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to each of the three principal religious denominations in Hongkong, and this ruling confirmed subsequently of the Anglican
was
in the case
Church by His Lordship's despatch 2:177 of the set for
of July last.
The statement of the Church Body in paragraph 2 of the letter, in regard
to the mistake in
reporting the Acting Colonial Secretary's speech in Council has
no
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no
bearing
on
the point,
inasmuch as the sum
of
$600 was arrived at by His Lordship on other grounds
and not a
" per capita basis .
Had the latter basis
been adopted, the grant to
the Anglican Church would have amounted to something under $200 per
annum
after making allowance for
the mistake in the numbers,
referred to by the Church Body.
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