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attached thereto, were let on lease at a rent of £140 per annum,,
this sum being just sufficient to meet the charges on the land, but
leaving no overplus to maintain the ground in proper order.
It was subsequently discovered that part of the land had never
been consecrated, and that it might consequently be utilised for
secular purposes. After much deliberation, it was determined to
apply to Parliament for power to sell the Chapel, and the unconsecrated
portion of the ground for the benefit of the Parish. This
proposal received Parliamentary sanction in 1869, and the Chapel
was subsequently sold to the Rev. C. W. Hodson, for £3,000, and
the remainder of the available property to the Trustees of the
London Temperance Hospital for £6,050 ; making a total of
£9,050. The following statement shows the application of this
sum :—
£
s.
d.
Redemption of Rent-cliarge of £100 a year
3,104
3
4
Invested in Consols for the maintenance of
the ground
1,250
0
0
Invested in Consols for school purposes—One
moiety for Scholarships in Tenison's
Grammar School for boys, and one
moiety for the Burlington School for
girls
1,000
0
0
Towards building and endowing St. John's
Church, Great Marlborough Street
2,500
0
0
Purchase of leasehold interest of part of the
Chapel property
125
0
0
Professional charges in connection with the
sales of the properties
342
5
2
Cost of obtaining the special Act of Parliament
589
8
11
Balance available for current expenditure
139
2
7
£9,050
0
0
The remainder of the ground is managed by ten Trustees, of
whom two, the Rector and Senior Churchwarden, are cx-officio,
and eight are elected by the Vestry from time to time as vacancies
occur. Three vacancies have arisen during the year, caused respectively
by Mr. George Griffiths ceasing to be a householder in the
Parish, the death of Mr. John Bradshaw, and the resignation of