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A

Cory-

150

that I can see no reason for reversing the decision already

Communicated to you

in

J my

Despatch No. 55

The 9th Sept. last

També

The Honorable Major Faine,

Sir,

Colonial Secretary.

We had the honor on the 27th April to acknowledge receipt of your letters of the 14th December last, informing us that the Right Honorable the Earl Grey would not sanction any further grant of money towards

the

completion of St John's Church.

We beg now to reply to the reasons

which

for this refusal, have been twofold:-

1st The

we understand to be

supposition that the Building had been commenced with the knowledge

on the part of the subscribers that the fund

and

insufficient for its completion –

2nd Because a Steeple, although ornamental

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A Cory- 150 that I can see no reason for reversing the decision already Communicated to you in J my Despatch No. 55 The 9th Sept. last També The Honorable Major Faine, Sir, Colonial Secretary. We had the honor on the 27th April to acknowledge receipt of your letters of the 14th December last, informing us that the Right Honorable the Earl Grey would not sanction any further grant of money towards the completion of St John's Church. We beg now to reply to the reasons which for this refusal, have been twofold:- 1st The we understand to be supposition that the Building had been commenced with the knowledge on the part of the subscribers that the fund and insufficient for its completion 2nd Because a Steeple, although ornamental
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A Cory- 150 that I can see no reason for reversing the decision already Communicated to you in J my Despatch N 55 The 9 Sept last Tambe فها The Honorable Major faine, Sir, Colonial Secretary.. We had the honor on the 27th April to acknowledge receipt of your letters of the 14th December last, informing us that the Right Honorable the harl Grey would not sanction any further grant of moncy towards the completion of St John's Church.._ We beg now to reply to the reasons which for this refural, have been twofold:- 1th The we understand to supposition that the Building had been commenced with the knowledge on the part of the subscribers that the frend aud insufficient for its completim were into andy Because a Steple, although ornamental
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A

Cory-

150

that I can see no reason for reversing the decision already

Communicated to you

in

J

my

Despatch N 55

The 9 Sept last

Tambe

فها

The Honorable Major faine,

Sir,

Colonial Secretary..

We had the honor on the 27th April to acknowledge receipt of your letters of the 14th December last, informing us that the Right Honorable the harl Grey would not sanction any further grant of moncy towards

the

completion of St John's Church.._

We beg now to reply to the reasons

which

for this refural, have been twofold:-

1th The

we understand to

supposition that the Building had been commenced with the knowledge

on the part of the subscribers that the frend

aud

insufficient for its completim –

were into

andy Because a Steple, although ornamental

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