1328; Gordon M'Oowel, .£1313; Wm. Hayhow, ,£1262; Samuel Bentley, ,£1248; David M. Watt, -£1159; John Turner, .£1136; Joseph S. Pepper, .£1110; James Joseph Halliday, ■£1025; Euphemia Stemson, ,£940; Janet M'Nicol, .£933; Annio Newsham, ,£696; Annie Callaghan, .£604; Mary Fitzgerald, .£598; Hannah Irwin, -5572; Thomas Vincent, i£s4B. CANTERBURY. John Matheson, £34,708; William Widi! 30,623; Wm. Quinn, Elizabeth Pelvin, £10,002; John ll'Beath r £92o4;_ Richard Donovan, J.'6032; Catherine Wyljie, £5671; Nelson Eden, £4976; Kate Chrystal, £4139; James Robinson, £3153; Job Doak, £3083; Janie6 L. Wilson, £2141; Mary Ann Stringer, £1826; Lucy Rodger, £1594 j.Emma Ward, £1587; Diedrich Chapman £1316; Daniel Condon £813; Michael ScanneU, £832; Benjamin Pilkington, £813; Harriett Sleeman, £633; Eliza Jane Watson, £631; Mary Stuart Rich, £612; Mary Nixon, £607; Archibald Morgan, £603; John Leitch, £601; Frances Amos, £527. OTAGO. Anthony Ridley Robson, £28,082; Samuel Henry, £19,385; James Arthur, £10,508; Jamea Forbes, £8547; John Shand, £5706; Thomas Cartwright, £5517; John Teunant, £1555; Mary E. C. Latta, £1410; Isabella Thow, £1049; Margaret Williamson, £757; Isabella Downes, £656. SOUTHLAND. Peter Murray, £4743; Edward H. Jones, £4358; John M'Renzie, £4066; Andrew Martin, £3254;. James. M'Fadzien, £2484; Walter Brown, £2280; James G. Black, £1447; Duncan M'Dermid, £1433; John M'Phail. £1365; Julia Gregg, £1141; William Young, £567. POVERTY BAY. Eru Woodbine Johnson, £7169; Matilda Barker, £2943. HAWKE'S BAY, Charles Limpus, £18,767; Eliza M. Twigg, £4832; William Lane, £4364; Florence Gifford, ,£2190; Robert Staines, £2104; John Thornton, £2054; Edward J. Walsh, £1490; Henry Whittaker, £789. NEW PLYMOUTH. Harriett E. Murich, £4882; Thomas F. Giddy, £1824; William Coatea. £1444; Elizabeth Wells, £GB7. 1 MARLBOROUGH. Bernard Redwood Ward, £16,039; Caleb Davies, £5365: William Price, £2575; Arthur William Gibson, £2005. NELSON. Francis Grooby, £3031; Edward William Mills, £1579; John Feary, £1296; Betsy A. Walker, £1010; Harry Allan Quluton, £571. WESTLAND. Henry Herbert M'Master, £698; Kate M. Simpson, £625.