THE PROBERT BEQUEST

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12120, 6 December 1894, Page 2

THE PROBERT BEQUEST

TO THE EDITOR.

Sib,— Will- you be kitid. enough to insert in reply to the Eev. W. Jjob'e statement, as reported in your valuable paper of Nov. 13th last which' sfated that the late Johu Probert was continually giving to his brother William Probert, which is not according to faots. It is tun that Mr J. Probert indifol his brother William Probert to coma tD New Zealand. When he arrived, in Oct., 1865, Mr John Probert bought 40 acre-3 of scoria land and re-sold 10 acroi at tho same time, putting the brother 771111801 Probert and his family on the 'and, where they remained fo* about 10 years clearing and working early and late. Then when the place became payable, we wore given notice to leave the placo, aahe Mr John Probert wanted to live there himeolf. The brother William Probert then removed to the Thames whevehe remained for nino years. Mr John Probert after living on the pvo. "

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perty a few yearp. sold it for three th-n,-and pounds. The sons of William G. Probert got legal advice at the time and were told to stay, or remain on the land till they got whit they wanted, but father would not listen to h-s sons and Baid he would not go to law with his brother. John Probert promising him fifty pounds (JESO) which was paid some timeafterwarde. This is Ihe 1«* money my father received from his b other John Probert, close on twenty joim age. and it is wrong to assert that wo have , had th(,iuanda of pounds du-ing tto UMime of John ProLt. Asfor my father asking I he Church to break the will of John Probort it the last thing In »t»ndod m the following (Ist pe'ition to the Wesleyan Conference) in Auckland w.U show, with Mr Lee's reply as Ecce'ary to the conferenco. I need not make any more comments. Hoping you will in insert this in defence of the dead, believe me to remain.—Yours rojpect fully, A. Prohebt, Eldest son of tho late W. G, Probort..