§ MR. HADFIELDsaid, he rose to ask Mr. Attorney General, Whether his attention has been directed to the great number of institutions raised by voluntary contributions in England having property affected by the law of mortmain, and held by trustees or a trustee for religious, charitable, literary, scientific, educational, and other useful purposes; and, whether he will bring in a Bill to cheapen and facilitate the mode of transferring trust property so held and any other trust property held therewith to new trustees or a new trustee, either alone or jointly with continuing trustees or a continuing trustee; also, to enable trustees of such institutions to sue and be sued corporately in respect of their trusts; and also so to modify the operation of the law of mortmain as to diminish the expense of founding such institutions by voluntary contributions?
THE ATTORNEY GENERALsaid, in reply, that the first part of the Question of the hon. Member related to facilitating and cheapening the appointment of new trustees to charitable institutions, and the transfer of the trust estate to new trustees. He (the Attorney General) quite admitted the importance of the subject, although he could not undertake to bring in a Bill with respect to it. He would, however, give the matter early consideration, with a view, if possible, to introduce some useful legislation in that direction. As to allowing a trustee to act in a corporate capacity, he could not think that advisable, and therefore he was not prepared to introduce a Bill with respect to it. The same answer applied to the third Question.