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of £187 5s. 11d. Three Per Cent. Consols, in the name of the
Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery, and the
Dividends, belong to the "Special Gifts," and are distributed
according to the Will. (The Dividends now amount
to £5 3s. 0d., 2¾ per cent. New Consols.)
HOWLETT'S ACRE.
By Will of Sir Edmond Bowyer, dated 11th 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 (now 2¾ per
cent. New Consols).
The Dividends of this sum form part of the General
Fund paid to the Distribution Committee.
WILSON'S CHARITY.
Mrs. Jane Wilson bequeathed by Will dated 23rd December,
1868, £80 13s. 1d. Consols (now 2¾ per cent. New
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.