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His Excellency the Administrator to Bishop: Burdon
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for.
In view of the fact that I am not in receipt of a salary from the Government, may. I beg that, if my offer is accepted, the fiell salary of the Colonial Chaplain
be allowed to may brief interval,
mne
during the
, on the understanding that
it is all to be devoted to the benefit of
Mr. Kidd and
family
ann Ya...
A (signed) I. S. Burdon
Bishop.
Government House,
Wonghong, 2nd August, 1879.
My Lord,
In reply to your
letter of
of
yesterday's date offering your services to do the work of the Colonial Chaplain during the
few months that the office will be vacant, I beg to state that I gladly avail myself of Your Lordship's offer. I regret that I
precluded by the Colonial Regulations from sanationing payment of more than half of the salary of the Colonial Chaplain
Right Reverend Bishop Burdon,
'ep