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'worthy, and by their zealous co^opei'ation all difficulties 

 "being overcome and all anxieties removed, the first and 

 "principal portion of the design was made sure in the 

 "commencement of the College. The eldest branch of 

 "this, system — thanks to the interest with which our 

 "friends in Launceston have pursued the same design — 

 "is the School we are now preparing to found for the bene- 

 "fit of this town and neighbourhood. Arrangements 

 "are already in progress for following ti.e same example 

 "in Hobart Town ; but it must be confessed that you 

 "have taken the precedence in zeal and promptitude, and 

 "that the Trustees of the Launceston Grammar Scliool 

 "have deserved cur public thanks for their discharge of 

 "the tru.ct reposed upon thejii. This School is to be 

 "under the superintendence of a ^Minister of the Church 

 "of England ; and the Lord Bishop of Tasmania for the 

 "time being is the sole Visitor." ("Courier," 22/5 47.) 



At a similar function in connexion with the Hutchins 

 School he also referred to the connexion between the Col- 

 lege and the Schools. ("Courier." 4 9/47.) 



Christ's College and the two Grammar Schools are, 

 therefore, all part of the one combined scheme. Another 

 reference to this effect appears in the "Courier"' of 10 3/47, 

 and there are numerous other references in the papers of 

 this period to the Schools and the College as allied or con- 

 nected Institutions. Perhaps the most accurate descrip- 

 tion of the position appears from the official correspond- 

 ence in connexion with the granting of the site for the 

 Hutchins School. At the time of Sir William Denison's 

 arrival in Tasmania, Bishop Nixon was absent in Eng- 

 land, and his powers in connexion with the College scheme 

 devolved en Archdeacon ISLirriott as Administrator of the 

 Diocese. Archdeacon Marriott then approached Sir Wni. 

 Denison. infomiing him of the private subscription' li-t 

 in favour of the Hutchins School, and requested that a 

 piece of land in a convenient situation be given for that 

 pui-pose. He informed the Governor that the subscribers 

 had decided to apply the funds so raised to the establish- 

 ment of a better description of School in connexion with 

 the College. (Despatch, 8th September, 1847, No. 118.) 

 On 24th February, 1847, the "Courier " announced 

 His Excellency's intention of giving a piece of land in 

 Macquarie-street for that purpose, and adds: — "This gift 

 "is a tinilv handsome recognition of the noble efforts which 

 "have been made by the friends of the College and Church 

 "of England in support of education, as well as of the 

 "good folk of Hobart Town, on behalf of their children. ' 

 Bishop Nixon, before leaving the Colony, had 

 nominated Arf^'hdeacon Marriott, the Reverend R. R. 



