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m Manchu) Important also to the dispensa- 'tton of the estate was a clause in " ',the will which ruled that it the 'City of London did not apply to the Legislature within two years of her death for power to accept the provisions tor the city in the will. the entire estate was to tro to the Ursuline Religious ot the Diocese of London. which main- tained a school for girls on property .adjoining Windermere. This the 'lcity did in 1935. he said. . . ; Terms of Settlement. Public Interest Held to Be "germ: of lhhe t1,u'g,pr,gg,'di','i . . eac tot e nieces an nep ews Sufficient Grounds T:'tl,nAla'tlgrv, Ryan's action tgf, sett ed ' upon the rsu ne for Change Religious and set aside 8300,000 for ----- maintaining Harriet Kestle anddthe country house while she live at PASSED " 34 TO I I VOTE Windermere. ---- To the city was then given powe; to llse the balance of the trust fun On the broad Hounds of public to build a hospital and a library interest and that the Intent of the in the city "instead of maintaining testatrix was being maintained. the ia park and a museum some three Legislature Private Bills Commit- I miles beyond the city limits and it tee yesterday after two hours' dis- must not be forgotten that it was cussion. approved. by a vote of 34 Mrs. Williams's desire that the city to ll, . City of London bill validato should be her beneficiary." The ing the terms of settlement of the 1hospltal. he held. was needed ur- e estate of Mrs. Elsie P. Williams. '1'iTr"'stl',l.,',i. IIT/lt,,,'.:.' be named ' Ji? P.t..e, was taken on the prin- Funds available from the estate clp e of whether or not the Legis- for this . purpose. after all the terms lafture should amend the. provisions of settlement were made, would be :viSer'igm' 3mm" according to tttty somewhere around 8900,000, he ce tt 'ered to the committee. stated. He emphasized also that had were made In full consideration and not the minutes of settlement been captetty by the testator or testatrix. attained, that under the original Clauses in the bill were "Ch 9888- will. the Roman Catholic order ed separately once the will of the would not have received one cent, committee was established. because the city had carried out the 0pm by Trustees. provision to accept the trust. Of the parties Interested directly _ tin the will. sole opposition came Ifrom the trustees set up under the terms. who were represented by R. S. Robertson. WC. Arthur Slaght. K.C.. M.P., acting tor the City of London. in a brief summary of the action. pointed out that Mrs. Williams was an adopted - daughter of the late Daniel S. Per- . rin of London. and was left outright on his death an estate valued at $668,000 and a fund of 3700.000. for ' which she had the use during her lifetime and over which she had power of appointment at the time of her death. Mrs. Williams. he said. by her will on May 25. 1934. after making cer- tain legacies and bequests. ruled that all her estate. including that part over which she had power of appointment. should be given to her executors. T. G. Meredith and :Talbot MacBeth. " trustees, and that their survivors or successors in office should convert all with the exception of Windermere, her coun- try estate. into a fund. and from that fund to pay out certain moneys under direction. Provision for Housekeeper. . Among these. he said. was to he a payment to Harriet Kestle. her housekeeper. for her maintenance . in Windermere for life, to maintain the country estate in good repair, and on the death of Harriet Kestle. . or when she ceased to live at Win- dermere. to pay the net annual in- come of the trust fund to the City of London for the maintenance of the estate " a public park and . museum. for the City of London. Mary Ryan. he continued. a niece . of the late Mr. Perrin, together with certain other nephews and nieces. sole blood heirs to the his- cuit manufacturer. brought an ac- tion against the estate for a claim against that part which had been left by Mr. Perrin to Mrs. Williams . with power of appointment. Before 'that action came to trial, in Sep- 'tamber, 1937. negotiations between the various parties brought the iminutes of settlement which the [ Legislature was now asked to vali- l date. . ..