RECOMMENDATION LETTERS
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—It may interest your correspondents to know that the question of altering the voting system at the Royal Midland Counties Home for Incurables has been under discussion for the last twelve months as there was a considerable body of opinion wishing to abolish voting altogether. Counsel's opinion was taken as to whether this could be legally done, as under Rule 20, donors of five guineas. and upwards were given votes for life, under Rule .21 they were given to persons designated by testators leaving legacies to the Home, and under. Rule 22. votes were given to Firms and Corporations subscribing 10 .guineas and upwards. Counsel advised that the existing rights of Life Governors could not he.intertired with. A compromise has now been adopted—this consists in suggesting to voters that they should place .their votes at the disposal of the Committee who will use.theni to assist those candidates who have been waiting longe4 to get a free bed or a. perisinn.' A RefeOndinn yesulted in 2,000 votes being given to the Committee:—Youra
VERONICA S. BATCHELOR.
Hill Wootton House, nr. Warwick,
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