Iris Excellency the Governor to Right Reverend Bishop Purdon.
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(N308.
Government House,
Hongkong, 16th February 1881.
My Lord,
I have carefully considered Your Lordship's letter of the 12th instant, and whilst I find myself unable to give a special grant of $1000 to the Hongkong Public School, I concur with you in thinking that the sum of $781 recently paid to You under the Government Grant-in-aid scheme, is but a small contribution looking to the good work accomplished by the School. I shall therefore ask the Council...
The Right Reverend Bishop Burdon, D.D.
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St Paul's College
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