View report page

23
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. Two and, Threequarters
per Cent. Annuities. Under the scheme for converting
the funded National Debt, the income of this Charity
has been reduced by nearly £25 per annum.
A statement of the Accounts for the past year is given on
page 160.
ST. MARTIN'S ALMSHOUSE AND PENSIONS
CHARITY.
This Charity is administered under a scheme established
by the Charity Commissioners in 1886, the governing body
comprising ex-officio, co-optative, and representative Trustees.
Two of the latter are elected by the Vestry of this Parish,
the present representatives being Mr. Morle and Mr.
Winnett.
A copy of the Accounts of this Charity for the year 1889
will be found on pages 164 to 167.