The Archive · 1930

WINDFALLS FOR THE EXCHEQUER

London, Feb. 11.

+The late Lord Forteviot of Dup-who was chairman of the ing firm of John Dewar & Sons, left a fortune of £4,405,000. During quests to. social institutions, mot-ably in Perth, his native town, aad was particularly Interested in housing reform, "One Exchequer will benefit in death daties by an estimated amount] of 1,100,000.

Another huge fortune, £1,702,000, has been left by Mr, Gerard Craig Sellar, a director of various com panies. "He was at one time private Secretary to the late Joseph Chamberlain. From his estate £650,000 falls to the Exchequer in death duties—Wireless through Reuter.

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