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9 JUN 02
From H. E. the Officer Administering the Government.
To the Right Reverend J.C. Hoare, D.D., Bishop of Victoria.
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Government House,
Hong Kong, 15th March, 1902.
My Lord,
I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter, which reached me on the 12th instant, asking me to
be allowed to retire from the Committee appointed to inquire into
and report on Education in this Colony.
2.
I at once hasten to convey to you my regret
that Your Lordship should desire to adopt such a course and to express a hope that you will reconsider your decision.
3.
As a Member of the Committee it is quite open
to you to express your views, even though they differ from those held by the other Members of the Committee, without resigning your
position. Indeed this is the course invariably adopted when difference of opinion arises among those appointed to inquire into
any subject.
4.
I trust, therefore, that on further consideration you will consent to continue as a Member of the Committee and
allow the Government to have the benefit of your views, based on
the enquiries you have held, which can be embodied in a minority
report if they do not receive the support of your colleagues.