Natal: … … REGISTRATION OF WILLS: A strange fact in the matter of wills transpired during a case heard at the Resident Magistrate’s Court lately. It appears that a will cannot be properly registered in this colony, the notary public being the solo custodian. This being the case, it may often happen that wills may not have the proper formalities required by English law, as was really the case in one instance mentioned at the Court by Mr. Advocate Pinsent, where a will was not signed even by the number of witnesses required by the colonial law. His Worship expressed his belief that this state of things afforded too many facilities for the forgery of wills, and was, indeed, likely to lead to many undesirable results … …
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GRO0798 Devonport: Savery Pinsent: 1815 – 1886