£12,000,000 IN ONE YEAR.
. —— « — THE NATION'S ENORMOUS GIFTS; TO CHARITY. By reason of the multiplication and the increased urgency of charitable appeals in recent years, an impression has grown' up that it ,is more difficult to get money for charity than it used to bo! This impression is completely dissipated by somo very interesting tables published' in "Burdett's Hospitals and Charities, 1908," the annual year-book of philanthropy, which mado its appearance in March'. ' i In 1896 tho total incomo of tho principal institutions supported by voluntary contributions was £8,132,000. In 1905 it was £11,931,000.' In this enormous total, closo upon'twelve millions sterling, tho principal amounts wore■ , ! Hospitals !.. ... ..,£3,892,000 Missions, ' ... 3,467,000 Orphanages and Homes... 2,948,000
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 187, 2 May 1908, Page 12
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114£12,000,000 IN ONE YEAR. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 187, 2 May 1908, Page 12
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