Mr. NH. Lacey: What special efforts were being made to ensure their gelting the $150,000? Mr. Seddon:' They were indebted to the newspapers, and particularly the *North-China Daily News," for the Initial drive. Tr was now intended send subscription lists tothe Torger companies and firms for individual "subscriptions, "He had written the day before to the Cathedral Old Boys' Association suggesting they form a sub-committee for canvassing purposes, but had not yot received a reply. It was jonly by a personal canvass they could hope fo achieve their aim, Mr. W. A. Scott: He felt that everyone should "put their backs Into it" and get the fund complete: there had been lots of criticism, but little of it had been constructive; he would ask all to remember that the real object of the fund was for the benefit of their children, and" that Doint of view should be kept to the reply to another question regarding subscription lists, Mr. Seddon #aid he was indebted to the Editor of the *North-China Daily News" who had supplied him with number of lists of contributions; it was intended to send these to the larger firms.
Mr. W. H. Way:—Did that clause respectable European parentag include, Canadians, Australians and other Colonials? Mr, King: Certainly. 'Mr. Way: If the school was moved, would the Lester Trustees still have prominent (x position in its management? Mr. 'Seddon: "They. would have to, under the terms of the bequest. The bequest had' been accepted, and its conditions could not be altered now. He could not Jsee how the Court could alter the terms of the bequest.
Prof. A. F. Barker: He wondered if Mr. Seddon was correct on this Latter point. He remembered a case in Leeds, where. a grammar school, with seventy boys, was endowed, with remarkable restric~ tions. "The matter was taken and to-day the school was mana-ked by its former Governors and by members of the City Council, with 700 boys on its rolls. Me would like to suggest that the question be kept open, as it was one of the most portant. (applause).
Mr. Seddon: He did not believe anyone would want to sce the question closed, and if the trustees could see their way to act they would do sible to sell the present buildings on it? Mr. King: They had been trying to find buyers for the building for the past five years, but had not succeeded. Efforts to. find tenants were equally ineffective. They were now thinking of trying to rent "in pieces."
Mr, Way: How would that benefit the school, since It wis Cathedral Property? Mr, King: The school had equity, valued at $400,000, oF three-quarters of its value, in' the building. The site was the Cathedral's.
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