File 4: Hassall family, correspondence, volume 2, pp. 1165-1708, 1814-ca. 1885

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THE KING'S SCHOOL, PARRAMATTA.

At a PUBLIC  MEETING held at Parramatta, on Friday, February 28th, 1868, after an address from the Lord Bishop, it was resolved --

1. That it is highly expedient that the King's School should be re-opened. 2. That a Committee be formed for effecting this object. 3. That a Subscription List be opened for the same purpose.

The Committee then appointed, met on Thursday, March 5th, and were addressed by the Bishop, upon the plan to be adopted.

After some discussion it was moved by Richard Cox, Esq., and seconded by Edward Betts, Esq., and resolved that the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, the Rev. A. H. Stephen, W. Lumsdaine, W.J. Gunther and T. Kemmis ; and Messrs. C. Campbell, and H. Lumsdaine, be appointed a Sub-committee to draw up a Circular, and to obtain subscriptions.

In accordance with this resolution, it now becomes the duty of the SubCommittee to lay the following proposals before the members of the Church of England generally, and to solicit their support in carrying them out.

1. It is proposed to form a Council for the King's School, to consist of Clergy and Laity, to be elected by the Subscribers to the fund for re-opening the School.

2. It is proposed that the Council shall have the management of the funds subscribed, and the selection and appointment of the master.

3. It is proposed that the School shall have two departments, classical and modern ; - that while its general character shall be distinctly that of a Church of England Institution, due regard shall be paid in the terms of the original Regulations of the School to the wishes of parents, or guardians of any other religious denomination ; that the charges shall be as moderate as practicable, and that special advantages shall be afforded to the sons of clergymen of the Church of England.

In further compliance with their instructions, the Sub-committee earnestly solicit your aid. To one brought up at the King's School no arguments need be addressed. There has been but one feeling of regret, at the closing of the School, and there is but one desire that it should take its wonted place in the educational Institutions of the Colony.

If it is said that the means of education have of late years greatly increased, it may be answered that the demand for education has increased even more rapidly, and that

 

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there is ample room for the establishment of a Public School which while dependant for success upon its management, will offer to parents the assurance that the sound religious education which should pervade a Church of England School will never be wanting.

Funds are required for three distinct purposes: -

1. The repair and improvement of the premises, for which purpose (as £260 have been expended since 1865,) not more than £1000 will be required.

2. The partial endowment of the Head Mastership.

3. The foundation of exhibitions for the sons of the Clergy.

Subscribers may appropriate their subscriptions to any of the above named purposes, or place them at the disposal of the Council.

Subscriptions will be received by any member of the Committee ; by the Secretaries, Rev. W. J. Gunther, St John's, Parramatta, the Rev. T. Kennis, St Mark's, Darling Point ; by the Treasurer, Richard Cox, Esq., Graystaines, Prospect, or by the Bank of New South Wales.

W.J. Gunther}      Secretaries T. Kemmis}

COMMITTEE

THE LORD BISHOP OF SYDNEY

GEORGE ALLMAN, Esq J.M. ANTILL, Esq GEORGE J. ARMYTAGE, Esq E.M. BETTS, Esq Rev. J. R. BLOMFELD. CHARLES CAMPBELL, Esq W. R. CAMPBELL Esq HON. G. H. COX DR. J. C. COX HENRY GLENNIE, Esq REV. J. S. HASSALL REV. G. A. C. INNES, B. A. REV. W. LUMSDAINE, HENRY LUMSDAINE, Esq. SAMUEL LYONS, Esq

REV. G. F. MACARTHUR. A.L. McDOUGALL, Esq CHARLES OAKES, Esq R.W. PEARSON, Esq JAMES RILEY Esq GEORGE ROUSE Esq R. I. I. ROWLING, Esq MR. JUSTICE SIMPSON SHEPHERD SMITH Esq REV. A. H. STEPHEN. M. A. REV. G. E. C. STILES, B. A. F. B. SUTTOR, Esq GEORGE THORNE, Esq. (Ipswich) FRANCIS WATKINS, Esq EDWARD WHITTAKER, Esq

 

 

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No. 3.                                     S. RESIDUARY ACCOUNT - STAMP DUTY.

FORM of ACCOUNT to be delivered (in Duplicate) by Executors and Administrators retaining the Residue, or any part or share of the Residue, of Personal Estate; and by the Executors and Trustees retaining the Residue, or part of Residue, of moneys arising from Real Estate, devised to be sold, &c., for the purpose of having the Duties charged and assessed, pursuant to the Act 39 Vict., No. 6.

DIRECTIONS 1. Executors and Administrators, before the retainer of any part of the property to their

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Note - If there should not be room in this form for the particulars of any description of the property, the total only of the amount or value of such property is to be inserted here, and the particulars are to be stated on a separate paper.

The Stocks or Shares unconverted are to be valued at the medium price of the day on which the account is dated	Dates of Sales, if Sold.	No. 1.	No. 2.
Money received, and Property converted into Money.	Value of Property not converted into Money.
683	13	9

Total Amount	Price of Stocks or Shares.

Government Debentures ... £ Stock or Shares in any Bank - ... £ Here specify what Bank. ... £ ... £ ... £ ... £ Stock or Shares in any Company, not being a Bank - } ... £ Here specify what Company ... £ ... £ ... £ ... £ Dividends on the above Stocks or Shares treat the death The Stocks or Public Securities of Foreign States... Real Estate, being partershipp property ... ... ... When directed by the Will to be sold or mortgaged. Real Estate directed to be sold ... ... ... Property which the Testator had power to appoint as he thought fit .. ... ... ... ... }

About 1006 acres at Maudemar Caondeu subject to Mortgage for [indecipherable] change of [indecipherable] [indecipherable] £70 interest directed to be

sold - sold afirl last } 2y[indecipherable] covert amto	815	900	0	0
(Insert the Total of Column No. 1 in Column No.2) ... ...	... ...	...	£	1593	13	9
Total of Property ... ... ... ...	... ...	...	£
PAYMENTS.	[indecipherable]	s.	d.
[indecipherable]stration ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	2 7	2	2
[indecipherable] ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	10	2	0
[indecipherable] standing Executorship or Administration ... ... ... ... ...

