THE EMPIRE FUND IN 1815.

Otago Witness, Issue 2410, 10 May 1900, Page 27

THE EMPIRE FUND IN 1815.

" Honour and rewards were lavished on the victors ; relief and comfort , afforded to the maimed ; bounty, ample and honourable, bestowed on the relations of the heroes thai fell. The benevolent marks of national gratitude were provided by voluntary contributions, of £518,288 9s lid, by the. people of the Empire. It will • gratify subscribers to this fund to be informed of the splendid provision their bounty has enabled the committee to make' for the relatives of the brave men who fell on that memorable field. The widows of privates have £10 per annum, and £4- per annum for each child, till it arrives at the age of seven years ; from that age to 14-, the child has £15 ; but then it falls under the management of a guardian, who will in most cases be the parish minister. At the age of 14- the annuity to children ceases, and a donation of £10 is made ; and at the age of 21 years a further donation of £30, but to girls on their- marriage day, if that happen earlier. The latter payment will be made only in the event of the fund keeping pace with the present calculation. This arrangement applies to privates only. The widows of corporals have £12. sergeants £14-, and pergeant-majors £20, with a like advance to their children. Humanity to those who buffer

in the just cause of their country irf the most ' rational expression- of applause and triumph. This' principle- was displayed throughout Britain in 1815, with a,n effect unexampled and sublime." — "History of Glasgow," by Robert Chapman, published in 1815.

The Timaru Herald states that Mr Mazengarb, of the Church of Chriat, returns to Dunedin this week to take up a 12 months' engagement with the church here.

A carved pedestal for the Queen's bust was unveiled at Ohinemutu, Rofcorua, last week by the Ngatiwhakaue tribe. The pedestal was cleverly carved in approved 3£ww. st yl e b-7 a Maori wood worker.