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Enclosure in No. 12.
MINUTE of His Excellency the GOVERNOR on LORD KNUTSFORD'S DESPATCH, No. 314, of September 20, 1889.
THE HON. THE Acting ColonIAL SECRETARY,
As a first step in the revision of the ecclesiastical grant directed by Lord Knutsford, in his Despatch, No. 314, of 20th September 1889, let Section XIX. of your Summary of the Blue Book returns for 1888 (herewith) go to the Acting Auditor General to be checked.
I should be glad to have the audited figures returned to me as soon as convenient. October 31, 1889.
J. POPE HENNESSY,
Independent Catholics Christians (not distinguished)
Total
Extract from Census Report.
Roman Catholics - Catholics (not distinguished)
53,895
53,546
36
769
108,246
Protestants (Church of England) ·
-
909
Do. (without distinction of sect)
6,560
Presbyterians
381
Independents
27
Methodists
41
Evangelists
1
Total
7,921
EXTRACT from Mr. ELLIOTT'S SUMMARY of the BLUE BOOK RETURNS, 1888.
XIX.—Ecclesiastical Establishments.
In Mauritius (exclusive of the Dependencies) the adherents of the churches supported by the Government were, according to the Census of 1881, as follows:--
Roman Catholics
Protestants
=
Roman Catholic Church
The number of ministers at the end of 1888 were as follows:--
Church of England Presbyterian Church
108,000 8,000
49
15 3
The expenses incurred in 1888 for the ecclesiastical establishments follows:-
were 28
As regards the number of ministers at the end of 1888, the following only out of the numbers quoted are civil servants :--
Church of England
Do. Scotland
Roman Catholic Church
10 (Including Bishop.)
1
33 (Including Bishop.)
With reference to the table of expenses incurred in 1888 for the ecclesiastical establishment, it is correct with the exception of the third entry in column 1 which should figure at Rs. 2,499.96 not 24,499.96. Column 3 would, however, be better divided into two thus:-
Service
Roman Catholic Church.
Church
of England.
Church
of Sootland.
Total.
Amongst how many
divided.
Rs.
C.
in aid under Ordinance 54 of 1884.
3,199 99
Rs. C
8,199 76
R.. C.
1,509 94
C
Rs.
4 Roman Catholics. 7,999 605 Church of England.
2 Church of Scotland.
18 Roman Catholics.
Establish-
ments.
Grants in
Aid of Stipends.
For Minister.
1.
2.
3.
Building Grant.
4.
Rate per
Grants
Total
Member of
each Church.
5.
6.
Rs.
Roman CatholicChurch 07,180 78
Church of England
Presbyterian Church -
+
31,183 39
2,499 96
Grants
Lo
missionary
4,730
--
4,729 94
540 -
9,999 94 22 Church of England.
R..
3
Rs.
C. Rs. C.
RA.
} g
780 00
7,929 99
7,929 70
2,189 94
7,000 00
2,748 00
-
82,060 77
41,861 09
5,889 00
Rs. 6.
0 75
clergymen and
chista (not secured by
permanent law).
cate-
3 Church of Sootland.
November 4, 1889.
E. C. ASHLEY,
6 90
Acting Auditor General,
(No. 1855.)
100,814 18
750 00
17,999 63
9,748 00 129,811 76
REPORT of the ACTING AUDITOR GENERAL.
THE HON. THE COLONIAL Secretary,
I HAVE no means of checking the Census Returns of 1881, but presume that the figures quoted in your Blue Book Summary for 1888 have been arrived at on the following basis.
MINUTE of His Excellency the GOVERNOR.
The audited returns state that the total sum for ecclesiastical purposes is now divided between Roman Catholics and Protestants as follows:-
To the Roman Catholics, per member
To the Protestants, per member
Rs. C. 0 75 5 90
If the rate per member were equalized, what would be the total sum payable to each church ?
November 7, 1889.
J. POFT HENNESSY,
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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