WATERSIDER’S WEALTH.
(Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND. May 1. Unexpected wealth was revealed in the estate of a watersider which is being administered by the Public. Trustee. Deceased occupied a room in a lodging house, and the police at his death discovered £l4 in cash and a savings bank account valued at about : £I4OO. Subsequently the Trustee’s officials found deposit receipts and war loan certificates of a total value of approximately £3OOO secreted in a tin containing provisions. Deceased apparently was well educated and widely travelled. It is not thought he had any relatives in New Zealand.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17030, 2 May 1923, Page 9
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