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the Magdalene kitchens I suppose, at two shillings a head, can 

 hardly set a standard of management. The tale of how the new^er 

 and better order of things was due to " Mother" Hunt's genius and 

 munificence lias already been told, and of how the land on which the 

 Kennels stood came to be Mr. Burges's property. He remained land- 

 lord till 1897, but the arrangement was not satisfactory, as there was 

 no sort of trust and therefore no knowing what might occur if 

 " anything happened " to Mr. Burges. The following entries in the 

 book show what was done. 



JV.B. — Some of the memoranda are signed, others are not. In 

 the latter case the author can often be detected by the handwriting. 



To avoid confusion between extracts from the book and my own 

 running commentary, I have throughout added my initials to the 

 latter. 



Memorandum by J. S. Caer-Ellison 



The land on which the Kennels are built is the property of 

 P. Burges, Esq., formerly a Whip to the Trinity Foot Beagles. It 

 was bought by him through kindness, as there was no place to 

 build on. 



K. Hunt built the Kennels originally, and I added and improved. 

 The Kennels, being fixtures on the land, absolutely belong to 

 P. Burges, Esq., and there is no lease of any sort ; he can at any 

 moment give the Master notice and pull down the Kennels. There is 

 no fear of this, as I saw P. Burges and his solicitors about it. 



Any spare money cannot be better invested than in improving 

 the Kennels ; a little spent now and again helps considerably. 



The Kennels were re-cemented, and other repairs were done this 

 summer (June 1888), A. F. Pease and I sharing the expense. 



Water is laid on from the Waterworks. This they will charge 

 for whether used or not. Care should be taken before going down 

 for the Long, to give notice to the Waterworks to cut off the supply. 

 It should be laid on again in September so as to be ready when the 

 hounds come up. 



In those days the pack was broken up at Easter, and all hounds 

 put out to walk till the October term. — F. C. K. 



