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follows", ---
" "One pleasing feature of the bargain is the securing to
Queen's College of [Pound symbol?]500 a year in perpetuity; this was done with
the consent of the Government by putting the [Pound symbol?]500 paid to the
College by the Commissioners of the Reserves fund as an allowance
of [Pound symbol?]125 to each of the four professors, and commuting with them
for that sum."
"Please let each execute these papers as directed in the
circular letter, before witnesses, and make affidavit as to age,
and return them to me by mail as early as possible." "
"It is added in a postscript
" " If any thing was to happen the College, the annuity would be paid to the Professors as individuals." "
" It thus appears that the object of the arrangement ef-
fected with the Government was to secure to Queen's College [Pound symbol?]500
annually in perpetuity, and with this view Dr. George as a
Professor, as well as his colleagues signed the necessary docu-
ments and made the necessary affidavits. So long as he re-
mained connected with the College he received his share of
the annual allowance which it received, but when his connection
with it ceased, his claim to that share ceased also, just
as the claim of Professor Mowat, as a minister in the care of

1863-64

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