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to his Lordship than Gould the same funds, were a similar demand to be made by the Admiral on the station, or the General commanding the Forces in China and Japan.
"As it appears however that Excellency purposes writing a full Despatch on the matter and I am glad that I have an opportunity of drawing your attention to Ordinance No 3 of 1850, it will be an indication to Your Excellency that I am desirous that The matter should be considered.
The Ordinance places the matter more favorably for the Bishops than any argument which I have heard advanced upon the question, for, in that Ordinance there is not only a distinct recognition, by the Legislature of Victoria, as the seat of the Bishop, but a transfer to his Lordship of certain powers previously vested in the Colonial chaplain.
The force of the Argument of Course I do not admit, nor can I, so long as I entertain the opinion that the fund, whence the original Services are recompensed, and that from which pension is to be derived, should, as a rule, be one and the same. There is, however, a general argument quantum valeat.
Your Excellency will perceive, the difficulty is in reality, this. His Lordship is a servant of the Colony. He is not a servant of the Colony. If he is a servant of the Colony, he has not complied
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