A BIG ESTATE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 700, 28 December 1909, Page 5

A BIG ESTATE.

/ J3ATH DUTY A , MISS E MORRISON. By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyfielrt, 1 : ■ /' London, December 2G. L -J, , Tha 'jlo4\li :1s announcodi of Mits 'Ello®' : v\ ; Morristfl, sister of Mr. C'/ttrlps Morrison ivho died on May; 25, nnd from whom 6tu . ; - inherited threo:.million • pounds..•■* ■:-.. ai .':- .■■■>■ Tug cnuM of Miss Morrison's. death"wa» ■ appendicitis. :, Tlio disonso ires' diagnosed ■ 1 1 ' on Monday,' and Miss .Morrison spent ton" hours of tho night with her lawyer* making her will, An operation was per- > formed on Tucßday<.ibut' Sho:novor : ra!* ?i - - lied. , t?ho left, nevoatccn pephows. and aicces, to.whom . s\io' bequeathed from .£BOOO tu y -.-• :<£loo,ooo apiece, Miss< Wilmot'Champion recencs £ 50,000 \ Tho estate will- probably yield"tho Ex. chequor. ,£600,000... lU-j^aid;o,.quarter, of a million when it wot inhori' ad in Mnjr, •ft i, ' ALLOCATION OF THE MORRISON s FORTUNE. { * O The late Mr. Chas.'Mortison, who dlwl ... on May. 25 at: the ago of 91;. inherited ! 1 . .£2,(100,000 j: from ' his ;: father; : : .tho 1 ■ haad^of ; ":?M the rFore. Street TDraaory) : >i Company; ■By careful investment, in lion* '■ ." vhoro-ho rovned-great-, freeholds: she -rf.-h increased the. liVtujie—almost unaoticed 1 ' by thenewspapers—toa sumwhioh.ot - v bis death ■ was estimated :i>', at >froal w: riei2,ooo,ooo.:> In'. June J81,000,000 )\as paid ''on account of" death, duties,' so .llhat tho: Treasury : ro-":, v; ;: ceived at ; least '.that- sum—tho total, wm ■:; : - r i estimated to- bo neaT.two' millions. - Now . the Treasury it'll loewe dulj again on •the alnount .that' passed, to tho lite Mr. : Morrison's dster.Mies; Ellen; Morrison, just deceased. ,Her . shore, in- hot. brother's fortune is stated in tho: cablegram I ■■■? s'v'i to be . three millions,'but probably two > • millions is bearer the- mark. Itr.vwui.>' approximately estimated lost June that her share wou!d be J2L900,000.. Aocord-. .■ ing to the -.figures published m Jtne, th* shares in- the: great; fortune. .of v-. Mr. Chas. jjlonieon are.— f Mr. Walter Morrison, brother, ' quarter of residue and City proportv . , . ,£1,900,089 : ■ Mibs Ellen Morrison, sister, quarter of residue and Berkshire property , . , i . 1,900,004 Mr Hugh Morrison, nephew, * 4 one-sixth of residue and Islay estate . . . ~ v .. 1,300,003 ' Mr Archibald Morrison, * .nephew, omsixth of rosidue 'P and 41270,000 , 1,800,001 Lady Qatty, liieco, one-twelfth ior tesiduc . ... .» 635,000 1 lliss Doiolhj Morrison, niece/ - one-twelfth of- rosidnu 635,000.'. ? -v. rorttine6 (a\er<jge 410,000 each) i to 39 other, relatives .. 435,000 • •• • Charities .. ..... . ..... 55,000 Employees:,(about)•: 10,000- v .;-l:. : ■ Tho' sum l .: of 'X 35,000 biqueallied- tot; 'oharitieS byj ■ .Mj,'. ;MorHson- wasdilitri»/i;,*;'xbuted as Under;— V> ~;' Vp.''iSO-v' : .£lo,ooo,'Bishop of London's Fund." /: ! 4!10,000, Bishop'.of; St'.; Alban'e Fnni. : 4!lo,ooo,:East' Loiidon Church Fund.' . -410,000,' Rochester • DioiCEnn Sooiotyi • >:' -.'.-rv - 10,000, I.or.dcn Hospital. ■■ AOOO,■ Poor Clergy llolrcf Corporatkmi\ t -