Abe has sustained in the definition of his fees by the introduction of the new Marriage Ordinance.
I run to inform Your Lordship that when the Marriage Ordinance was under consideration last year, the opinion of the representatives of different sections of religious belief in the Colony was solicited as to its probable working, and Mr. Kidd then took the opportunity to point out in a letter, a copy of which I have the honor to enclose, the likelihood in all probability of a considerable diminution in receipts from fees to the Colonial Chaplain might be anticipated.
As in accepting the post of Colonial Chaplain, he had been led by statements made to him by his predecessor in office and by the actual fact of the ease to believe that the Colonial Chaplain enjoyed an average increment to his salary of seventy pounds legitimately derived from Marriage fees under the then state of the law, he at the same time petitioned the Government to allow him some compensation for this loss.
The matter was considered by the Select Committee of the
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abe has sustained in the dini-
nition of his fees by the
of the
new
working Marriage Ordinance.
I runt inform Your
Indship that when the marriage
Ordinance was under envorderation.
last
year,
the opinion of the refresentatives of different acetions of religions belief in the Colany
colicited as to its probable worthing, and Urr Kidd then
was
took the opportunity to point out in a letter a copy of which I have the honor to enclose, the helmet
in all probability a emsudrable diminution in receipts from fees to the Colonial Chaplain might-
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be
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the
anticipated., & as in
to in accepting port of Colmial Chaplain he had been led by statementi made his predicefoor in office.
to him
and ly
by
the actival fact of the
ease to belive that the Colonial Chaplain enjoyed an
average
increment to his salary
of seventy pounds for legitimately derived from
d from ma
Marriage
fees under the then state of the law, he at the same time petitioned the Gremment to allow him one compensation for this loss.
The matter
was
cmoidered
by the select Committee of the
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