RUDYARD KIPLING’S WILL.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19887, 16 May 1936, Page 5

RUDYARD KIPLING’S WILL.

“ WIDOW’S LIFE INTEREST (Own Correspondent—By Air Mail.) LONDON, April 8. The principal beneficiary under the will of tho late Mr Rudyard Kipling, who left an estate of £155,228. with net personalty £142,488, is Mrs Kipling, the sole executrix. She is bequeathed the house and land at Burwash, Sussex, and th© income for liie from the residuary estate. Mr Kipling directed that income from his books should accumulate for 21 years from the date of bis death, and be added to the capital. To his daughter. Mrs George Barnbridge he left £SOOO. stating that he had already made otner provision for her. Captain Bambridge, his son-in-law, receives £IOOO At Mrs Kipling’s death the income from the residuary estate passes to Mrs Bambridge or her children If there are no children at the death of Mrs Bambridge, one-quarter of the estate will go to Captain Bambridge, if living. The remainder will be divided equally between the Australian and Canadian branches of the Fairbridge Farm Schools. Sir Patrick Fagan, a former member of the Imperial Legislative Council ol stated that during his lifetime Mr Kipling was a generous contributor to the Fairbridge Farm Schools on many occasions. lhe object of the schools is to 6end out from England destitute or orphan children who are not getting a fighting chance at home. Mr Kipling’s fortune is one of the largest left by a British poet oi author. Two Poets Laureate, Mr Robert Bridges nad Mr Alfred Austin, left £6OOO and £2OOO respectively. Sir William Watson left £733 Among authors. Sir Hall Caine’s £200,000 w-as easily the largest. Mr Thomas Hardy left £91.000, and Mr John Galsworthy £BB,OOO Mr Kipling’s royalties were enormous. Cp to 1935 as many as 3,500,000 copies of his books had been sold in England. American royalties over a period of 40 years totalled £350,000.