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will now give effect to the Act of Parliament which enables
them to consent to the grant of land.
"I may be permitted to observe that the Charity Commissioners
have not always reserved the Estate for the
exclusive benefit of Dulwich, for in the Scheme of 1879 they
proposed to grant £15,000 for the benefit of Wilson's
Grammar School in Camberwell, and also £10,000 for
Datchelor's School.
"(Signed)
"I am, Sir,
"Yours faithfully,
Geo. W. Marsden,
"Clerk to the Commissioners."
The determination of the Charity Commissioners is not
yet known, but we trust that in our next Report we shall
be able to announce that the Estates Governors have transferred
to us a valuable site for the erection of a new Public
Library for the benefit of the inhabitants of Dulwich and also
the populous neighbourhood of East Dulwich.
Catalogues of the books in the High Street, Livesey,
and Dulwich Libraries have been compiled by the Chief
Librarian (Mr. E. Foskett), and his periodical reports to
us, evidencing the success of the Libraries, are summarised
in the following remarks and statistics. It
is a notable tact that since the opening of the Dulwich
Branch more books have been issued in Camberwell than in
any other parish or borough within the Metropolitan area.