Versions of s. 223(3)
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Where the value of the property of a deceased master, seaman or apprentice does not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars, the Minister may, if the Minister thinks fit, pay or deliver the residue to any claimant who is proved to the Minister’s satisfaction to be the widow, widower or a child of the deceased or to be entitled to that property under the will, if any, of the deceased or under any law providing for the distribution or succession of personal property of deceased persons or otherwise.