CO129-524-8 Grant of land on Stanley Peninsula for re-erection of St. Stephen's College 7-2-1930 - 7-2-1930 — Page 6

Enclosures 2 & 3.

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as the school has not in fact been brought under the

Education Ordinance, 1913.

7.

The College authorities were informed on

22nd September, 1927, that the arrangements were subject to

the approval of the Secretary of State and it was intended

to submit the matter for Mr. Amery's approval when the terms

were agreed upon. I regret that the necessity for obtaining

Mr. Amery's approval was overlooked when the grant was

afterwards made to the College authorities, who were by then

urgently pressing for permission to commence building owing

to the insecurity of their tenure of the premises then in

use. I am satisfied that the College is one to which the

Government can properly grant land on the terms arranged and excellent scholastic buildings have already been erected and

brought into use.

8.

I should be glad to receive your covering

approval of these grants, and the terms and conditions

thereof, copies of which are annexed.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord,

Your Lordship's most obedient,

humble servant,

W.D. Southoch.

Officer Administering the Government.