52 PUBLIC IMSTITITTIONS FOK SECONDARY EDUCATION, 



to such new trustees. These trustees actively set about 

 the placing of the estate in a good financial position, a,nd, 

 finding that there was no Declaration of Trust setting 

 forth what their duties were, they gave instructions for 

 one to be prepared, and executed it. (Letter of Thomas 

 Reibey to Bishop Broanby, 19th January, 1871.) No' men- 

 tion of the Grammar Schools appears in such Declaration 

 of Trust, nor, indeed, does any eiffort seem to have been 

 made to collect the facts as to the foundation of the Col- 

 lege and Schools before such Deed was prepared. In 

 giving instructions, they further departed from ' the 

 original design by jDlacmg the appointmeht of new Trustees 

 in the hands of the Trustees instead of the Bishop, as 

 originall}^ intended, and provided for both in a draft De- 

 claration of Trust foraially drawn, and in the Hutehins 

 School Trust Deed. These Trustees, apart from this 

 action, which has eventually led to considerable litigation, 

 deserve well of the Community, inasmuch as they saved 

 from utter annihilation a valuable Trust for future gene- 

 rations. 



The Hutch ins School. 



Active steps to start this Institution were taken con- 

 temporaneously with similar efforts on behalf of Christ's Col- 

 lege and the Launceston Church Grammar School, and in 

 the "Courier" of tha 24th July, 1846, appears an advertise- 

 ment notifying the opening of the School in Collins-street 

 on Monday, the 3rd August, under the charge of the Rev. 

 J. R. Buckland. The new School opened with 9 pupils 

 ia the building on the corner of Macquarie and Argyle 

 streets. It was opened publicly by the Rev. J. P. Gell as 

 Warden of Christ's College; <he Archdeacon, as Head of 

 the Church, was to have been present, but was delayed 

 through stress of weather. 



Bishop Nixon's intention was to erect a Schoolroom at 

 an expense of about £500 on the land in Collins-street, 

 and ho left a Building Committee, consisting of Messrs. 

 W. L.. Crowther, W. P. Kay, and the Rev. J. R. Buckland, 

 to look after this project during his absence. Bishop 

 Nixon, before he left the Colony, had, however, 73ointed 

 out the present site to Mr. Cell as most desirable if it 

 could be obtained. 



Archdeaicon Marriott decided to approach the Gov- 

 ernor on this matter, and, accordingly, requested Mr. 

 Latrobe, the Administrator, to grant the site. Before 

 any arrangements were made, however, Sir Wm. Denison 

 arrived, and, on application being made to him, he imme- 

 diatelv granted itr— the correspondence about this grant is 

 already quoted. 



