9. Sub-clause (3) of clause 5 applies the same trusta to any property in which any of the trust property may be converted, and it also applies the same trusts to the income of any such property.
10. Sub-clause (4) of clause 5 is inserted to make it quite clear that the Easel Mission pension scheme for superannuated catechists and others, and for the depen- dents of deceased catechists, etc., is to be carried out. The reason for the reference to services out of the Colony is that part of the endowment of the pension fund is situated in China.
11. Sub-clause (5) of clause 5 gives the corporation power to transfer the trust property to any other person upon such trusts as the corporation may determine. It ia hoped that under this sub-clause the corporation may eventually dispose of all the German mission property by transferring it to other bodies or trustees who will carry on particular parts of the former German mission work. For example, a chapel might be assigned to trustees for the Chinese congregation, should that congregation show itself capable of self-government. Again, the Industrial Institute for the Blind at Kowloon City might be assigned to trustees for the Church Missionary Society, by whom the Institute is now being managed and by whom it will probably continue to be managed. It will be seen that the consent of the Governor will be necessary before any leasehold pro- perty is transferred in this way.
12. Sub-clause (8) of clause 5 gives to the corporation absolute discretion in determining the manner in which the trusts of the German mission property are to be carried out. This power may appear wide, but the considerations referred to in paragraph 7 above seem to make it unavoidable, and a check, if a check be neces- sary, is provided by clause 6 of the bill.
13. Clause 6 gives the Governor in Council power to give any directions whatsoever to the corporation, This power may also appear wide, but it will probably be admitted that in theory at least some power of veto should exist,
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14. It is not intended, however, that this clause should be used only for the purposes of a veto, For example, it is proposed to direct the corporation to transfer the property at Pokfulam which was formerly known as "Ebenezer" from the Hildesheim Mission to the Berlin Mission, and to credit the Hildesheim Mission with a reasonable sum in return for the property. The reasons for this proposal are
The as follows. Hildesheim Mission had no income or endowment of any kind, and the only property which it possessed were the two properties known as Ebenezer and "Blin- denheim.' All the blind children and girls formerly housed at "Ebenezer" and "Blindenheim" are now accommodated at "Blindenheim." which is known as the Industrial Institute for the Blind, Ebenezer " is no longer required for the carrying on of the work of the Hildesheim Mission, and the "sale" of "Ebenezer" to the Berlin Mission will produce a certain endowment for the Industrial Institute for the Blind. On the other hand, certain foundlings formerly cared for by the Berlin Mission are now housed at "Ebenezer," which is therefore really being used to carry on the work of the Berlin Mission. The transfer, therefore, would seem to be to the mutual advantage of both missions.
15. It is also under contemplation to invite the corporation to surrender to the Crown the Berlin Mission property which is situated between High Street and Hospital Road, in return for a sum of money to he fixed, if necessary, by arbitration. This property appears to be no longer needed for carrying on the work of the Berlia Mission, and it seems to be in the interest
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