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the Inspector believed this came within the intention of the 

 donors. The last conveyance to new trustees was made 

 about twenty years ago. * * * The Inspector remarked 

 that this was only technically a charity. It was not like 

 an eleemosynary charity ; but was rather for the benefit 

 of those who paid the rates than those who received 

 it. * * * The Commissioner observed that as this 

 charity was held for parish purposes, it would have been 

 allowable to apply the money to the relief of persons 

 receiving parochial relief. * * * During the enquiry 

 into this charity, the Commissioner expressed incidental 

 opinions that one of the most valuable and admirable 

 objects to which a charity could be applied was to give 

 the poor medical relief by means of a dispensary, to which, 

 however, they should contribute some small sum, so that 

 they might feel they had a right to the relief; that this 

 money might have been applied to the poor rate or church 

 rate; that the Churchwardens were not bound to apply 

 this money in exactly the same way as they must church 

 rates, out of which they could not pay an organist 

 or any officers, as he thought this trust allowed such a 

 disposition, if a majority of the parishioners consented; 

 * * * that it would be legal to apply some of the 

 money to erect a clock, or bring water into the town. 



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Various institutions — scientific, literary, charitable, &c. — 

 have long been in existence in Kingsbridge and Dod- 

 brooke. The "Benevolent" Society was established in 

 1810; the "Dorcas" Society in 1819; and the "Blanket" 

 Society in 1832. A biennial Repository-sale of fancy 

 work has been held for about forty years. It was originally 

 held for the purpose of increasing the funds of the "Bene- 



