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the services of the Elergymen who

have in sucecrsion filled the office

Colonial Chaplain.

of

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Your

Goree must

of

Coul

have come to this emnelusion from the contents of the letter of the Bishop of Victoria, wherein it is stated that, during a period of four years and half after his arrival, should. _11z

and a

Ituruan not return before Botrien Steedman

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there will have only been a Colonial Chaplain doing duty for

tem mouths.

This is quite true, but in my judgment not a remarkably fair of bringing the subject to

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your Grace's notice, and to show therefore that the local Sovremment has not been is indulgent as from

Grace has

the Bishop's letter

your been induced to suppose, and in

defence of the characters of the Reve Messrs Stanton and Steedman, I think it right to state the rank frets of

the case.

3. The Rev? M2 Stanton first same to China in 1888, and, after

3

years' recidence, was

obliged to repain to hugland on account of ill health ._ In April 1843 he was appointed Colonial Chaplain, arrived in the Colony in recmber