“Provided that the time for commencing an action may be extended for a further period by the Court or a Judge, after hearing such of the parties affected as the Court or Judge thinks necessary, and this power shall extend to cases where the time for commencing an action has already expired, including cases where it expired before the commencement of this proviso; but in all such cases the application for extension shall be made before the final distribution of the estate of the deceased, and no distribution of any part of the estate made before the date of the application shall be disturbed by reason of the application or of an order made thereon.”