ASTONISHINGBEQUEST
MONEY FOR A COLONY.
ERtTiSH Honduras benefits.
FUNDS FOR DEVELOPMENT. (Per Press Association—Copyright.) (Reuter.) / (Received This Day, 8.55 a.m.) LONDON, March 30. The Crown Colony of British Honduras will benefit by an [astonishing windfall in the form of a legacy by Lord Bliss, who died aboard his yacht at Belize, capital of Honduras, on March 9th. ' ■ Lcrd Bliss bequeathed to the colony his fortune, estimated locally at £25,000 annually. The Governor., Colonial Secretary, and Attorney-General are appointed trustees, with full pow- : ers. It is stipulated 'only that British labour and material shall be used in development schemes. Lord Bliss's will provides for £IOO annually to be spent on a regatta. His burial is to be at Fort George, ,and a granite monument is to be erected alongside in the form of an SO-foot obelisk showing a red light for the use of shipping.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLVI, Issue 10704, 31 March 1926, Page 5
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