viz.:-one ex-officio trustee, namely, the vicar for the time being of the parish of Staindrop, Staindrop. one nominated trustee, to be appointed for a term of five years by the owner for the Scarth time being of Raby Castle, four representative trustees, and two coöptative trustees. It Memorial was proposed that the representative trustees should be appointed, each for the term of Hallfour years, as follows:-two by the parish council of Staindrop, one by the parish continued. meeting of Raby with Keverstone, and one by the parish meeting of Langleydale with Shotton. The coöptative trustees were to be persons residing or carrying on business in or near Staindrop, and Lord Barnard, and Joseph Lax were named as the first coöptative trustees, to be entitled, subject to the provisions thereinafter contained as to determination of trusteeship, to hold office for life; future coöptative trustees to hold office for a term of five years. After the usual formal provisions as to the conduct of business by the trustees, the draft Scheme provided (clause 21) that the Charity should continue to be administered in accordance with the existing trusts.

At the instance of the trustees, in consequence of local differences of opinion as to the provisions of the draft Scheme, proceedings in the matter were suspended by the Charity Commissioners in September 1899, and have not since been resumed.*

The question of the proposed Scheme was discussed at the Inquiry, and a general desire was expressed for the constitution of a representative body of trustees, though as to the constitution of such a body differences of opinion were manifested. It appears to be desirable that the above draft Scheme should now be published, when all parties in the parish would be afforded an opportunity of laying their views before the Commissioners.

The buildings of the Charity comprise a large hall with a gallery, with a small retiring room at the back and over it a small upper room used as a reading room. The premises, which are in a fair state of repair, are maintained out of the profits derived from letting for purposes of the kind indicated in the trust deed. The accounts for the year ending 28th February 1900, show a balance in hand at beginning of the account of 321. Os. 11d., receipts from letting hall 431. 5s. 6d., against expenditure on gas, coal, cleaning, and repairs 417. 38. 4d., leaving a balance in hand at close of account of 341. 3s. 1d.

19th November 1900.

G. B. M. COORE,
Assistant Commissioner.

*The proceedings in question have been resumed since the date of the above Report.

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RETURN "comprising (1) THE REPORTS made to the Charity Commissioners, in the result of an Inquiry held in every Parish wholly or partly within the Administrative County of Durham into Endowments, subject to the provisions of the Charitable Trusts Acts, 1853 to 1894, and appropriated in whole or in part for the benefit of that County, or of any part thereof, together with the Reports on those Endowments of the Commissioners for inquiring concerning Charities, 1818 to 1837"; and

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