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a) That she shall have the right so long as she lives to remain in full possession and control

of the land about to be transferred to the Bible Institute, and of all buildings erected
thereon.

b) That the said Bible Institute shall not during her lifetime, save with her written consent,

erect any buildings on the said land. Nor shall it make any alterations or changes in the
buildings presently erected on the said land, nor shall the Bible Institute grant any right of

way over or across the said land during her lifetime.

c) In case the Bible Institute shall dissolve or fail to function, or in case it shall cease the
active carrying on of its objects, as set forth in its Constitution dated 2nd February 1923,

the land hereby transferred shall be sold and the net proceeds derived from such sale shall
be equally divided between the South African General Mission, the Sudan United

Mission, and the British Bible Union for the Defence of the Scriptures. The decision of

the Trustees of the Bible Institute shall be final and binding on the question whether or
not the Council of the Bible Institute is functioning and/or actively carrying on its objects.

Jane died on 18 October 1951 and thereafter Item (a) no longer applied. Item (b) regarding
buildings, was amended to that of The Trustees of the Bible Institute. Item (c) remained.

The Bible Institute’s move to Kalk Bay

After Jane’s gift of 1938, building plans were drawn in preparation for the move to Kalk Bay.

The first problem was accommodation. In 1938 architects Black & Fagg were requested by

Jane (per Deed of Transfer. Item b) to design a men’s hostel with garages. Known as
Daintree, it stands to the north-east of Roxton on Main Road. (Figs. 3.14 - 3.16.)

This building was completed in March 1939, but within six months The Second World War
broke out and Daintree was requisitioned by the S. A. War Council and converted into the S.

A. Red Cross Thalassa Auxiliary Military Hospital. The Bible Institute went into recess for

the period of the War.

The Bible Institute only became active in Kalk Bay in July 1945 when the Rev. Stuart Law

was appointed principal. He was a Presbyterian minister who had previously lectured at the
Kensit Memorial Bible College in England. Initially only two men students were accommo-