Before entering into the consideration of Mr. Cardwell's proposal, it could not be gathered from that information whether an allowance from the Hong-Kong Fund would be granted. My Lords, I beg to bring the question before the Council.
I have little doubt that the accounts in the registry might be ascertained fully from the Solicitor to the Treasury for the information of the Lords Commissioners.
Officially, I think it as unwise ...
Nearly officially,
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Mr. Cardwell feels that the Colony is already indebted to their Lordship for the expenses of the Bishop during the last 15 years and naturally looks to them for providing for the Bishop's moderate retiring allowance. But that the Committee could not consider it a legitimate application to the Funds to provide such a Pension.
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