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vacant. While
a sum
of about £675
with your t
lodged by my predecessor, with Your Gracio apent, in the Mees Dent's hando
has been lost through the failure of that
Firm
Since
my
anual I have been
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already called upon to pay, from private
resources,
от
the bollege account for
Repairs, Insurance, Outfit and papage-
money of
Master, Salaries, burrent expenditure
4° £324.1.8. For the repayment of which
public fund is available.
Isum no
Further, although the 17 Chinese, 2
Hindoos, and 7 half-castes under tuition
pay
a
small sum
toward their
maintenance, the current excess of
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account, amounto at least to £20 per
mensew
am, for which I am alone (A responsible
I have already
communicated with
the Secretaries of the Society for prometing Christian Knowledge, the Surichy for the Topagation of the Gospel, and the bhunch Maissionary Society, upon the subject, and requested afsistance. But I feel that as permanent support such as the bollege
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requires if it is
to a
answer
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the purpose of
it's foundation, viz. the training of a body
of
Native Clergy and Christian Teachers "for the propagation of the gospel
"China",
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can
in
scarcely be expected. Under
excisting circumstances (unless unforeseen help: is received), I can
only propose to your
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