TWO BIG ESTATES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11092, 1 June 1914, Page 5

TWO BIG ESTATES.

Viol LYNDON AND KAIWARA.f'I ——— A^. WILLS. OF MACFARLANE BROTHERS. His Honor Mr Justice Donnistoun'ha.s granted probate of the wills of the late Mr David Duncan Macfarlane and. Mr Walter Macfarlane, two wcll-lfiq'p.wn Canterbury runholders, • who djo4 * short'time ago. . Ftf ,y Mr 1). D. Mucfarlane's Lyndon, Waiau. and Mr \V. Macfjarlane's was Kiwara, Oulverden. cases, the values of'the estates-Jiave been sworn at under £130,000. actual valuation for. stamp poscs has not yet been made Stamp Department, all the accounts not having been dealt with. r , A Mr D. D. Macfarlano lias left\- f his widow an annuity of £IOOO, which,,will be reduced to £SOO it she marries again. Sho also will have the use; oi the Ljndon homestead as long ag'''6ho is a widow, the property to bo maintained out of the general funds lfothe hands of tho trustees, 'namely, ...Mrs Macfarlane. Mr G. L. Rutherford, ot Waikari, and -Mr G. Fulton, of Rother r ham- Most of the rest of the estate is left to children and grand-children, although annuities are" given to .employees, in accordance with their length of service. The trustees are empowered to. sub-divide and cut up tho property, if they feel that that is desirable. • , Mr W. Macfarlano has left the homestead and other property to his widow, and the rest of tho estate to his .children* __. . >•?