STUDENTS' HOSTEL.
BEQUEST TO VICTORIA COLLaM vna rasa* t»ssm ***-*•*.} WELLINGTON, May *. In September, IW9, the deal* of Mr William Weir, a rosidant of Wofifagton for over naff a century, diarioaai the fact thai in the tanas of bia wfll, after deducting death dntiee and iftoa* £9OOO for other bequest* (to be paid oat of revenue), half of the tmi&mwm to bo paid over to the Victoria OifoaJ Council for tb» jmrposo of ntreMoteg a site and baUding a booM for sata students, the baton— of taw Mil! *» be lodged with the Pubiie Traab* to keep in trust for the OonneiL A acbeine is being; ieiafcma lor three hostel blocks and a dfttb* MB to be orocted near tab tTnMiMltf . This arrangament will provide altaa* ately for 800 stodents, bat »• tS» meantime it is propossd to snlMi with a portion of tLs Weir BeaMi block to aceommodata 04 stadefite and th« dining ball Mock.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19611, 6 May 1929, Page 11
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153STUDENTS' HOSTEL. Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19611, 6 May 1929, Page 11
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