LARGE BEQUESTS

Hokitika Guardian, 30 April 1940, Page 7

LARGE BEQUESTS

TO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. i

(Per Press Association—Copyright)

DGNEDIN, April ‘2S3

The following bequests of a public character are made under the will of Mr A. S. Paterson, whose death occurred last week; University of Otago,. £5000; St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Dunedin, £500; Dunedin Public Art Gallery Society, incorporated, £1000; National Council of the Young Men’s Christian Associations of New Zealand (to bo applied for the particular work of that

Council), £1000; Dunedin Amen Dios and Town Planning Society, £500; Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, li'ee of duty, as- an endowment for augmenting by way of income therefrom, the inadequate salaries of ministers in the said church, £10,030. For the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, there ire the following legacies, in each case for the purpose of an endowment for, and so that tile income only shall be applied in aid of the objects mentioned in connection with such legacy ■ (a) For the Beneficiary Fund (aged a"d infilm ministers’ lund, and widows’ and j orphans’ fund) in connection with the I church, £15,000; (b) for Knox College, North Fast Valley, Dunedin, £.lO 000; (e) for the A. S. Paterson library in connection with the Knox C liege, j£30()0; (1) for the Presbyterian WoI men’s Training Institute, Cumberland Street, Dunedin, £3000; (e) for St. ■Margaret’s College, Leith Shot, Dunedin, £(T00; (f) for the libr rv in connection with St. Margaret’s \ Cellege, £1500; (g) for the Women’s j Beneficiary Fund in connection with the church for the benefit of single I women missionaries in’ the for. ign fin'd, £SOO. Subject to the pnym nt of private legacies and annuities, flic residue of estate is given to the Prsebyterian Church of New Zealand. The Guardian Trust and F een- , tors’ Conmanv of New Zeal-Mid Ltd., j was appoint'd executor and Iru-.teo j under the will.