CIVIL LIST PENSIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17093, 27 August 1917, Page 6

CIVIL LIST PENSIONS

Civil List pensions granted in 1916-17 include several interesting awards. Among the beneficiaries are the daugther of Charles Kingsley, the sister of Walter Pater; Mrs Stephen Phillips; Lady Russell, widow of Sir William Howard Russell, the distinguished war correspondent; and Miss Clementina Black (in recognition of hex services in the interests of women workers). Below is the complete list:— Miss Rose Kingsley, in consideration of the literary eminence of her lato father, the Rev. Charles Kingsley, . and'' of her straitened oircumstances : £100 Miss Hester Pater, as an addition to her present pension of £50, in consideration of the literary eminence of her late brother, Mr Walter Pater, and of her straitened! circumstances > ko Lady Laughton, in consideration of the services to naval history of her late husband, Professor Sir J. Knox Laughton, .and her straitened circustanees s _. ... iqq Mrs Llewelyn' Bebb, in consideration of _ the theological work and tho services to education in Wales performed by her lato husband, Dr Llewelyn Bebb, principal of St. David's College, Lampetec, and of her straitened circumstances ... 100 Mrs Charlton Basfcian, in consideration of the services to soience of her late husband, Dr Charlton Bastian, and of her straitened circumstances 100

Mrs Arthur Hughes, in consideration of the merit as a painter of her liite husband, Mr Arthur Hughes, and of her inadequate means of , support 80 Tho Misses Aimeo, Clotilde, and Norah_ Evelyn Legros, in consideration of the artistic eminence of their late father, Professor Lβgros, and of their inadequate means of support ■ 75 Mrs Minchin, in consideration of the scientific work of her late husband, Professor E. A. Minchin, and of her straitened circumstances 75 Mrs Albert Gunther, in consideration of the scientific work of her late husband, Dr Albert Gwither, and of his distinguished services to the British Museum as Keeper of Zoology 70 Mr Albert Mjinsbridgc, in consideration of his services r.s founder and secret rary of the Workers' Educational Association, of his state of health, and inadequate means of support ... 70 Mrs Stephen Phillips, in consideration of tho literary merits of her late husband, Mr Stephen PhiTGpa 50 Mrs Momerie, as an addition to her present pension of £50, in consideration of tho merits of her late husband, the Rev. Dr Momerie. and of her inadequate means of support ... 25 Lady Murray, in. recognition of her lato iinsbnnd's services as editor of • the N«?w English Dictionary, in addition to her pension of £170 a year 3o Lady Blunt, in consideration of tho distinguished services of her bite hasband. Sir John E. Blunt, C.8.. as Consul-general a.t Salonika, and at Boston, and of her straitened circumstances 15Q Lady Russell, widow of the disiTntrnishrd war correspondent, g{ r "William Howard ■β-ussoll, in consideration of her slrrafceried circumstances. In addition to her present nortsion of £80 .". 25 Zili&s Clementine. Black, in recognition of her service? to the amelioration of ftio condition of industrial employment for womon, a.nd of W straitened osrcnmstaßcos. In addition to nor present pension of £75 25 Mrs Roland Trimen. in consideration of the ftinincwk services cf her lato husband to biological science, and of her straitened cirowmstancos 75