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CURRIERS' COMPANY.

MR. SIMONS' REPORT.

No action of the Board is at present required in this case.-J. SIMONS.

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Wm. Dawes, by will, dated 24th January 1729, gave a freehold messuage or tenement with its appurtenances, situate in King Street, Westminster, called the "King's Head."

Also two freehold messuages or tenements and warehouse, situate in Helmet Court, Wormwood Street, City, unto the master, wardens, and court of assistants of the Worshipful Company of Curriers, and their successors. Upon trust, out of the rents and profits, to pay to ten persons, members of the Company, and that should have been masters in the trade of a currier, or to their widows, 41. 4s. a year each, by equal quarterly payments, the said ten persons to be chosen by the master, wardens, and court of assistants, or a majority of them; and that when any should die, others should be chosen in his or her stead, on the next quarterly court day. And that 20s. should be allowed towards the burial of each one who died.

The surplus of the rents and profits to be kept by the master, wardens, and court of assistants, and their successors, for repairs, insurance, and contingencies on the estates, and for such other uses as they or the majority of them should think fit. The premises called The King's Head, in King Street, Westminster, were sold under authority of an Act of Parliament for building Westminster Bridge, in 1746, for 4201., a part of the purchase money was expended in the erection of new buildings in Helmet Court, the remainder ultimately merged in the general funds of the Company.

The Company are still in possession of the premises in Helmet Court, which formerly consisted of a dwellinghouse of two stories, and two stables with lofts in each.

A portion of the above was destroyed by fire in 1861 and rebuilt, and may now be described as

A stable, carthouse, loft, and workshop, let to Messrs. Fisher and Ward on a lease, dated 12th January 1856, for 21 years at a rental of 301.

The other tenement, stable and loft, is let to Mr. Wm. Elston on lease from Ladyday 1857 for 21 years at the rental of 401.

A strip of ground adjoining is let on lease to Heathfield Smith for 21 years from Ladyday 1858 at the rental (payable yearly) of 137. 10s.

In reference to the last item there appears much doubt whether it is part of Dawes' bequest or the property of the Company; it seems that some years since an encroachment was made and buildings were erected on this spot, and instead of removal, a compromise was effected by leasing the ground from the Curriers' Company, which lease has just been renewed.

This Charity is administered in exact accordance with the will of the donor, ten duly qualified annuitants are regularly kept up, who are elected as directed, and receive a guinea a quarter each during their life.

The 20s. is paid towards burial when applied for.

The only reason for any variation in the exact amount being applied by the Company has arisen from the necessity for the recipients to have been master curriers and members of the Company, which has occasionally caused delay in finding proper persons.

The surplus rents are carried to the general account of the Company, who effect the necessary repairs out of their own funds.*

JACKSON'S CHARITY, UNREPORTED.

Samuel Jackson, by will, dated the 31st May 1823, directed 8007. four per cent. stock to be purchased and transferred to the master and wardens of the Worshipfu! Company of Curriers for the time being. Upon trust to divide the dividends by four equal quarterly payments at their hall among eight poor men, whether freemen of the city of London or not, who should then be or have been journeymen curriers, have attained the age of fiftyfive, and have worked six successive years with any master currier, and not have received alms from the said Company.

And in case on any one or more of the quarterly days of distribution there should not be eight claimants answering this description, the shares of the deficient number of claimants (so far as the same could lawfully be done) to be invested in the purchase of additional stock, but that the shares of such different number as could not be lawfully so accumulated should be divided among the actual claimants for the time being.

The original stock has since been converted, and is now represented by the sum of 7181. Os. 10d. New 3 per cent. Annuities standing in the names of

Henry Jones,

Alexander Nesbitt,

John Burkitt.

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* CHARITY OF WILLIAM DAWES.

By an order of the Board, dated 10th January 1864, the ground let to Mr. Heathfield Smith was purchased by him for the sum of 1,0007., which sum was invested in Consols. Of the sum of stock so purchased, 3001. was sold out for the purpose of defraying legal expenses incurred in certain proceedings in the Court of Chancery. The remainder of the stock, amounting to 7511. 11s. 2d. Consols, stands in

the bank books in the names of Henry Jones, Edward S. Norris, and J. G. Hepburn.

By an order of the Board, dated 8th January 1879, the residue of the trust estate was let on lease to Mr. William Moss for the term of 80 years from the 25th March 1874 at the annual rent of 1307., the lessee covenanting to erect thereon a warehouse at a cost of not less than 4,0007.

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