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REPORT, 1890-91.
21 acres, for the purpose of a Recreation Ground for
Paddington has been subscribed by the outside
public, the other half of the cost, not exceeding
£25,000, be found by the Vestry under the provisions
of the Metropolitan Open Spaces Act, 1881.
" (b.) That the Ground, when acquired, be vested
in the Vestry of Paddington as the Local Authority
for the Borough.
" (c.) That one acre of the said Ground be
reserred for the period of five years from the date
of the acquisition of the Ground by the Vestry, for
the purposes of an unsectarian Polytechnic Institute,
and in the event of such Institute being established
within that time, the said acre of land shall be conveyed
free of charge to the Institute when duly
incorporated.
" (d.) That the management of the Ground be
vested in a Committee of twenty-one Members, ten
of whom shall be appointed for life and elected by
the Subscribers to the Fund in such manner as they
alone in general meeting shall decide; the other
Members shall be appointed by the Vestry. In
the event of any vacancies whatsoever occurring,
the same shall be filled up by the Vestry. Every
person elected by the Vestry shall retire at the
expiration of three years from his acceptance of
office, but shall be eligible for re-election.
" (e.) That the Ground, when acquired, be open
to the public free of charge for admission, and for the
purpose of promenading and viewing the games and