Tne gentlemen signing the letter appear to have confined their attention entirely to the word “requi sition” in section 59, and apparently hold the opinion that the Board exist solely for the purpose of supplying funds, without question, to the full amount, of their requisi tion. These gentlemen do not give the Board credit for any honesty of purpose in having taken a stand entirely within their rights against expenditure which they deem excessive and otherwise unreason able, aud because the Board do not gee the nutter in the same fight as these genthm.'u, and have thought it right to appeal, it is sail they fail to grasp the position aud misconceive their functions, that they arbitrarily declined to recognise the requisition or to furnish funds propor tionate to the amount asked for; also, that until the appeal shall have been decided in favor of the Board it is bound to supply funds to the amount of the requisition. They seem to have overlooked the fact that section 44, which is especially made to apply, suspends all proceedings pending the inquiry by the Commissioners. The Board have, however, regularly paid the Trustees monthly instalments on the basis of £10,500, and the Trustees, through their late chair man, were distinctly cautioned to keep their expenditure within the limit of £10,500, but have admittedly made no effort what ever tc do so—on the contrary. The five Trustees take credit for never having “sought to strain their expenditure to the amount of their requisition,” a most ix'ra ordinary statement. It is improbable that anyone but themselves would ever have sug gested anything of the sort as possible. The Trustees are correct in urging that ihc-y should not be called upon to finance by over draft—i €., provided they woik within their funds, ami the Board should so arrange its finances in future as to assist the Trustees in this respect. This will mean requiring the contributing bodies to pay up more ex peditiously. I cannot close without refer ring to the threat of the five Trustees to resign unless the sum of £1,655 is provided before 2 p.m. on Tuesday next. 