!
380
M
came terms used in couron
leases, and
for sunly forty years, we paid the "Grown rent of $280.20 yearly making a total of nearly $12,000. With our
own
been
quency
added to that which has
riends out
given from our friends out of Hong Kong, the residents of Hong Kong having only contributed to less than $1000.
improved the lot by building
He
College,
a
a residence and a Church
the benefit of
& for
our Catholic Corumunity,
the Colonial Government having
Contributed nothing
lowards the
erection of the above mentioned buildings.
From the beginning of our coming
into the possession
of
a
the lot till a few days ago we have always been in
the persuasion that we could
mortgage
mortgage or dispose of the property at Several transactions
our own
pleasure.
of other properties than this which were in the same conditions as the present one have taken place and no obstacle
way,
has been put of any kind in the therefore three
years ago on consideration of the Churah becoming too suvall for
the ever ineret
increasing Catholic population
in HongKong, which was not more than
1000 when the Church was built, and
now reaches 5000, likewise of the roof of
the Church being in bad condition, the
which will entail
repairs of which
very large
expenses, and of the neighbourhood.
of
having changed for the worst and the danger of fire to which our n present Church is exposed at prevent
or