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Correspondence respecting the Parochial Charities.
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I am to request that you will communicate with the Trustees or Administrators of the
several Parochial Charities above mentioned, and inform me whether or not you and they
will sign the requisite form of application to the Board.
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
HENRY M. VANE, Secretary.
The Rev. HUGH ALLEN,\ D.I).,
St. George's Rectory, Southwark.
From the Board of Churchwardens and Overseers of the Parish of St. George iiie
Martyr, Southwark to the Charity Commissioners.
St. George' the Martyr, Southwark,
Vestry Hall, Borough Road, S.E.
February 21 st, 18G6.
c. 13459.
Southwark. St. George.—Parochial Charities.
Sir,
Your letter of the 10th addressed to the Rev. Dr. Allen, the Rector of
this parish has been by him communicated to this Board. In reply we beg to remind the
Commissioners that so lately as the year 1862 a solemn and exhaustive investigation into
the administration of all the Charities of this Parish was instituted by the Commissioners
and conducted by examination on Oath by John Simons, Esq., Assistant Commissioner.
It is believed that a reference to the report thereupon made by him will show that no
parts of the Parish of St. George the Martyr Southwark have become in any degree excluded
through their erection into "Parishes for Ecclesiastical Purposes from their full
share in both the administration and the benefits of the Parochial Charities. At no time
have either the Administrators or the Recipients been selected—nor are they now from
one part more than another of the whole Parish of St. George the Martyr. The Trustees
and other Administrators are chosen by the Yestry of the entire Parish who are themscaes
elected by the Parishioners of the entire Parish i.e. of all the Parishes. " lhe piesent
Parish of St. George the Martyr Southwark except only for Ecclesiastical purposes is
neither in extent nor constituents other than it has ever been. With regard to the Drapers'
Alms Houses (Walters' Charity) the Court of Chancery has recently decided that
the right of Election of the inmates of the Alms-houses is vested in the Parishioners