A BIG ESTATE.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 12806, 2 June 1914, Page 3

A BIG ESTATE.

ABOI'T £.1,000,000. PI? OB ATE OF MRS TOWN END'S WILE. Press Association.—By Telegraph. CHRISTCHERCH. May :;0. Probate of the will of the late Mrs A. Q. Townend was granted yesterday by Mr .Justice Denniston. In addition to the public benefactions already announced, a large number of private bequests are made. The will is dated 2.'srd January, HrlM, and there is a codicil dated Mist December, Etl.'b

The following are the bequests ol reehold property: —

'' Glenholme,'' Cashmere Hills, lweHinghou.se, plantations, etc.. also ill furniture, goods, and household ef-fects-at "Glenholme," certain pieMi res at "Mona Vale,'' also motor -ar, to Maud Tabart.

Freehold property at "Glenmaye," Aishmere Hills, furniture in two 'ooms at " Mona A ale, ' to Julia Caroline Crosby, of Cashmere Hills, vidow.

Freehold property, "Glenmore," with all furniture, to Geoffrey Sprott Tabart. of Christchureh.

Freeiiold property, Riecarton, to Alfred Arnaud MeKellar, ''to use. occupy and enjoy during his life, free or rent.'' and after his death to permit his wife, Alice Aland MeKellar,' to use, occupy, and enjoy the same for her life, "upon the same conditions and subject thereto," to hold the .same for Cecil George MeKellar. Twenty thousand pounds and certain furniture at "Mona Vale" and "Glenholme" to Cecil George McKel lar. Twenty thousand pounds and certain furniture at "Mona Vale" and "Glenholme" to Cecil George M' Kellar. Freehold property on western side of railway line, with household furniture and effects, to the presnt head gardener, Thomas Bureh, to use, occupy, and enjoy for life, and on his death his wife to u>e, occupy, and enjoy until she shall marry again, and subject thereto the said premises, etc., shall fall into and form part of the residuary trust estate. Freehold property, Clyde road, with dwelling-house i etc., and furniture and effects, to William Prettyjohns, groom, if in deceased's employ at her death, for life, free of rent, and on his death to his l wife, Sadie Prettyjohns, during her widowhood. Freehold property, Matai street, Riecarton, together with dwelling-house and contents, to William Ginn, chauffeur, free of rent, and upon his death to his wife. Annie Ginn. Freehold property, Westenra street, together with house and contents, to deceased's late servant Eydia Kars. and her mother, upon the same conditions. Maud Tabart. spinster, of Christchureh. annuity of £< : 00 for life, and on her death an annuity to each of her four daughters of £l5O. Alfred Arnaud Morris Me Kellar. annuity of £IOOO for life, and after his death an annuity of t!000 to his wife; after the death of both, such annuity of £IOOO to be paid to Cecil George M' Kellar for life. Thomas Scott Johnston, manager of Glenmark Estate, annuity of £SOO for life, and after his death to his widow. In addition to the annuity mentioned in the will, the codicil directs that Thos. Scott Johnston shall receive £SOOO, with the wish that, i 1' possible, he shall purchase part of Glenmark when it is subdivided. Alice Dunkley, widow of the late Canon Dunkley, Waipara, an annuity of £",00 for life. Other annuities are:—Lady j Charles Campbell, widow of the late I Admiral Sii Charles (V.mpbell, London i £250, as Joiijj" as she remains a widow, ; payment to O>aso Oil lie." re-marriage; it.aura Rose May ailr! v !.'erv | £250 each during their respective j lives; Archdeacon Thorpe, of Sumner. | £.".00 for life and to be j paid to his widow after his death; Rev T. A. Hamilton. Fendalton, £.'!oo. and to his widowafter his death; £SOOO to Mat* 1 Stoddart Brown, of Chi'' citor; £-1000 to " . *>!'■ tor of Ed' t,, Ealnu-r. uaug.i----i . . -'' Whaiatutu, G;s- ---;°. r r- Lut Without interest, on her atthe age of twenty-one years; ..iia Caroline Crosby, "Glenmore, Cashmere Hills, £OOO for life, and >'n her death an annuity t • each of bet two daughters, Adele and Wen nor, oi £",00 for life; Rev. C. A. Tolrn, Bur wood, £2OO for life and after his death to be paid to ins widow ; Nurse Man 1 as long as she is associated with li.-i present work of relieving distress £200; Rev. F. R. lnwood. ("ashmen Hills, £2OO for life and after Ins deatl to be paid to his widow; E. J. Lusii Hackthorue road. Cashmere. £200(1 f" life. Jeanie Jugate (relat'vei, Bat tersea Park, London, £2O" t.> i- 1 i;« : Sarah G'- ier ('relative', Kensingtoi ' London, £2OO for life. Marv Ann ' Povev, Ha.cktlmrne road. Casbmer Hills, £2OO. and after lor death to b paid to her niece. A. K. Andcrs o j Rose Townend, step-daughter, \2.jo t< ' life. Freehold property, 10, Constanc

• street, Merivale, to permit Mrs Mavi bury, and such other or others as the trustees may decide, to use, occupy j and enjoy during their lives; also an- | nuity of £2OO between Mrs Mayburv | and her brothers and sisters, Marjorie Turner, wife of Charles G. Turner, £250 for her life. Mai Elisor, wife of C. 11. Elisor, sheep farmer, Ashley, £250 for life. Hose Day. widow of the Colonel William Alexander Day, £.*>< H) as long as she remains a widow. Thomas Bureh, Ik ad gardener, £3OO, if in deceased's employ at the time of her death, and after liis death to his widow. William Pretty- I Johns, groom, £lou if in deceased's j employ at the time of her death, and after his death to his widow. William Ginn, chauffeur, £l5O if in deceased's employ at the time of her death, and after his death to his widow. Annie Kars. housemaid, and her mother. £100; to be paid after the death of either, to the survivors. In the case of Annie Kars, until her marriage. Mrs Edwards, cook, if in deceased's employ at her death, £IOO for life, dean Macaulay. horn;emuKl. £IOO for life, if in deceased's employ at her death. George Worthington, gardener, £IOO. if in deceased's employ at death, and to use, occupy and enjoy the freehold property at present occupied by him for life; to his widow after death until she marries again. Percy Robinson, chauffeur, annuity, of £IOO, if in deceased's employ at her death, and after his death to his widow, until she marry again. To each other maidservant not otherwise benefited in the will or codicil, provided she shall have been at least one i year it; Mrs Town end employ and remaining in that employ at by death, a legacv of £IOO is bequeathed. j

The will and codicil also set out the disposition of a large quantity of furniture, pictures, vases, and other personal effects to friends and relatives of the deceased.

The trustees appointed under the will to administer the estate, Messrs F. IE Pyne, A. A. M. MeKellar, Cecil G. MeKellar and N. L. Macbeth, each receive £SOOO. All the bequests mentioned in the will and codicil are to be free of legacy duty. The residue of the estate goes to a nephew in England. For probate purposes the estate of the bite Mrs Townend was sworn as being '' under £soo,ooo, but when the accounts were made up it is expected that it w ill approximate £1.000,000.