CO129-073 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1859 [1-5] — Page 118

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It was moved by Honorable C. St. G. Cleverly Grove,

and seconded by

2. S. Walker Byn

That adverting to the fact that St. John's Cathedral was originally built with a sum of money in a large proportion contributed by the Government, that it was planned on a scale of dimensions unnecessarily large for the wants of the general Community in order to accommodate the garrison, that a large proportion of the sittings was declared free at the express demand of the Government, that the trustees are thereby excluded from the means of increasing the repair fund by letting pews, and that from this cause, notwithstanding previous raisings of the rate of pew rents, an additional number of pews,...

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116 5(Copy)It was moved by Honorable C. St. G. Cleverly Grove,and seconded by2. S. Walker BynThat adverting to the fact that St. John's Cathedral was originally built with a sum of money in a large proportion contributed by the Government, that it was planned on a scale of dimensions unnecessarily large for the wants of the general Community in order to accommodate the garrison, that a large proportion of the sittings was declared free at the express demand of the Government, that the trustees are thereby excluded from the means of increasing the repair fund by letting pews, and that from this cause, notwithstanding previous raisings of the rate of pew rents, an additional number of pews,...
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116 5(Copy)It was moved by Honorable C. St. G. Cleverly Grove,and seconded by2. S. Walker BynThat adverting to the fact that St. John's Cathedral was originally built- with a sum of money in a large proportion -contributed by the Government, that it Was planned on a scale of dimensions unnecessarily large for the wants of the general Community in order to accommodate the5 garrison, that a large proportion of the at the expressSittings was declaredfr free demand of the Government, that the rustees aremeans ofby letting thereby excluded from the of in areasing the repair- fund:an additional number of precos,.this cause, notwithstanding. and that from this cause, previons raisings of the rate of pew rents,
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116 5

(Copy)

It was moved by Honorable C. St. G. Cleverly Grove,

and seconded by

2. S. Walker Byn

That adverting to the fact that St.

John's Cathedral was

originally built-

with a sum of money in a large proportion

-contributed by the Government, that it

Was

planned on a scale of dimensions unnecessarily large for the wants of the general Community in order to accommodate

the

5 garrison, that a large proportion of the

at the express

Sittings

was

declared fr

free

demand of the Government, that the

rustees are

means of

by letting

thereby excluded from the

of in areasing the repair- fund:

an additional number of precos,.

this cause, notwithstanding.

and that from this cause,

previons raisings of the rate of pew rents,

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