to the Government of Hongkong was $292,103.70.
(b) That the properties of the Hildesheim Mission,
namely Blindenheim at Tsau Kwong in Kowloon, and
Ebenezer at Pokfulam should be sold and the
proceeds handed over to the Society at Canton
as it was understood that the Society wished
to establish one central home for the blind
at Shek-ki.
(c) That the Rhenish Mission Society should
be allowed to sell all its property in Hongkong
with the exception of a house to be used as a
Hongkong Office and residence for the rep-
resentative of the Mission and visiting members
of the Mission, and that the proceeds of such,
sale should be used for the work of the
Society on the mainland.
(d) That the Basel Mission Society should
lispose of ita property as soon as proper
arrangements could be made for the proper 1aintenance of certain persons dependent on the Society, and that the Society should be
permitted to have an office in Hongkong in
charge of a representative of the Mission.
He further understands that the
Rhenish Society desires to have as its
representative in Hongkong Mr. Genahr,
a British subject, and that the Basel
Society desires to have as its rep-
resentative in Hongkong The Reverend
August Nagel; to these appointments
/he
he would have no objection.
4.
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Sir E. Stubbs reports that with the
exception of the Basel Mission none of the
Societies wish to carry on the work formerly
carried on in the Colony, and it would, there
for, be lawful for the Trustees to dispose of
the properties of the Societies with the
approval of the Governor in Council and to
nd
have over the proceeds to the duly authorised
representatives of the Societies, with such
reservations as might be mutually agreed
upom.
5.
It is understood that the Reverend
C.B.Shann has transmitted to you a copy of
the Colonial Secretary's memorandum of this
by the Chant Lecciary of tong Kong, conference and a copy of a letter which
Mr. Bhann himself addressed to the Colonial
Secretary on the 11th of June, from which it
appears that the Trustees were unable to
accept Sir Claud Severn's view in regard to
the disposal of the Basel Mission property.
6.
The Governor states in his despatch
/that