Administrator-general, Entitled to Letters of Administration in Preference to Creditors, Certain Legatees or Friends
The Administrator-General of the State shall be deemed by all the court sin the State to have a right to letters of administration other than letters pendente lite in preference to that of-
(a) a creditor; or
(b) a legatee, other than a universal legatee or a residuary legatee or the representative of a residuary legatee; or
(c) a friend of the deceased.