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of £187 5s. l1d. Three Per Cent. Consols, in the name of the
Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery, and the
Dividends, £5 12s. 4d. per annum, belong to the "Special
Gifts," and are distributed according to the Will.
HOWLETT'S ACRE.
By Will of Sir Edmund Bower, dated „th July, 1626,
a piece of land situate at Half-Moon Lane, Dulwich, known
as Howlett's Acre, was given to the Poor of "Camberwell,
the rents to be paid yearly on Good Friday."
In the year 1858, this land was sold to Mr. George Keen,
of Herne Hill, by the Trustees, with the consent of the
Charity Commissioners, and the proceeds invested in the
purchase of £350 Three Per Cent. Consols.
The Dividends of this sum form part of the General
Fund paid to the Distribution Committee.
WILSON'S CHARITY.
Jane Wilson bequeathed by Will dated 23rd December.
1868, £80 13s. Id. Consols, the Dividends to be laid out in
purchase of Flannel Petticoats at Christmas for Poor Persons
of Peckham.
The amount is expended annually by the Churchwardens
as directed.