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Reelecting the grants given for religious purposes in this Colony.
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After ascertaining the views of the Colonial Chaplain and of the leading members of the Church of England in Hongkong, I shall bring under your Lordship's consideration the question you direct me to consider, which is to discontinue all annual allowances whatever to the present recipients as they die out.
I have the honour to be,
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most Obedient Humble Servant,
[To] My Acting Colonial Secretary, to the Right Reverend Bishop Briccardi
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My Lord,
REG 29 OCT 80
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th August 1880
Referring to your Lordship's letter of the 16th May, last, requesting that the members of the Roman Catholic Community in Hongkong be placed upon an equal footing with their fellow subjects and tax payers of the English Community as regards assistance.
[To] The Right Reverend Bishop Burdon