CO129-078 - Sir Robinson - 1860 [7-12] — Page 158

time of grant say

£400 per annum

and as the Colony gives no pecuniary assistance towards the support of the

College, that sum

may possibly

be

Sanctioned by

His Excellency the

Governor

and

Legislative Council

overlooked

and

the

£4/

as an annual payment be enable

the Bishop to meet the demand upon

him which he has incurred,

liability to which, I regret to say, was

entered into

by

him as well as Sir John Bowring

and

Myself.

I have ...

(signed) Chas St G Cleverly

Surveyor General.

(True copy)

...

Colonial Secretary

...

MINUTE

30th

1860

Mr Sargent, Octavius M'Elliot, Sir Rogers, 31st McFortescue

Duke of Newcastle

109, 10057

Entered

Hongkong this day.

2nd November

1860

Sir,

I have to acknowledge the

rest of your despatch of the 21st August last, No. 109,

requesting instructions

in

a

case which has

been brought to your notice

of the breach of a covenant

in the lease of certain land belonging to S. Paul's

College, Hong Kong.

I have perused Mr Cleverly's instructions to ...