28 APRIL 1950, Page 20

The Upkeep of Cathedrals

Si .estate aid means State control. Witness the fate of the schools, the hospitals and, alas! the noble medical profession. The Dean of Winchester is somewhat optimistic if he imagines that cathedral chapters will escape State interference if they accept State aid for the upkeep of, and repairs to, the fabric of the cathedrals.—Yours truly, Dinder Rectory, Wells, Somerset. E. W. BURNELL.