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Company to substitute an iron railing for the high
wall now enclosing their lake and grounds at New
River Head. The Vestry, however, did not feel
themselves to be in a position to make such a
request.
The same gentleman subsequently intimated to
the Vestry that he had heard that the Company, if
asked by the Vestry, were prepared to open their
grounds for two afternoons weekly to the parishioners
and public generally. The Vestry accordingly
forwarded such request to the Company, but
received a reply stating that it is net one to which
they could consent. Among other reasons against
the proposal being the fact that the enclosure
consists chiefly of a number of deep ponds, with
paths between and around them of very limited
width only, rendering it unsuitable for the purpose
of a public promenade.
Royal Academy of Arts.—With reference to the
request of the Vestry, mentioned in last year's report,
to the Royal Academy to open their Art Galleries
on Saturday evenings at an entrance fee of 6d., the
Vestry received a letter from the President and
Council expressing their regret that, after giving the
matter their very careful consideration, they fouud
there are certain difficulties of a practical character
which render it, in their opinion, not possible to
comply with the request.
The Vestry expressed regret that the Council
could not see their way to opening the Academy
on Saturday evenings at a reduced charge, considering
that they so open it now during the last six
evenings of the Exhibition, and that the difficulties
which would apply to the one case would apparently
apply to the other; and they requested the