£2,000,000 ESTATE
BIG PATAGONIAN RANCH
HAS CHANGED HANDS
COMPANY DISPOSSESSED (Aust. and N.Z. Cable) London. Aug. 10. A message from Vancouver states that'the Buenos Aires Courts awarded an estate valued at £2,000,000 to John Monro, the oerngenerian brother of the founder of the estate. David Monro, a Scotsman, who 50 years ago acqiii redlso,ooo acres and developed one of the world's biggest ranches in Patagonin. The Court examined at great, length the finding of n Scottish Eeclasiastieal Court of 185:'., which condoned the pro-marital lapses of Donald Monro and Rlspeth Cruieksliank, who then contracted marriage, thereby legitimatizing their sons Donald and John, who were concerned with the present property. The younger brother Donald died 30 years ago. and John and his kin now dispossess a huge San Julian Company. ,
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Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3794, 11 August 1932, Page 5
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