mittee of the subscribers to the Margary Memorial Fund, I beg to acquaint you that we contemplate making a recommendation to the subscribers to the effect that the most suitable method of carrying out their wishes will be to band over the total amount of subscriptions received to the Trustees of the General Hospital, on the understanding that a portion of the proposed new building shall be Bonignated the margary Memorial Ward 'A and before carrying out this recommendation, we would be glad to be informed wheth your Trustees would look upon such a propotition with favor. Our committee have collected at present between seven and eight hundred dollars, but we feel confident that with such a proposition before the public, we could increase the subscriptions so as to aggregate from " thousand to twelve hundred Iam, Dear Sir, faithfully youre, W. H. Mepuorsr, Chairman, Committee Mar Memorial Fond.
In answer to that letter he received the following reply Shanghai, 28th June, 1876, W. H. Mepuwnst, Eeq., Chairman of Committee of the Margary Memorial Fund.
Dear Si,—I have to acknowledge receipt of your leteer of 6th May, stating that your Committee contemplate making a recommenda. tion to the subscribers to the above Fund, that the most suitable method of carrying out their wishes would be to hand over the total amount of subscriptions received to the Trustees of the General Hospital, on the understanding that a portion of the, proposed building shall be designated the "Margary Memorial Ward," and requesting to be informed if the Trustees would be favourable to the scheme.
In reply I beg to state that your letter has been laid before the Trustees, and they have unanimously agreed to accept the same should it be offered them, and to have a tablet with the above inscription placed either in one of
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