HC Deb 11 February 1946 vol 419 cc41-2W
Sir W. Smithers

asked the hon. Member for Walthamstow, West (Mr. McEntee) as Chairman of the Kitchen Committee, what amount of the£1,000 legacy left by Sir A. Jacoby in 1909 for the benefit of the staff now stands to the credit of the fund; how much has been paid out to the staff for illness or on retirement; and what is the annual income from the investments.

Mr. McEntee:

The Charity Commissioners having ruled that it would not be possible to draw upon the corpus of the fund, the legacy therefore stands intact, it being invested in the name of the Official Trustees of Charitable Funds. The amount paid out to date is£1,1442s 6d The yearly income of the Sir A. Jacoby Trust Fund is£59 7s.1od.