AUCKLAND'S BENEFACTORS.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 February 1919, Page 3

AUCKLAND'S BENEFACTORS.

GIFTS TO THE PEOPLE, Auckland has been especially welltreated by generous citizens m the pastThis fact was referred to by the Hon 1). 11. Guthrie. 'Minister of lands, in the course of iiis remarks at the opening the the Kauri Bush at Dargaville The Hon. (Jeorge Kovvlds had commented upon the generosity of old colonists in Auckland Province when referring to the latest gift of Mr James Trounson, and the Minister subsequently read the following list of the gifts to* Auckland City and Province:—

Sir Oeorge Grey: Library, art, and Maori collection. Sir John l.ogan Campbell: Cornwall Park, kindergarten and creche-

J. McKelvie: Valuable collection of paintings and endowed a gallervEdward Costlcy: Sum of £54,000 for various public institutions Justice Gillies: Sum of £3OOO for two scholarships. 10 A. M.K'Velmio: Sum of £SOOO for art gallery and librarv. Dv lOlani: Sum of £6500 for school of

art W. Mason: Sum of £21,000 to Blind

Institute, etc. VV. and T. W. Leys: Levs Institute and Library. Ellen Knox: Sum of £60,000 for Home for Incurables, etc.•T. M. MeLachlan: Park of IDOO acres round Manukau Harbor. W. H Smith: Convalescent Home at RHer-die. W. Arrowsmilh: Sum of £23 000 for orphans r and women's hom'es. • •Tames Leslie: Home for Orphan Children. •T Dilworth: TMnWi&hcd and endowed school for boys Henry Brett: Orjan in Town TTall, etc. A. M. Myers: Myers Park, kindergarten, and Town Hall clock. Wesley Sprang: Kaiterakei Park, 701 pc.rei. on the shores of Manukau TTnrhorT?- IT. .Abbot!: Waiatarua Park, St. John's Lake. H, Atkinson: TiHranf>i Park. Tfenrv Shaw: Lihrarr, presented to ' fitv Council. M- Butterworth: Sum of -CnOOO for Wannrowa Orphans' Home. James Tvovnsoii: Gift of three acres of kauri bush.

P-tl<-= !mvo nl=f> heen piven bv Me?;"'* A. Ptiirjres. .T. Potter and A. f. Hardni|V. a children's playjiroimd hv Mr •Tnhn Court. while an additior-al ben?faetion is the Wolfe TTome at AvortThe Minfcle.r added that there mie-h+ he other (rifts vhieh ,iad heen omitted from t.lie rist, minted, hut. there wild r,» 1-0 doubt the provmrp had a -word of which it might well he proud,