CO129-234 - Acting Governor Cameron Governor Des Voeus - 1887 [9-12] — Page 567

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