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Enclosure in No. 2. ECCLESIASTICAL Grants.
MINUTES of PROCEEDINGS of a COMMITTEE of the WHOLE COUNCIL of Government at a MEETING held at GOVERNMENT HOUSE, PORT LOUIS, on Wednesday, the 14th May 1890.
Present:
The Honourable Hubert E. H. Jerningham, C. M.G., Colonial Secretary, Chairman.
L. Cox, Procureur and Advocate-General.
T. Elliott, C.M.G., Auditor-General.
E. C. Ashley, Acting Collector of Customs.
A. H. Vandermeersch, Acting Surveyor-General.
V. Geffroy.
Sir C. Antelme, K.C.M.G.
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H. Leclézio.
C. F. H. Adam.
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Sir V. Naz, K.C.M.G.
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J. Fraser.
A. P. Ambrose.
G. Guibert.
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V. de Robillard, Poor Law Commissioner.
Absent:
The Honourable Colonel T. E. A. Hall, Commmanding the Troops.
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L. E. Schmidt, Receiver-General (through illness).
J. F. Trotter, Protector of Immigrants.
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C. J. Planel.
L. E. Antelme.
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H. J. V. Portal.
The Honourable G. Guibert, seconded by the Honourable the Procureur-General, moved :-
That a sub-committee be appointed to consider how the grant to the Roman Catholic Church shall be disposed of, to be composed as follows:--
The Honourable Sir V. Naz, K.C.M.G.,Chairman.
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V. Geffroy.
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Sir C. Antelme, K.C.M.G.
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H. Leclézio.
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C. F. H. Adam.
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H. J. V. Portal.
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W. T. A. Edwards.
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G. Guibert.
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L. de Rochecoustě.
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G. Arlanda.
Agreed to.
The Honourable J. Fraser, seconded by the Honourable the Acting Collector of Customs, moved—
That a sub-committee be appointed to consider how the grant to the Church of England and the Church of Scotland shall be disposert of, to be composed as follows:---
The Honourable J. Fraser, Chairman,
Agreed to.
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Dr, C. Meldrum,
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A. P. Ambrose,
The Council adjourned at 1.25 p.m.
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W. T. A. Edwards.
W. Newton.
Dr. F. V. Pougnet, Visiting and Superintending Surgeon of the Civil
Hospital.
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, seconded by the Honourable Sir V. Naz, K.C.M.G., moved-
That the sums of Rs. 102,520, of Rs. 34,533, and of Rs. 6,583 be granted yearly to the Roman Catholic Church and to the Churches of England and Scotland respectively, provided that no additional rights beyond the existing ones shall accrue 'from the increased grants.
Agreed to.-The Honourable H. Leclésio stating that he votes for the proposed distribution, but that he reserves his opinion as to the manner in which the sum allowed to the Catholic community shall be disposed of; and the Honourable C. F. H. Adam declaring that he only votes for the above-mentioned scheme because it seems to be the only means of obtaining just now for the Roman Catholic Church some part of the assistance which it
requires.
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, seconded by the Honourable Sir V. Naz, K.C.M.G., moved-
That the difference between the amounts now provided and the proposed increased grants be made up by :--
(a.) Appropriating the sum of Rs. 18,000 now voted yearly for the construction of churches and in aid of ministers' stipends under Ordinance No. 54 of 1844, and the Moralization Grant of Rs. 10,000, and
(b.) By providing yearly in the Estimates a further sum of Rs. 15,486.
Agreed to.-The Honourable H. Leclézio making the same reservation.
The Honourable the Colonial Secretary, seconded by the Honourable the Procureur- General, moved—
That Ordinances Nos. 54 of 1844 and 6 of 1881 be amended.
Agreed to.
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No. 3.
LORD KNUTSFORD to Sm C. C. LEES.
Downing Street, August 6, 1890. I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch, No. 810, of the 16th June,* reporting the details of a scheme for the redistribution of the Ecclesiastical Grants in Mauritius which has been adopted by Council of Government, but which involves a yearly addition to the grants of Rs. 15,486.
As stated in the 11th paragraph of my despatch of the 25th of February,† I feel considerable reluctance to increasing the amount of the Ecclesiastical Grants-in-Aid; but, looking to the strong opinion expressed by you in favour of the scheme adopted by the Council, and to the great advantage of having this difficult question settled, I am willing to waive my objections and to assent to the proposed arrangement, which, I understand, is practically accepted by all parties as a final and satisfactory settlement.
I have, &c. (Signed) KNUTSFORD.
Sir C. C. Lees,
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No. 4.
SIR C. C. LEES to LORD KNUTSFORD,
(Received September 22, 1890.)
Government House, Mauritius, August 20, 1890.
I HAVE the honour to transmit herewith to your Lordsbip the Minutes of the Proceedings together with the Report of a Committee of the Whole Council upon the redistribution of the Ecclesiastical Grants in this Colony, as well as the amended Report which was adopted by the Council of Government on the 12th instant,
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2. Your Lordship will observe that the figures laid down in paragraph 12 of Lordship's Despatch, No. 72, of the 25th February last,† namely, Rs. 84,583 and Rs.6,583
† No. 27 in Eastern No. 61.
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