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Mr. Asquith next turned to the application of the property

after the life interests have disappeared. In the first place, parochial property is to be applied, under schemes approved by the County. Councils, to such purposes as the erection of cottage hospitals, and the provision of trained nurses, parish halls and institutes, technical and higher education, and so forth. In addition, one-tenth of the property is to be paid to the Council of Wales, and this tenth will be expended, first in defraying the cost of the Act, and next upon higher education in Wales. As regards compensation, full provision is made for the com- pensation of lay patrons and the holders of freehold offices.