JOHN WYNNE'S CHARITY.

HC Deb 04 August 1893 vol 15 cc1343-4

MR. HERBERT LEWIS

I beg to ask the Parliamentary Charity Commissioner is he aware that the Trustees of John Wynne's Charity, notwithstanding the express instructions of the Charity Commissioners, are still refusing to allow parishioners to inspect the accounts of the Charity; and what steps the Commissioners intend to take to immediately compel the Trustees to disclose the accounts of the Charity?

THE PARLIAMENTARY CHARITY COMMISSIONER (Mr. T. E. ELLIS,) Merionethshire

The Commissioners are without information, other than that derived from the hon. Member himself, that the Trustees of John Wynne's Charity still refuse to comply with the provisions of the law relative to the production of the accounts of Parochial Charities, to which their attention was called in a letter addressed to the rector on behalf of the Trustees on July 13. The Commissioners have since addressed a second letter to the rector, asking to be informed whether the above-mentioned provisions have been complied with. The further steps to be taken by the Commissioners will depend on the nature of his reply to this communication. In case the reply of the rector is unsatisfactory, the Commissioners will make an order for the due production of the accounts.