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make an equal, he did not decline to make a reasonable grant, nor to allow compensation for the past; on both of which grounds payment was requested.
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The letter from Bishop Raimondi of the R. Catholic Church now ... forwarded, while repeating the arguments already employed; submits, as former precedents of compensation, that made in the case of Maynooth College in Ireland, and certain grants in the West Indian Colonies. He also argues that remuneration should be granted for the services at the Gaol and Civil Hospital, an allowance being granted for similar services by the Naval and Military Departments; and points out that no compensation is paid for the use of the Roman Catholic Churches by the British Troops; though five hundred dollars ($500) per annum (equivalent to about £100) is paid to the Anglican Church on that account. With regard to the sum applied for: Bishop Raimondi further states that the Roman