Continued Wednesday 8th. May 1793 .

as they shall chuse to appoint to report their proceedings thereon to the Committee

That the Committee had ordered Mr. Treasurer to purchase £1000 3 per Cent reduced
annuities

That the Committee had approved of a Draft of a Lease from the Mayor Commonalty and
Citizens of the City of London to [] on behalf of the Governors of
Bethlem Hospital of a piece of Ground on the West side of the little Moorgate adjoining to
Bethlem Hospital for 883 years and an half from Lady Day 1790 at One shillings
per Annum.

And the Committee recommended it to the General Court to request the President Treasurer and
Auditor General to accept the Lease for the use of these Hospitals and to execute the
Counterpart thereof and Also that those Gentlemen should be indemnified for so doing
at the expence of these Hospitals.

That the Draft of another Lease from the Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City
of London to [] on behalf of the Governors of Bridewell
and Bethlem Hospitals of a Messuage or Tenement and Vaults on the West side of Water
Lane Tower Street for 7 years from Michaelmas 1790 at £44 per Annum having been read
to the Committee they had recommended it to the General Court to empower them to apply
to the City for a new Lease of the said premises subject to the future approbation and
confirmation of the Court.

Treasurer's House,
Offer and debate.

The Treasurer having expressed his readiness to resign the House in which he resides into the
Hands of the Governors of these Hospitals to be let for the benefit of the Charity

And the Committee having taken the same into their consideration and also the resolutions of
The Courts of the 18th. and 22nd. June 1792 whereby the use of the House Ct. is confirmed
to the present Treasurer during his continuance in that Office.

The Committee resolved unanimously that there is no occasion whatsoever for a
Treasurers constant residence at either of these Hospitals and recommend it to the Court
to accept of the Treasurers proposal and to make him an allowance in lieu thereof of £200
a year from Michaelmas next at which time the premises should be let for the benefit of the
charity but the Committee thought it their duty at the same time to express their unanimous
opinion that no allowance ought to be made To a future Treasurer who should in all
respects be subject to the 9th. standing Rule and Order.

After which upon a Motion being made in the Committee by Mr. Deputy Leckey and seconded
by Mr. Perchard that it be recommended to a General Court that an alteration be made in
the 7th. standing Rule and Order respecting the Auditor General being on Committees and
upon the question being put Messrs Waddington Precious and Read were against the
Motion and the Treasurer being called upon for the casting vote gave it in the
affirmative Whereupon Messrs. Leckey Perchard and Hammond signed the said
recommendation