harmony with
in
the Government, is not in the conditions stipulated in the Grant in his Scheme and go so far beyond it in stringency that it will be impossible for him to accept the Grant
unless the conditions Contained in the
proposed declaration be modifieds
3.
I also enclose the Declaration of Trust and Memorial referred to
beg
and
that these two documents
be eventually returned to Mr Leysch either through the Crown Attorney
or through myself.
4.
The objections which Mr. Leysch
raises appear to me well founded.
I believe that
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Educational Agency
in
the Colony would ever accept a Building Grant
set under the conditions
here proposed without material modifications.
5.
The objections raised by Leysch
are moreover in principle identical with those raised by Bishop Raimondi in 1884, which were referred to the Secretary of State. The decision
given in that case was never communicated to me, but I believe the Bishop's objection on the whole considered valid and a building grant of $6,000 or more was made, without a formal Declaration of Trust such as
that now proposed being required of the Bishop. Looking upon the case of Bishop Raimondi
6.
as on the whole
one and considering
an
exceptional Wish
that hereafter
other
applications for Building Grant will from time to time, I think
be made
it very desirable that a
form of Declaration of Trust be adopted by the Government
in all
future
as a model to be used
for general guidance in dealing with the varied special circumstances of each application.
in
of each application. I therefore hail with pleasure the fact that the Crown Attorney has drawn up such a form, although it will
require