CATHEDRAL GIFT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22108, 14 May 1935, Page 10

CATHEDRAL GIFT

INTEREST OF MAYOR-ELECT LETTER TO THE ARCHBISHOP Reference to the bequest of £60,000 made by the late Miss M. T. Horton toward the building of an Anglican cathedral in Auckland is made by the Mayor-elect, Mr. E. H. Davis, in a letter to Archbishop Averill. Mr. Davis' letter is as follows: " I hasten to assure you of my intense gratification at the noble bequest of the late Miss M. T. Horton for the establishment of a Cathedral Fund for Auckland. For many years I have been impressed with the necessity for the presence in our midst of a cathedral structure worthy of the city's worship. Approximately a, quarter of a century ago, I raised the question in a letter to the press and also talked it over with the late Mr. J. H. Upton and others. I only mention this to indicate my interest in the project and my pleasure in reading the announcement of the inspiring lead given by the late Miss Horton. " I need hardly assure you that in the fulfilment of this very worthy object you may count on co-operation and support in such directions as I may be useful to you. I wish this great work an early accomplishment."