A Christchurch man, Mr William Alfred McDonald, says he believes that he has a claim on the £2,000,000 estate of Mr Andrew Mercer, once of Edinburgh, who made a fortune in landed estate in Toronto and died in Canada in 1871. Briefly, the claim rests on the fact that one of the two brothers of Mr McDonald’s maternal grandmother was an Andrew Mercer who went to Canada from Edinburgh and was known, in the days of Mr McDonalds childhood, to have become wealthy. Mr McDonald says he is not counting his chickens, but he has decided to consult his solicitor about the possibilities or the situation. If the claim on the £2,000,000 estate is proved there are six known persons likely to benefit Mr McDonald, of Christchurch, his two brothers and his sister, and the two daughters of Alexander Brown, Mr McDonald’s uncle.
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Southland Times, Issue 22490, 26 January 1935, Page 7
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143Page 7 Advertisements Column 2 Southland Times, Issue 22490, 26 January 1935, Page 7
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