A LARGE ESTATE.
. DUTIES OF ABOUT £150,000. (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, November 1. Approximately £200,000 will be the residue of the estate of Mrs Marianne Caughey Preston. This money, together with a specific bequest of £20,000, is to lie devoted to the establishment of a rest home for aged, infirm, and impecunious women, irrespective of religious beliefs, who Shave been unexpectedly reduced in circumstances. With this gift i,s associated part of a residential property at Pon,sonby. An unexpected windfall comes to the Government. It is estimated that the trustees will be called upon to pay death duties of about £150,000'. The estate is valued at £450,000, and, bequest!* and legacies total °bout £OO,OOO.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 19, 2 November 1938, Page 7
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113A LARGE ESTATE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 19, 2 November 1938, Page 7
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