MR. G. S. READE’S LOSS
WIFE DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS MILLION GIFT TO NATION The death of Mrs. Margaret Augusta Reade, wife of Mr. Gifford Sherman Reade, who gave property worth £1,000,000 for the establishment of a naval training school in Suffolk, occurred at her home in Landscape Road, Mount Eden, on Saturday at the age of 84, after a long illness. Born at Edinburgh, Scotland, Mrs. Reade was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Walker, and came to New Zealand with her-hus-band 13 years ago. Finding that the climate suited him. Mr. Reade decided to live in the Dominion, and he has travelled extensively in both islands. Just 12 months ago Mr. Reade made a gift to the nation of his ancestral estate of 850 acres in Suffolk and a large sum of money for the establishment of a naval training school, f o replace the present school at Queen’s Hall. Greenwich, the total value of the gift exceeding £1.000,000. The Duke of York laid the foundation stone for the building, which it is expected will take about four years to complete.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 709, 8 July 1929, Page 16
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186MR. G. S. READE’S LOSS Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 709, 8 July 1929, Page 16
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