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the Roman Catholic Reformatory, Lot 582 to the Catholics as a

site

for Joseph's Chapel and at Shaukiwan and Aberdeen two small lots given

to the Basel and Roman Catholic.

St Missions respectively. Crown Lands have also been conceded for burial purposes i.e. lot 288 Mussulman Cemetery, lot 299 Roman Catholic Cemetery, lot 364 Parsee Cemetery,

and lot 610 London Mission Protestant Chinese Cemetery

All the nominal rent of

foregoing pay a

one dollar per

Apart from the above land

Villages has been conceded in the

to the natives for places of worship

free of charge..

I happen to be aware from personal Knowledge of the existence of the want set forth by Bishop Raimondi in his letter and if I could be deterred from

commending this application to the favourable consideration of His Excellency the Governor, it would only be for reasons of a purely personal" and therefore perhaps selfish nature. "As however I am aware

that the Bishop wants the ground partly for a girls school destined to relieve the present dreadful overcrowding at the Italian Convent, I have no-

the Roman Catholic Reformatory, Lot 582 to the Catholics as a site for St. Joseph's Chapel and at Shaukiwan and Aberdeen two small lots given to the Basel and Roman Catholic Missions respectively. Crown Lands have also been conceded for burial purposes i.e. lot 288 Mussulman Cemetery, lot 299 Roman Catholic Cemetery, lot 364 Parsee Cemetery, and lot 610 London Mission Protestant Chinese Cemetery.

All the foregoing pay a nominal rent of one dollar per annum.

Apart from the above land in Villages has been conceded in the New Territories to the natives for places of worship free of charge.

I happen to be aware from personal knowledge of the existence of the want set forth by Bishop Raimondi in his letter and if I could be deterred from commending this application to the favourable consideration of His Excellency the Governor, it would only be for reasons of a purely personal and therefore perhaps selfish nature. As however I am aware that the Bishop wants the ground partly for a girls school destined to relieve the present dreadful overcrowding at the Italian Convent, I have no-