The Revd. R. N. Kidd aft? Colonial Chaplain 10th.
17 May 1871-
RECEIVED
APL18
396 Hen trong
My bad,
12 5, Belfast Terrace, North Circular Road,
Dublin,
15/4/41.
Intelligence has reached me that my locum tenens, the Reverend John Piper, has resigned the post of Acting Colonial Chaplain at Hongkong.
As it is very important that another Clergyman should be sent from home to do the duty in that Island without delay, and as my health requires a prolonged residence in England, I feel bound to do so with reluctance, and at the same time I beg to thank your Lordship for...
The Secretary of State for the Colonies,
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