of the 11th instant, enclosing a letter from the Secretary to the 3. P. G. recommmenting that the Straits Settlements should be attached to the Bishopric of Labuan.
The proposed limitation of the Diveese of Victoria by the creation of a Bishopric of ding to would according in Your Grace's letter of the 8 Jules have the effect of leaving under the Bishop's Care only five Colonial and
including Chaplains, Crusular Clergy.
and five missionaries, including Shaflans. Unless, therefore, the Straits Settlements were added to the diocese of Victoria, the proposed alteration would have the effect of erecting the small island of Hongkong and the three adjacent chimiers ports into a separate boshrsonne
This Diocese does not
appear
there is a
to be
one in which
probability of any
large extension of the number
of clergys
o be one in
nor does it afferr
who there is likely
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to be frequent need of Bishop's presence for the discharge of the special and Inties and functions pertaining to that office, such as Consecrations and ordinations.
The effect of the proposed change would also be to place under serious disqualification
the clergy officiating noopend who might
Such
of
be fore parning themselves for onduiation
those of the
in the consular
ports which would be included in the Diocese of Ning po. For it would be necesowy that those gentlemen wond be broamed by the missionary "Bishop under the Jerusalem, Act, instead of receiving their ordination at the
in urnequen
hands of the Bishop of
Victoria.
hon Ives the distance between Pekin and Victoria appear
me to be a very sufficient
reason for th
Groposed
changes.
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