Death of the Deceased, per Schedule annexed ... ... ... ... }	124	x	..
Debts on Mortgage, with Interest (if any) due at the Death ... ... ...	770	0	0

[indecipherable] [indecipherable] based on [indecipherable] of [indecipherable]

[indecipherable]	80

(Deduct the Total of the Payments from the Total of the Property) 101 4

Net Amount of Property carried forward... ... ... £	561	9	7

Total of Column No. 1 ... ... £ Total of Payments ... ... ... £ Cash Balance ... ... £ #[indecipherable]

117 No. 3 Net Amount of Property brought forward... ... ... ...

ACCUMULATIONS OF INTEREST, DIVIDENDS, RENTS, &c.	561	9	7

Rents of Leasehold Estates sold, to the time of sale, and of those remaining unsold (after deducting ground rents, &c.), to the date of this Account ... ... ... ... ... ... } Rents of Real Estate directed to be sold to the time of sale; if sold if not, to the date of this Account ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... } Dividends on the Stocks and Shares sold to the time of sale, and of those remaining unsold, including the last Dividends ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... } Interest on Treasury Bills and Government Debentures sold or paid off to the time of sale or payment, and of those remaining unsold to the date of this Account ... ... } Interest on Bonds, Mortgages, and other Securities paid off to the day of payment, and of those outstanding, to the date of this Account ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... } Interest at 8 per cent on £ being the Balance of Cash in Hand, as on the other side, to the date of this Account ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... } Interest on Bank or other Shares to the time of sale and those remaining unsold, and on other property yielding an income not included in any of the above items, to the date of this Account ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... ... } The value of the benefit accruing to the Executor or other person entitled to the Residue from the Interest of Money or Dividends of Stock and Shares retained to answer vested or contingent Legacies, payable at a future day without the intermediate Interest or Dividends }

TOTAL... ... ... ... ... ..	561	9	7

Interest on Mortgage, Bonds, and other Securities due from the Estate £ Interest on Pecuniary Legacies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Payments on Account of Annuities ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Other Payments, if any, vis.:- (Deduct the Total Amount of these payments from the preceding Total)... ... £

Balance... ... ... ... £	561	9	7

The value of Annuities to be determined according to 119th section of 'Stamp Duties' 29 Vict., No. 6. The value of Annuities given by the Will, and now remaining a charge on the Residue, vis. :- £ to Age Value } Debts still due from the Estate ... ... Retained to pay outstanding Legacies ... } A Schedule or prticulars of the deductions to be annexed. ( ... ... ( ... ... Total Deductions.. ... ... ... ... £ Net Residue... ... ... ... ... ... £ Deduct any portion of the Residue not liable to duty, or for which Duty is paid on separate Receipts, vis, :- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... }

Residue on which Duty is chargable ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... £	561	9	7

[indecipherable]whether this [indecipherable] is the whole [indecipherable] what part of the [indecipherable]. Describe the [indecipherable] of this [indecipherable] of kin, in [indecipherable] of the [indecipherable] set forth [indecipherable] side. We do declare that the foregoing is a just and true Account; and [indecipherable] to the Commissioner of Stamp Duties the Sum of £ for the Duty of [indecipherable] rate of £ 1.[indecipherable] per cent. upon the Sum of £ 561-9-7 being [indecipherable] of the said Residue and Moneysto which we are entitled and intend to retain to own use, or the use of Anne Tassall Widow and resideuary Legatee to the Deceased. [indecipherable] Dated this day of 18 (Here sign the Account) __________________

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ASSESSMENT. The Duty on the within-mentioned Sum of £ is assessed after the rate of per centum, at the Sum of £ By the Commission of Stamp Duties,

RECEIPT. RECEIVED on the day of 18 , the Sum of

for the Duty assessed as above.

For the Commissioner,

Registered

[indecipherable] PAYABLE ON LEGACIES, ‘[indecipherable]’NUITIES, RESIDUES, &c., OF THE AMOUNT OR VALUE OF £20 AND FPWANDS, BY STATS. 29 VICT., No. 6.

The description of the Residuary Logaten [indecipherable]kin, to be in the following words of the Act.	On Real or Personal Estate, if the deceased died on or after the 1st July. [indecipherable]

To [indecipherable] of the Deceased and their Descendants , or the Father or Mother , or any lineal ancestor of the [indecipherable] ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... }	£1 [indecipherable] cent.
To Brothers and Sisters of the Deceased, and their Descendants .. ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ...	£ [indecipherable] cent.
To Brothers and Sisters of the Father of Mother of the deceased, and their Descendants ... ... ... ... ...	£5 [indecipherable] cent.
To Brothers and Sisters of a Grandfather or Grandmother of the Deceased, nd thier Descendants ... ... ...	£6 [indecipherable] cent.
To any Person in any other degree of Collateral C[indecipherable]inity, or to Strangers in Blood to the Deceased ...	£10 [indecipherable] cent.

Where any Legacies shall take two or more distin[indecipherable] Legacies or Benefits under any Will or Testamentary Instrument, which shall together be the amount or value of £20, each shall be charged with Duty, although each or either may be separately under that amount or value.

The Husband or Wife is not subject to the Duty of Legacies, Annuities, and Residues; and the Husband or Wife of a Residuary Legacies inchargable with the rate of consenguinity.