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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

[introduction]

In the number of charitable institutions, for the relief of the suffering, the care of the aged, the rescue of the fallen, and other philanthropic objects, the city of Auckland stands pre-eminently above the other centres of the colony. The late Mr. Edward Costley's name will ever be revered as a benefactor to the suffering and helpless. At his death he bequeathed to each of the following seven institutions the sum of £12,150 : The Auckland Hospital, the Costley Home, the Costley Training Institute, St. Stephen's Orphan Home, the Sailors' Home, the Public Library, and the Auckland Museum. In Auckland city and suburbs there are many institutions in addition to those which are here separately described; for instance, the Women's Home, Parnell; Children's Home, Parnell; Roman Catholic Orphanages at Ponsonby and Takapuna; Little Sisters of the Poor, Ponsonby; Helping Hand Mission; Door of Hope; Prisoners' Aid Society, and others.