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His Excellency the Administrator to Bishop: Burdon

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for.

In view of the fact that I am not in receipt of a salary from the Government, may. I beg that, if my offer is accepted, the fiell salary of the Colonial Chaplain

be allowed to may brief interval,

mne

during the

, on the understanding that

it is all to be devoted to the benefit of

Mr. Kidd and

family

ann Ya...

A (signed) I. S. Burdon

Bishop.

Government House,

Wonghong, 2nd August, 1879.

My Lord,

In reply to your

letter of

of

yesterday's date offering your services to do the work of the Colonial Chaplain during the

few months that the office will be vacant, I beg to state that I gladly avail myself of Your Lordship's offer. I regret that I

precluded by the Colonial Regulations from sanationing payment of more than half of the salary of the Colonial Chaplain

Right Reverend Bishop Burdon,

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