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to his Lordship than Gould the same funds, were a similar demand to be made by the Admiral on the station, or the General commanding the Forces in China and Japan.
"As it appears however that Excellency purposes writing a full Despatch on the matter and I am glad that I have an opportunity of drawing your attention to Ordinance No 3 of 1850, it will be an indication to Your Excellency that I am desirous that The matter should be considered.
The Ordinance places the matter more favorably for the Bishops than any argument which I have heard advanced upon the question, for, in that Ordinance there is not only a distinct recognition, by the Legislature of Victoria, as the seat of the Bishop, but a transfer to his Lordship of certain powers previously vested in the Colonial chaplain.
The force of the Argument of Course I do not admit, nor can I, so long as I entertain the opinion that the fund, whence the original Services are recompensed, and that from which pension is to be derived, should, as a rule, be one and the same. There is, however, a general argument quantum valeat.
Your Excellency will perceive, the difficulty is in reality, this. His Lordship is a servant of the Colony. He is not a servant of the Colony. If he is a servant of the Colony, he has not complied
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to his Lordship than Gould the same funds,
were a similar demand to be made
by the Admiral on the station, or the General
commanding the Forces in China and Japan. "As it appears however that Excellency purposes writing a fuld Deapatet
on the matter
Call
your
and I am
your
will perhaps allow me to you attention to Ordinance No 3 of 1850,
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apportunity
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it will be
an indication to
(
Your Excellency that I am deacions that
The matter should be considered.
kont of views per
matter more
from every That Ordinance places the favorably for the Bishops thans
any argument which I have heardi
advanced
upon the
the question, for,
Ordinance there is not only
in that
a distinct
{
"recognition, by the Legislature of Vectorin,
as
the seat of the Bishop,
Bishop, but a transfer to
his Sordship of certain powers by the previous
Ordinance vested in the Colonial chaplem.
The
force of the Argument of Cource I
do not admit, nor can I, so
the
long.
as I entertain
opinion that the fund, whence the original
Services are
a
recompensed, and that
and that from which
pension is to be derived, should, as a which the present
rule, from which the
keeption be
however is the
"The
~ general
Case is no
one and the same. There
argument quantum valeat.
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difficully,
your
perceive, is in reality, this. Heis Lordship
a servant of the
Colony.
UV
is
he is not
an
servant of the bolony. If he is a
servant of the boling, he has not complied
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