BISHOPSCOURT.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18802, 21 September 1926, Page 8

BISHOPSCOURT.

PROTEST AGAINST SALE. DEPUTATION TO SYNOD. The Christchurch Diocesan Synod received a deputation last night eonwt. mg of Messrs George Harper, John Btndholme, John Bhodes, M. Cottoril], »„$ C. C. Corfe, to protest agaimt the subdivision and sale of part of Bishow. court.

Mr Harper said that the deputation had had previous intercourse with toe joint committee set up by the Synod to see it there was no way of *lt«. ing their decision to sell part of Bishop. court. Nobody had known earlier h the year what was being dona, but it was reported that a plan had ben prepared for subdivision and sale of part of Bishopscourt. The deputed had met late in March, and sent a letter to the joint committee on April Bth. No reply had been received till May 3rd. The deputation had inspected the place and noted that if tie sections were sold, trees sixty yean old would have to come down, and the privacy of the new house, would be destroyed. He was sure that the iotas committee must have come to their conclusions very reluctantly. They hid stated that they wanted funds to build the new Bishopscourt, and the sale of property would decrease the expenses of upkeep. Mr Harper thought these ressons no longer obtained. He had found that it was not in the power of tie Church Property Trustees to use fund* from the sale of the land to build Bishopscourt. In addition a fund was going to be allowed Bishops for maintaining the property.

Other Means of Baking Fonda. This was not only a matter of tke present. If the sections were parted with there would be no place for diocesan purposes in tho future. To subdivide would be disastrous. He asked the Synod to stay the hand of the joint committee with regard to the sale of the frontage. Localities like Bishopscourt were extremely rare. Finally he had heard from reliable sources, that if the worst came to the wont, and funds u 3 badly needed, there would be a substantial response from the public, either to provide a fund to maintenance, or to purchase the section facing Park terrace (at present tie Bishopscourt lawn). Mr Studholme pointed out that had was not a saleable commodity at tat present time, and a delay in the nk would probably bo advantageous. I» Bishopscourt there were left only Si acres, a very small reserve to meet tie needs for any buildings, which it nigat be desired to erect near Bishopseont for Church purposes in future ye»a If a mistake were found to be Bl* in deferring the sale of Bithoptewrt that mistake could be rectified b» year. If a mistake were found to * made in making the sale of parti« Bishopscourt, that mistake would bo* revocabla In his opinion BiahopoM* was the spiritual centre of the dioe* The deputation then retired. _ Mr T. W. Bowe moved: (a) Tkaltt petition of Thomas W. Bowe and otto in regard to the sale of land at W» court be referred to a Select Coat* tee for consideration, a»«\ **s**•,* this session of Synod. (b) Jolt w Select Committee consist of nuW*ship the Bishop, Canon J..8. """J Bev. J. F. Coursey, Mr George » Intyre, Mr W. G. Jamieson, art « mover.

For the Commit***. > Mr H. D. Andrews said «»» * Standing Committee of tta IM** "| the Church Property Trutw%w»£ pointed in 1924 to bring **££. cerning the Bishopseonrt proper » before Synod. This «™*L|* much wider in scope than • mittee hastily «t up in JM »—t stages of the Synod could ftfc m The deputation which »»*•£— uight had the fcfe** * ££s at heart, but why should it **£ that the joint comic itee »»? interests at heartf Tiej-«*jjp had to act on its o" B what it believed was right should respect its ?™ «3B* should not, at the parsons, go back on the *»J , -B ji Locative! If the »*» Y.SE it would have to be «gf»f no-confidence in the *>*<ZSiat Finally, Mr Eowe had we» unfortunate in choosing » which ■^•jji'Eiwi leanings. M 'J^^Tr* 3 *! lowing amendment. n m ,a&*£ referred to the SUbWJJV the Church Pwpwfr.H&frf information and ecutionofthetrnstifP^ 1 * the Synod of 19-*- _,.,.* tn**** Mr G. Mclatyw « MM * a , • ment - ..Waff tO *»• ment, said , Synod take action in selling, avoteofno-comlden^^jg mittee. His «m» KwJJ ?»?%£&s