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Furniture

and effects.

Saint John's Cathedral Hall Endowment Fund.

Other property,

Memorials.

Delegation of powers to Church Councils.

First Schedule,

Boards of Patronage

1162

(4) The furniture, fittings, fixtures, chattels and effects held for the use of Saint John's Cathedral, of Saint Peter's Church and of Saint Andrew's Church, Kowloon, and all the right, title, interest, property, claim and demand therein or thereto of the Church Body as heretofore constituted shall vest in the Trustees absolutely.

(5) The sum of ten thousand dollars, the endow- ment fund for the use of Saint John's Cathedral Hall. and the securities or investments now representing the same now vested in the Church Body under the De- claration of Trust dated the 3rd day of February, 1922, shall be transferred to and vested in the Trustees absolutely subject to the trusts and provisions of the said declaration of trust.

(6) All books, papers and other documents hithert kept at Saint John's Cathedral or Saint Peter's Church or Saint Andrew's Church or belonging or appertaining thereto respectively, and all moneys be- longing or due or owing to Saint John's Cathedral or the Church Body as heretofore constituted or to Saint Andrew's Church or the Vestry thereof, shall rest in the Trustees absolutely.

(7) All memorials in or about Saint John's Cathedral and in or about Saint Peter's Church and in or about Saint Andrew's Church shall be under the care and custody of the Trustees.

7.-(1) The Trustees shall delegate the care and maintenance of any land, building, furniture, fittings, chattels, effects, records and memorials and the ex- penditure of income appertaining to Saint John's Cathedral Church and Saint Andrew's Church, Kow- loon, respectively and provision for the administera- tion of the services to be performed therein to the respective Church Councils of such churches to be appointed in manner hereinafter provided.

(2) The Trustees may make similar delegation of their powers in the case of any other church to which this Ordinance applies or shall hereafter apply.

(3) Every such delegation shall be by an instrument in writing signed by the Bishop or his Commissary and two of the Trustees which shall be in the form provided in the First Schedule and shall specify the property committed to the care of each Church Coun- cil and what powers and duties the Church Council shall have in the matter of making alteration or addi- tion thereto. But no alterations by way of addition or diminution to the fabric or utensils or ornaments of such churches shall be made without the previous written consent of the Bishop.

(4) The Trustees shall have power by an instrument signed as aforesaid to revoke or amend any letter of delegation.

8.-(1) Whenever a vacancy occurs or is expected to occur in any cure of souls the Trustees shall ap- point a Board of Patronage, to be constituted as here. inafter provided, which shall appoint a clergyman for institution to such cure when vacant and shall return his name to the Trustees together with the agreed terms of appointment. The Trustees shall before entering into any contract with such clergyman obtain the written approval of the Bishop or in the case of the incapacity of the Bishop of his Commis- sary of such appointment. If no notice of appoint- ment shall be returned to the Trustees and by them to the Bishop or his Commissary within six months after a vacancy in any cure it shall be competent for the Bishop or his Commissary to appoint.