CHARITABLE BEQUESTS

Press, Volume C, Issue 29702, 21 December 1961, Page 14

CHARITABLE BEQUESTS

Christchurch Woman’s Will

Children’s homes and aged persons’ welfare organisations are among the beneficiaries under the will of a Christchurch spinster. Barbara Shanks, who died on November 11. aged 92 years Miss Shanks’s estate has been sworn for probate at under £ 12.000 After making private bequests of £4200. Miss Shanks provided in her will that the rest of her estate after payment of costs be left to a number of city charities. The beneficiaries will be the Canterbury and West Coast centre of the Order of St. John (£200); the South Island Tuberculosis Association. northern group (£250): the New Zealand Society for ■he Protection of Women and Children. Canterbury branch r£2oo>; the Social Service Council 6f the Diocese of Christchurch for the benefi' of its work for the aged (£250); the Christchurch Presbyterian Social Service Association for its work or the aged (£250): the Board of Management of the Methodist Church Eventide Home. Christchurch, for its work for the aged (£250): and the Trinity CongregaChristchurch (£250) Miss Shanks provides that her residuary estate be then divided into three equal narts. one part *o (he S™-'a’ Service Council of »he Dio rasp of Chris*ehu-ch. one »o 'he Cbrictebv-eh Pr»«hv ’erian Social Service Association for Ps child-»n's homes, and ‘he rcmft’nfne nar- to the South Islaod Ai?,” odist Oroharagas and C hiMrw’s Home Board for i‘® qrnhanage® a nd children's homes in Christchurch.