THE PRESERVATION OF BORROWDALE.
[To THY EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Your readers will be glad to hear that the purchase of the Borrowdale property has been completed. Four hundred and fifty people deserve the thanks of the nation for having brought this enterprise to a successful issue. Subscriptions have ranged from £147 to ls. We are much indebted to our president, the Princess Louise, for having set an example in the purchasing of thirteen acres of Grange Fell in memory of the late King, which has been well followed. Thirty-seven gave more than one acre, and one hundred and one were donors of an acre. Amongst these were members of the school and staff of Harrow, Winchester, Rugby, and Sedbergh ; and several American friends, who remembered the beauty of Borrowdale, also contributed an acre. The rest of the money was raised in sums varying from £5 to ls. We have to thank the Press, pictorial and otherwise, for their constant encouragement and help. It has not been a very propitious time for raising money for such a purpose. We are all the more indebted to public-spirited friends who have come to our aid. The most beautiful part of one of the most beautiful valleys in our English Lake Country is safe for all time.—We are, Sir, &c., H. D. RAWNSLEY, Hon. Sec. National Trust. NIGEL BOND, Secretary.
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