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£llO FOUND IN DEAD MAN’S HOME. IDIOSYNCRACY OF BLIND MAN. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, April 16. Search of a house at Ramarama, formerly occupied by a blind man, recently brought to light a sum of money hidden in two old sea chests. The money, which totalled £llO, included 13 sovereigns. The occupant of the house, William Edward Gates, who died on April 2, was a well-known identity in the district and spent his time in making baskets. It was an idiosyncracy of his that no fire was allowed in the house, although his friends had urged him to instai a heating system. Among several bequests left by Mr. Gates was one of £lOO and 30 acres of ground to the New Zealand Institute for the Blind.
It was with the anticipation that Mr. Gates had accumulated liquid resources that a search was made of his dwelling by representatives the institute and some of his friends. He left bequests to certain people who had cared for him, and the money discovered will be placed to the credit of the estate.
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Taranaki Daily News, 17 April 1935, Page 4
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