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Wilshaw, a resident of Wellington, who died on the 2nd February, 1930, and who appointed the Public Trustee executor of his will. He has directed that, the residue of his estate be held upon trust for such charitable purposes in the Provincial District of Wellington as the Board of Governors of the Thomas George Macarthy Trust direct. It is understood that the residue of the estate should be between £1,500 and £2,000, but it is too early to judge as yet what the exact amount will be. The other testator to whom the provisions of the Macarthy Trust Act have appealed as a convenient method of carrying into effect the principal charitable object under his will is the late Mr. James Trewin, who died at Feilding on the 11th March, 1930. Mr. Trewin has also appointed the Public Trustee his executor and trustee, and has directed that the residue of his estate, after providing for sundry bequests, shall be held for a specified period, and then, with accumulations of income, invested in the Common Fund and the income derived therefrom paid for all time to the Board of Governors of the Thomas George Macarthy Trust for the relief of the indigent poor of the Parish of St. Stithians and of the City of Truro, Cofnwall, the testator's birthplace. The administration of the estate is not sufficiently advanced to enable the exact amount available to be ascertained, but it is estimated that the sum which will eventually be administered by the Board of Governors under the trust created should be in the neighbourhood of £13,000. It is probable that as the provisions of the Act become more widely known others will follow the example set by these testators. If this were done there would in time grow up a large sum available for the assistance of deserving objects, thereby enabling the exercise of an important and beneficial influence on the organization and conduct of charitable institutions throughout the Dominion and perhaps elsewhere. The Sarah Hurford Ames Trust. —Another citizen who has made provision for charitable gifts of a permanent nature is the late Mrs. Sarah Hurford Ames. Testatrix has directed in her will that part of the annual income from her residuary estate is to be annually distributed to homes and other institutions in the city and suburbs of Wellington for poor and indigent children conducted by the Church of England, and the homes and other institutions for the care and welfare of aged or infirm persons of either sex by whomsoever conducted. The benefactress expressed a wish that the distribution of the annual income be arranged in such a way that it will reach the participating institutions during the first fortnight in the month of December, to the intent that the inmates will be enabled to enjoy the benefit of it at Christmas-time. During the past year nearly £100 was allocated amongst eligible institutions. This is not a true indication of the benefits which will be derived from the trust created by Mrs. Ames, seeing that only a portion of the year's income was available last year, and, moreover, realization of certain assets had to be effected to render them revenue-producing to a larger extent. A considerably larger amount should be available for the forthcoming year. Carterton Home for Aged Poor.—The handsome bequest of the late Charles Rooking Carter, a resident of Carterton, has continued to be of benefit to aged poor people for the past thirty-four years. The late Mr. Carter died in 1896, and in terms of his will a valuable block of land, containing 2,166 acres, situated near Carterton, and a sum of £2,500 were to be set aside, and the rents and proceeds thereof applied in the erection, establishment, and maintenance of a suitable home for aged poor men in the Carterton district. In 1916 legislation was passed increasing the objects of testator's bounty by extending the area within which the applicants must reside, so as to include the whole of the Wairarapa Electorate as it existed in 1896. Provision was also made whereby the wives of eligible aged poor men could also be admitted to the home. The whole of the administration of the estate outside the actual management of the home itself is controlled by the Public Trustee, who provides out of the income derived from the endowment the funds required for the running of -the institution. An independent committee, comprising the Mayor for the time being of the Borough of Carterton, the vicar of the Parish of Carterton, and three members of the Borough Council elected annually by poll of the Council, are reponsible for the control of the home.