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MONEY.

This is a very important subject for us all. We must be very careful in dealing with money. If your estate is involved in debt, you must pay off that debt first and then think about spending money in other directions. I am happy to say that, now that the Court of Wards Act and the Impartible Estates Act are passed, none of our estates can, hereafter, be heavily involved in debt. No creditors will now lend money, as they used to do before, to the holders of Impartible Estates. If you do not come under the category of estate holders, your estate will be saved by the Court of Wards Act before it becomes heavily involved in debt. For these two Acts our ever grateful thanks are due to Lord Ampthill, under whose Governorship the beneficent measures have been passed.

Suppose your estate comes to you without being involved in debt. Then you