REMOR.
No.
With 72.
Date.
1883.
March 26.
Referred to previous Paper.
See under No. 77/3
(Subject.)
RECEIVED DESPATCH.
77631
REG. & MAY 87,
Ecclesiastical Grants.
Towards Petition against discontinuance
of
certain grants by certain residents, with remarks and
5 printed spare copies.
(Minutes.)
Mr. Ebden
1. The Anglican Bishop did not
there
oppose the discontinuance of grants (see 10951/82) two years ago, and the fact that the proposal [not "the decision"] to discontinue
...
discontinued in the Straits was withdrawn
on
the
strong expression of opinion
of the members of the Legislative Council is not a sufficient argument for re-considering
the question in Hongkong.
Further, Hongkong differs from the Straits, inasmuch as the Secretary: