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which assigned Japan
as the
limit within which that
Bishop might exercise spiritual
Jurisdiction
4. His letter reminds
me that on the occasion of Bishop Burdon's consecration to be Bishop of Victoria Hong Kong in 1874, that Bishop was invested by my predecessor Archbishop Tait with Episcopal authority within the Empire of Japan, & that in compliance with the request
of the Archbishop & of the Bishop of London the necessary steps were taken by H. M. G for ensuring
the
the due recognition of Bishop Burdon's spiritual authority in Japan.
I am in entire agreement
with 4. & that the circular letter of 1st March 1875, of which
you are good enough to send
a copy, should be superseded.
Let me
and a
fresh Circular issued
'No. H. M. Min and Consuls in
Japan notifying that the superintendence of the Clergy
&
Laity of the Church of England in Japan, hitherto exercised by the Bishop of Victoria, will cease, and that it will henceforth
devolve
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