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Tue 5 Mar 1901 - The Australian Star (Sydney, NSW : 1887 - 1909)
Page 3 - BIS BEQUESTS.
BIG REQUESTS.
The late James Wesley Hall, who died recently
at Oma, Boundary-street, Toorak, Victoria,
appointed as trustees under his will
AAfalter Russell Hall and Kelso King (of Syd
ney),' and Arthur Frederick Hooper (of
Toorak). To each of these he bequeathed
£1000 free from duty, in addition to Avhich
they have commission at 2 % per cent. Testa
tor made these trustees, together Avlth Mar-
garet Kate Lilian Hall, his widow, guardians
of his children under age. To his AvldOAV he
bequeathed all articles of personal and do
mestic use or ornament, Avith a legacy . of
£10,000, and an annuity of £2000 free from
the control or disposition of any husband.
To Louisa Sarah, avWoav of his brother, Al
bert Henry Hall, of Fortished, Somerset
England, £2000; to Alfred Cadoll of Emma-
ville, In the New England district, all testa
tor's share and interest in various mines and!
mining properties In the Grafton and Netvi
England districts, together with appurten
ances and machinery. To each of his sisters-
in-law, Georgia Frances Mary Dempster,
Maria Huoft Dempster, and Fanny Madeline
Elma, Avife of A. F. Hooper, 1000 shares each!
in the Mount Morgan Gold-mining Co. : To
Thomas Carleton Skarratt, testator's cousin,
a legacy of £500; to George Anderson Rich
ard, of Mount Morgan,. £2000; and to Thomas
Cornea, of Mount Morgan, £500. Testator!
left to his uncle, Thomas Carleton Skarratt,
of Kingston, Hereford, England, an annuity)
of £200. Out of the residuary estate the
trustees are to pay testator's widow any!
sum they may think fit up to £1000 a yeah
for each of his children under age, or un
married, for their education and mainten
ance, the trustees to have power to increase!
such alloAvance under certain circumstances.
In the event of the death of any of the chil
dren, the issue of such children, if only one,
to succeed in substitution; if more than one,
to take equal shares of their parent's share'.
The late Charles Carleton Skarratt. lately ofl
Carleton, Summer Hill, Sydney, Avho died re
cently in London, appointed, . as trustees, hid
Avidotv, Mary Ellen Skarratt. his son-in-law,
Thos. Hy. Keigwin, AValter Russell Hall, and!
Kelso King. To his Avidow he bequeathed
£3000 for her Immediate use; and to Thos. Hy,
Keigwin and Kelso King, if they accept the
trusteeship, £500 each, free from duty, andi
2 Vj per cent, for administration. To Fanny,
Skarratt, Avidow of his brother 'William Car
leton Skarratt, an annul.ty of £240, free from!
duty. To his Avidow he leaves all ornaments,
effects, articles of domestic use, &c., and shot
Is also to have personal use of any residences
belonging to testator, Avlthout payment ofl
rent, subject to insurances and taxes. Thai
residue of his estate, real and personal, testa
tor leaves to his trustees to Invest, and to pay)
one moiety of the annual income to his Avidotvj
for her sole and separate use, and suBjecfl
thereto to be divided amongst his eight chil
dren. IPoAver is given the trustees at the!
request in Avriting of either of the sons to
raise out of the capital of such son's shara
any sum or sums not exceeding £10,000, and
to . pay the money to such sons for their- use
absolutely. The will Avas.madc on Decembefl
23, 1897, and in 1900 a codicil A\'as added leav
ing £3000 a year to his Avidow so long as sha
lived Avith either of his daughters, Violet oil
Daisy, to defray the cost of the maintenance'
of their joint home; such provision to he in!
addition to any provision made in the"wl71.
Testator also bequeathed to each of the eight
children of his deceased brother. William:
Scarratt, £100; to his nephew, Harry Brother-
Avood, £100: and to his niece. Alice Ward, ofl
Kingston, Hereford, England, £10flk