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should in all cases publish an account of their income and 

 disbursements; that whenever trustees released^ renewed^ or 

 sold charity property^ the particulars should be duly reported 

 and published with the annual statement of accounts. This 

 is in some cases done^ but is not in all. 



Where the property was in land and held in leases, and 

 renewed by trustees, it was very important that the terms of 

 the renewal of all such leases should be published. 



Mr. Ghadwick quoted the instance of the " Accounts of 

 the Queen i?i regard to Her Duchy of Lancaster^'' as a good 

 instance of a published account of trustees^ represented by 

 the Duchy Court, in which the rent, terms, and conditions 

 of each tenant are set forth. 



Mr. Chadwick also called attention to the account required 

 to be kept by all joint-stock companies, as a good step in the 

 right direction. 



He recommended publicity in every way as the first and 

 main condition, an exact form of accounts, an annual report 

 of proceedings, and the acknowledgment of the principle by 

 public trustees as part of their duties and responsibilities of 

 ^^ public accountahility r 



