MRS. KNOX'S BENEFACTIONS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13793, 27 October 1908, Page 7

MRS. KNOX'S BENEFACTIONS.

The following is a complete list of the benefactions oi the late Mrs Knox, who died at Auckland last week: — Home for Incurables 20.000 Deserving Poor, Ardstraw ... . 4,000 Night Shelter 2,500 Blind Institute .. ■ • • 1 ,">OO St. Mary's Homes. Otahuhu .. 1,000 Dr. liarnardo's Homes 1,000 Door of Hope 500 Salvation Army Prison Brigade 500 Ladies' Benevolent Society .. .. 500 Little Sisters of the Poor 500 Prosbyteiian City Mission ... 500 Presbyterian Ministers' AYidows aiul Orphans' Fund 500 Aged and Infirm Ministers' Fund (Presbyterian) 500 Presbyterian Maori Mission SCO j St. Mary's Orphanage, Ponsonby 500 Veterans' Home 500 Maori Girls' School 500 V.M.C.A 500 V.AY.C.A 500 AVesleyan Orphanage 500 St James' Presbyterian Church 500 Knox Church 500 Sister Cecilia's Home, Parnell... 500 Knox Church Sunday School ... 500 Methodist City Mission (East Street) •. 500 Children's Home, Remuera . . . . 500 Leslie's Presbyterian Orphanage 500 Society for the Protection of Women and Children 500 Picnic Fund, Mental Hospital... 500 Orphan Home, Parnell 500 Presbyterian Church, Ardstraw 500 Sailors' Home 300 Helping Hand Mission 200 Central Mission 200 Danneford Mission 200 Prisoners' Aid Society 200 Grey Street Creche ...' 200 Technical College 200 Total £44,000 In the bequests for the establishment of a home for incurables and for the erection and endowment of a night shelter for homeless men, the trustees are given full power under the. will to set up a special board in each case if they think \fit, or to hand the bequest for' the former over to the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, and that for the lalfer to the Salvation Army authorities. The deceased has also directed that all the charities founded under her will shall bear the name of her late husband, Mr Charles Knox. Among other requests she made was that, no mourning be worn on her behalf.