CO129-116 - Sir MacDonnell - 1866 [11-12] — Page 16

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Your Lordship such information as it is in my power to afford, premising that I am unable to supplement that information by any reference, as intimated, to the Bishop of Victoria, no successor to Bishop Alford having yet been appointed.

With reference to the motion of the Bishop of London in the House of Lords, embracing seven points respectively to the seven by it, I have to observe as follows:-

(1). The late Bishop (Alford) of Victoria was appointed to his See in May, 1849, and resigned in January, 1873 (not 1965, likely OCR error for date), receiving a conditional pension of £500 from the Colony. I am only aware of one local Ordinance in which the authority of the Bishop of Victoria is recognized: No. 5 of 1850, in which certain powers are given to the Bishop in connection with the Cathedral which were previously vested in the Colonial Chaplain under Ordinance No. 2 of 1847;

(2). The Revenue of the Bishopric is £1,000 a year and derived from the Colonial Treasury, as appears from the Parliamentary Return No. 2 in Return forming Enclosure No. 2 in Your Lordship's Circular;

(3). It is difficult to ascertain the number of Clergymen subject to the Bishop of Victoria, without a reference to himself, as it includes Missionaries within the territories of the Emperor of China, who are quite unconnected to the Government of this Colony. Of those within...

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Your Lordship such information as it is in my power to afford, premising that I am unable to supplement that information by any reference, as intimated, to the Bishop of Victoria, no successor to Bishop Alford having yet been appointed. With reference to the motion of the Bishop of London in the House of Lords, embracing seven points respectively to the seven by it, I have to observe as follows:- (1). The late Bishop (Alford) of Victoria was appointed to his See in May, 1849, and resigned in January, 1873 (not 1965, likely OCR error for date), receiving a conditional pension of £500 from the Colony. I am only aware of one local Ordinance in which the authority of the Bishop of Victoria is recognized: No. 5 of 1850, in which certain powers are given to the Bishop in connection with the Cathedral which were previously vested in the Colonial Chaplain under Ordinance No. 2 of 1847; (2). The Revenue of the Bishopric is £1,000 a year and derived from the Colonial Treasury, as appears from the Parliamentary Return No. 2 in Return forming Enclosure No. 2 in Your Lordship's Circular; (3). It is difficult to ascertain the number of Clergymen subject to the Bishop of Victoria, without a reference to himself, as it includes Missionaries within the territories of the Emperor of China, who are quite unconnected to the Government of this Colony. Of those within...
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Your Lordship such information ao it is in my power to afford, frremising that I am smable supplement that information a by or reference, as instinded, to the Bishop of Licteria, nie aveccefer to Bishop Amish I having yet been appointed. With reference to the motion of the Bishop of London in the Warse of Lords, en points embraced seven and respectively to the seven by it, I have to observe as follows:- (1). The late Bishop (Amik) of Victoria appointed rointed to his Qu nvas in May, 1849, and resigned in Jarmary, 1965, receiving conditional Jansion of £500 the Colony. I am only a a year from. awan of one local Ordinance in which the authority the Bishop of Victoria is recognized: Y 15 3 referred to. N. 5 of 1850, in which I certain powers are given to the Bishop in connection with the Carhedral which wwe -preciously vested in the Colonial Chaplain under Ordinance W.2 of 1847; £1,000 ( 2). The Rumus of the Bishopnie is Liece a year and derived from the Colonial Bishopuries. Find, as appians from the Parliamentary Retin No 2 in in Relun forming Enclosure Your Lordship's Circular, (3). It is difficult to ascertain the number of Clergymen subject to the Bishop of Victoria, without a reference to himself, as it includes Missionaries wiition the territories of the Emperor of China, who au quite unthueren to the Gemment of this Colony. Of thos uistir ons within
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Your Lordship such information

ao

it is

in my power to afford, frremising that I am smable të supplement that information

a by or reference, as instinded, to the Bishop of Licteria, nie aveccefer to Bishop Amish I

having yet been appointed.

With reference to the motion of the Bishop of London in the Warse of Lords,

en points embraced

seven

and respectively to the seven by it, I have to observe as follows:-

(1). The late Bishop (Amik) of Victoria

appointed

rointed to his

Qu

nvas

in May, 1849, and

resigned in Jarmary, 1965, receiving

conditional

Jansion of £500

the Colony. I am only

a

a year from.

awan

of one

local Ordinance in which the authority the Bishop of Victoria is recognized:

Y

15

3

referred to. N. 5 of 1850, in which I certain powers are given to the Bishop

in connection with the Carhedral which

wwe

-preciously vested in the Colonial Chaplain under Ordinance W.2 of 1847;

£1,000

( 2). The Rumus of the Bishopnie is Liece

a year

and derived from the Colonial

Bishopuries. Find, as appians from the Parliamentary Retin

No 2 in

in

Relun forming Enclosure

Your Lordship's Circular,

(3). It is difficult to ascertain the number

of Clergymen subject to the Bishop of Victoria, without a reference to himself,

as it includes Missionaries wiition the territories of the Emperor of China, who

au

quite unthueren to the Gemment of this Colony. Of thos uistir ons

within

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