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LE QUAINTER'S CHARITY.
The only Charity which is administered by the Vestry is
that known as Le Quainter s. It arises from a bequest, in
1782, by Mr. Peter Le Quainter, formerly a resident in Piccadilly,
who directed that the income should be "equally distributed
at Christmas amongst twenty poor persons who are or
have been housekeepers in the Parish of St. James, Westminster,
and such as the Rector and Churchwardens, and the
other gentlemen for the time being who shall compose the
Vestry of the said Parish, shall deem to be proper objects,
and the most deserving to partake of the same." The property
of the Charity consists of £9,969 2s. 9d. New Three
per Cent. Annuities, and a statement of the accounts for the
past year is given on page 130.
OTHER PAROCHIAL CHARITIES.
A list of other endowed Charities in which the Parish is
interested is given on pages 134 to 141 and statements of the
accounts on pages 129 to 133.
ANCIENT CHARITIES OF ST. MARTIN'S.
The Vestry have given careful consideration to the draft
scheme proposed by the Charity Commissioners for the administration
of these Charities, and to an amended draft
which was received subsequently. The points which the
Vestry attach most importance are the constitution of the
Governing Body and the proportional representation of the
various Parishes interested. In both these respects, neither
the first nor the amended draft meets the views of the Vestry
inasmuch as it is proposed to create a certain number of cooptative
Trustees, to which the Vestry object in principle.