Abstract
THE report of the National Trust for the year 1940–41 shows the unique position attained by this society devoted to the preservation of places of historic interest or natural beauty. Not only are bequests of land coming to the Trust upon an increasing scale, but the recent Country Houses Scheme has received important support in the transfer of the beautiful Blickling Hall, Norfolk, and its large estate, to the control of the National Trust. In the terms of Lord Lothian's will the freehold is vested in the Trust on the condition of preserving the amenities, and with the request that in the choice of tenant preference shall be given to descendants of the donor, subject to facilities for the access of the public. Death duties on large estates are now on such a destructive scale that the preservation of England's noble mansions, their period furniture, and surrounding parks can only be ensured by their transfer to a permanent society such as the National Trust.
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