No. 55. J. W. 50 0 0
No.,, 56. The mother of the first donor of land to St. George 100 0 0
No.,, 57. The Curator of our Museum 8 0 0
No.,, 58. B. A., Subscription, 1876 3 0 0
No.,, 59. J. T. S. 50 0 0
No.,, 60. E. L. 20 0 0
No.,, 61. S. I. 2 0 0
No.,, 62. R. R. 5 0 0
No.,, 63. L. L. 0 10 0
1023 11 10
Cash paid in 977 12 1
Balance in my hands 45 19 9

The sum in my hands, thus amounting to £ 845 19s. 9d., has been distributed as follows:—

£ s. d.
Purchase of land and house at Sheffield 600 0 0
Henry Swan—Two quarters’ salary to 31st March, 1876 20 0 0
Expenses of repair, Sheffield 41 0 0
Prints (Colnaghi). See November Fors 29 10 0
Messrs. Tarrant and Mackrell, 29th December, 1876
£20 17 5
26 15 11— 47 13 4
Balance in my hands 106 16 5
£845 19 9

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Messrs. Tarrant and Mackrell’s accounts follow. I had an offer from Sheffield to do this legal work for nothing; but I wanted to be sure that everything was in due form, and I can trust this London firm. My very good friend Mr. Tarrant must, however, pardon my pointing out to him how much more pleasantly, for all parties, he might be employed, as suggested in Fors XVI., pages 10 and 11, than in taxing this transfer of property to the amount of nearly fifty pounds—(seven pounds odd worth of letters merely). For, were the members of the legal profession employed generally in illuminating initials, and so got out of our way, and the lands of the country properly surveyed and fenced, all that would be really needful for the sale of any portion of them by anybody to anybody else, would be the entry in a roll recording the tenure of so many square miles round each principal town. “The piece of land hitherto belonging to A B, is this day sold to and henceforward belongs to C D, whereof we (city magistrate and a head of any county family) are witnesses.”

THE ST. GEORGE’S COMPANY,
To TARRANT & MACKRELL,

Costs of Purchase of Freehold Land and Messuage in Bell Hagg Road, Sheffield.

1875.
Sept. 20. £ s. d.
On receipt of letters from Messrs. Webster, and from Mr. Ruskin, as to purchase ofland and a house at Sheffield, writing Messrs. Webster, the vendor’s solicitors, tosend us contract 0 5 0
Writing Mr. Ruskin as to amount of purchase money, he having stated it to be £600,and Messrs. Webster £630 0 3 6
Oct. 4.
On receipt of draft contract for approval from Messrs. Webster, with abstract of titlefor inspection, looking through abstract, when we found it would be necessary to havea copy of plan on deed of 1st May, 1857, and an [[131]]abstract of the Rivelin View Society’s Deed of Covenants, before investigating thetitle, or approving contract 0 13 4
Writing Messrs. Webster accordingly 0 5 0
Copy contract to keep, fo. 15 0 5 0
Oct. 11.
Perusing abstract of title, nine sheets 1 0 0
Perusing the Rivelin View Company’s Deed of Covenants, four sheets 0 10 0
Perusing and approving draft contract 0 6 8
Writing vendor’s solicitors with contract approved and thereon, and for plan whichthey had omitted to send 0 5 0
Oct. 13.
Writing Messrs. Webster, acknowledging letter approving of our alterations in contract,and asking for plan which they had omitted to send, although in their letter theystated it was enclosed 0 5 0
Engrossing one part of the contract for signature of Mr. Ruskin, and paid stamp thereon0 10 6
Drawing plan thereon 0 7 6
Writing Mr. Ruskin, with contract for his signature, and fully thereon, and as tothe contents of the Rivelin View Society’s Deed of Covenants, and as to Trustees ofthe Company to whom the property might be conveyed, and for cheque for £60 for deposit0 5 0
Oct. 18.
On receipt of letter from Mr. Ruskin with contract signed and cheque for deposit,writing him acknowledging receipt 0 3 6
Writing with appointment to exchange contracts and pay deposit 0 3 6
Attending exchanging contracts, and paying deposit 0 6 8
Oct. 19.
Writing our agents at Sheffield (Messrs. Broomhead and Co.) with abstract of titleto examine, with deeds, and instructing them 0 5 0
Oct. 20.
Writing vendor’s solicitors that contract exchanged and deposit paid to their Londonagent, and as to examination of title deeds 0 5 0 [[132]]
Oct. 21.
On receipt of abstract from Messrs. Broomhead and Co., with remarks on title, writingthem to examine probate of H. Norton’s will in hands of Messrs. Tattershall, and onsubject of duties, etc., under that will, and returning abstract to them 0 3 6
Oct. 23.
Attending perusing conditions of sale under which Mr. Bagshawe bought the propertybefore drawing requisitions on title 0 6 8
Oct. 29.
Drawing requisitions and copy 0 10 0
Writing vendor’s solicitors therewith 0 3 6
Nov. 5.
Instructions for deed of conveyance 0 6 8
Drawing same, fo. 16 0 16 0
Fair copy for perusal 0 5 4
Writing Messrs. Webster therewith and fully thereon 0 5 0
Nov. 10.
Engrossing conveyance 0 13 4
Paid parchment 0 5 0
Writing Mr. Ruskin on subject of completion, and for cheque for £540 balance of purchasemoney, and with consent to be signed by him to conveyance being taken to the RightHon. W. C. Temple and Sir T. D. Acland as Trustees for the Company, Mr. Ruskin havingentered into the contract 0 5 0
Writing vendor’s solicitors, with engrossment for examination, and fully thereon0 5 0
Writing Messrs. Broomhead, our agents, instructing them to make proper searches inthe Land Registry at Wakefield, and as to completion of purchase 0 3 6
Nov. 12.
Writing our agents at Sheffield, with cheque for £540 purchase money, and very fullyas to registering deed of conveyance, searches, and settling 0 5 0
Writing Mr. Ruskin acknowledging receipt of his two letters, with two cheques for,together, £540 0 3 6 [[133]]
Nov. 15.
Attending examining certificates of searches, with abstract, when we found same satisfactory0 6 8
Nov. 16.
On receipt of conveyance executed by the vendor and his mortgagee, attending stamping,and afterwards, for same 0 6 8
Paid stamp 3 0 0
Writing our agents, with stamped deed conveyance for registration, and fully thereon0 3 6
Nov. 22.
Making schedule of documents received from agents (Messrs. Broomhead), and writingthem acknowledging receipt of deeds, and for account of their charges 0 3 6
Nov. 29.
On receipt of account of agents’ charges, amounting to £10 14s. 11d., writing them with cheque 0 3 6
Writing Mr. Ruskin on subject of insurance 0 5 0
Incidentals 0 10 0
16 1 0
Paid Messrs. Broomhead’s charges 10 14 11
£26 15 11

THE ST. GEORGE’S COMPANY,
To Wm. B. TARRANT.

General Bill of Costs to 10th December, 1875.