THE GISBORNE HOSPITAL WINDFALL.
Mr Percival Barker wrote the following lettor in connection with tho above matter to the Poverty Bay Horald :—
Sir,—Un-sler-tanding Mr Allan M'Donald has voluntarily, under circumstances well known 11 the public, contributed to tho Poverty Bvy Hospital a sum of £ICO,I no /.' hand you £ICO in cash.
It ii with pleasure I find our member has contributed £100, and I now contribute £200; and I olso agreo to contribute another £100 if Mr M'Donald will da tho same within one week. Th 9 money Is for a good purpose, and Mr M'Donald can easily afford to contribute another £100. Tho money thus contributed must bo held over until tho Government bave given their subsidy, and then dovotcd to a permanent endowment fund, and any investment uiußt be in such a manner as to contribute to the future benefit of the hospital, and not voted for purposes of pieaent or temporary expenditure The amount, if Mr M'Donald rays his second £100 will ht a cons'derable sum, and should be invested ' It is not an amount to be paid for preEont expenditure, inasmuch aa the general public, with their usual generosity, should fi_d funds f.r that purpose.—yours faithfully, P. Barkbr.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 6780, 7 November 1883, Page 2
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202THE GISBORNE HOSPITAL WINDFALL. Otago Daily Times, Issue 6780, 7 November 1883, Page 2
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