WHEREAS the St. John’s College Trust Board, incorporated under the provisions of the Religious, Charitable, and Educational Trusts Act 1908 (hereinafter referred to as the Board), is the trustee of the scholarship funds referred to in the St. John’s College Trust Act 1923 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) and held by the Board upon the trusts in the said Act declared: And whereas St. John’s College, Auckland, for the general purposes of which the Board holds the said scholarship funds in trust is the theological college of the Church of the Province of New Zealand, commonly called the Church of England (hereinafter referred to as the Church): And whereas the General Synod of the Church has resolved that it is desirable that students of the College wishing to take a University degree or diploma should be maintained or supported at a University or University College in New Zealand so that St. John’s College, Auckland, may be used solely as a theological college: And whereas it is necessary or expedient in order to enable the Board to give effect to and carry out the said resolution that it should have the express power at its discretion from time to time to apply the whole or such portion of the income of the said scholarship funds referred to in the First Schedule of the principal Act in or towards the maintenance and support of candidates for Holy Orders in the said Church while taking a course of studies for a degree or diploma at any University or University College within New Zealand approved by the Board: And whereas it appears that the Board cannot legally apply the said scholarship funds for the purpose last aforesaid without empowering legislation to that end: