We have received a letter from Canon Rawnsley, the Honorary
Secretary, and Mr. Nigel Bond, the Secretary, of the National Trust, asking for assistance in acquiring for the public about sixty acres of land on Colley Hill. The property includes a part of the summit, the steep sides, and the lower slopes of that part of the North Downs which overhangs Reigate. The top of the hill is fairly level, and, owing to the fine views which it commands, is likely to be built over very shortly. But if it were used in this way, the houses would stand out as a prominent feature on the sky-line and be visible for many miles, while the open land over which the public can now roam would he enclosed. Another fact that makes the preservation of the bill especially desirable is that the Pilgrim's Way passes over it. We need hardly say that the scheme has our heartiest support. The sum asked for is £7,700, which must be collected before February 15th, 1912, when the option closes. Subscriptions towards this excellent fund should be forwarded to Mr. Nigel Bond, 25 Victoria Street, S.W., cheques being made payable to "The National Trost "
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