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"more than the house and the salary which has been guar- 

 "anteed to the Principal. The existence of the College 

 'will (even when the public funds are withdrawn from the 

 "present establishment in Macquarie-street) ensure the 

 "continuance of ^ Superior School in Hobart Towti, the 

 'interests of which will be to make itself a nursery or 

 "training school for the College, affording a competent 

 "education for ^ich boys as may be called away at an 

 'early age to active occupations. L shall leave it entirely 

 "to your discretion whether or not to adopt the sugges- 

 'tion of Mr. Gell, as mentioned in his Report, to connect 

 "any school of this nature in Hobart Town more imme- 

 "diately with the College, :n the way which he pro- 

 "poses. A School thus connected with the College would 

 "exist for the special benefit of the Inhabitants of Hobart 

 "Town : the whole Colony has an equal and common pro- 

 'perty in the benefits and privileges of the College." 



With this Minute Sir John Franklin laid on the 

 Table a Report from Mr. J. P. Gell, in which he laid 

 down the details of the proposed College. It should con- 

 sist of a Visitor, the Lieutenant-Governor for the time 

 being ; a Principal, appointed bv the Crown and coitc- 

 s]x>nding directly with the Lieutenant-Governor as Visi- 

 tor; two or moi'e Fellows, recommended for appointment 

 by ^ the Principal to the Visitor ; and Ten Scholars, 

 selected by examination from the general body of Students. 

 The Principal, with the advice of his Fellows, should 

 enact and amend regulations with respect to the constitu- 

 tion, studies, and internal management of the College, 

 subject, to the approval of the Lieutenant-Govcnior as 

 Visitor, provided always that nothing be done in violation 

 of the fundamental regulations of the Charter. 



The property of the College — the buildings, gardens, 

 books, and instruments— should be vested in the Visitor, 

 Principal, and Fellows. 



Gell adds — "The Principal should superintend the 

 'discipline and studies, and regulate the examinations of 

 "tho College. He should make an annual report to the 

 "Visitor of its property and proceedings. He should 

 "give insti-uction in the Scriptures to all the Students 

 "and (as the object is that any one who may be at the head 

 'of tliis Institution should himself be fairly dealt with 

 'as a sincere member of the Church to which he belongs, 

 "and should be precluded from dealing unfairly with those 

 'who are connected with a different communion from his 

 "own) he should not be required to use the formularies, or 

 "to conduct his Pupils to the public worship, of any de- 

 "nomination of Christians to which he does not himself 



