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the Office of Colonial Chaplain at Hong Kong, having last year expressed his desire to relinquish his Appointment, was permitted to exchange his situation with the Rev. Mr Baxter, who held the living of Fyfield in Hampshire. Previously to that exchange being sanctioned, this office was informed by the Ecclesiastical authority, supposed to be the most competent to pronounce an opinion on the subject, that the Rev. Mr Baxter was highly respectable and well qualified to perform the duties of a Colonial Chaplain efficiently.

On the strength of this assurance the Secretary of State permitted the exchange to take place, and Mr. Baxter repaired to Hong Kong. Previously, however, to his reaching the Colony, statements were made in Parliament impugning the character of Mr. Baxter, which statements having been substantiated, occasioned his dismissal.

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431 the Office of Colonial Chaplain at Hong Kong, having last year expressed his desire to relinquish his Appointment, was permitted to exchange his situation with the Rev. Mr Baxter, who held the living of Fyfield in Hampshire. Previously to that exchange being sanctioned, this office was informed by the Ecclesiastical authority, supposed to be the most competent to pronounce an opinion on the subject, that the Rev. Mr Baxter was highly respectable and well qualified to perform the duties of a Colonial Chaplain efficiently. On the strength of this assurance the Secretary of State permitted the exchange to take place, and Mr. Baxter repaired to Hong Kong. Previously, however, to his reaching the Colony, statements were made in Parliament impugning the character of Mr. Baxter, which statements having been substantiated, occasioned his dismissal.
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the Affice of Colonial Chaplain at Hong Kong, having last year expresses his desire to relinqerish his Appointment, was permitted to exchange his

by this chartment

sitiation with the Revo Mr Baxter, who held the : living of Fyfield in Hampshire. Previously

to that exchange being

sanctioned, this office.

informed by

the Ecclesinglint,

authority;

ankeitin dem de comelted. nest competent, non

supposed, to pronounce.

relan

opinion on the sectject,

that the Rev. Mr Baxter

ivas

was

مرسوم

highly respectable " and evall qualified to " perform the duties of a "Colonial Chaplain efficiently.

On the strength of this

the Secretary

assurance

of State permitted the exchange to take place, and Mr. Baxter repaired

to Hong Kong. Previously however, to his reaching the Colony statements were made in Parliament

imprigning the character of Mr. Barter, which statements having been

suéstantiated,

occasioned his dismissal.

from

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