The Life and Times of William Slade Vincentby Philip John Buzzard
15.2Released from Prison July 1931
William was released from Fremantle Prison on 13th July 1931.
William wrote to the Dept. again on 20th July, asking his cheques to be sent to c/o Mr. D. Morris, Melbourne Hotel, Hay St., Perth.
Cheques to be sent to Melbourne Hotel [129]
Three days later he sent another letter changing the address and asked the Dept. to send cheques to the General Post Office, Perth.
Cheques to be sent to General Post Office [130]
On 4th August 1931, William appointed Mrs. Ethel MacKay as a trustee and authorised the Repat. Dept. to pay his pension cheques to her. (Mrs. MacKay was a Senior Medical Officer, or doctor, used by the Repat. Dept. to review cases.) The Dept.’s internal memos advised against the use of the trusteeship, in general, but they authorised it in this case.
Mrs. MacKay is made a trustee of William’s pension payments [131]
Later in in the same month, on 26th August, William cancelled the trusteeship.
William cancelled trusteeship with Mrs. MacKay M.D. [132]
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