WJ Moore Esq, Surgeon-General with the Government of Bombay, reported to the Secretary of the Government of Bombay, General Department, on Feburary 18, 1889 that "No rules have been definitely made for this institution, but the affairs of the home are administered by the Bishop of Bombay (Catholic) as patron, and by a committee of which Mr Eustace Nicholson is President. Selections from the Government of India Home Department: Papers Relating to the Treatment of Leprosy in India from 1887-95. Calcutta: Office of the Superintendent of Government Printing, India, 1896.