CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6] — Page 21

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Memorandum showing the number of Roman Catholies in Hongkong requiring the ministration of the Roman Catholic Clergy of this Mission; the remuneration given with other particulars.

1.-Officers

Wives of Officers

Sabordinates

Wives of Subordinates

Children

THE COLONIAL GOVERNMENT.

44

80

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Roman Catholic employées of the Colo-

nial Government with their families,

25

129

318

2.-Distances which the Chaplain has to travel from the Roman Catholic Mission House to the several Stations in connection with the Colonial Government --

Aberdeen, Police Station, distance & miles

Stanley

Whitfield

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Pokotolum

Civil Hospital

37

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Cemetery

2

Yan-ma-tee

3

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Stone Cutters' Island

33

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37

Water Police Station

The Peak

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03

3

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Conveyance paid by the Chaplain,

Mode of conveyance by chair.

Mode of conveyance by

boat.

By chair and 4 coolies.

PAYMENTS.

3.-Amount paid to the Roman Catholic Chaplain for ministrations to the Roman Catholic employées of the Colonial Goverument as well as for all other contingencies for the year ending 31st December, 1879.

Do, do, Church of England Chaplain

4.In addition to the above 318 employées and their families, the following numbers of Roman Catholics are resident in Hongkong :-

Portuguese, almost all of whom are tax-payers.

Chinose, most of whoin are tax-payers

Other nationalities, the greater number being tax-payers.......

Total about.........

nil,

$ 4,998

2,500

1,000

300

4,000

5.-In India, as will be seen by accompanying printed paper, the Government provides the Church and furniture and pays the Chaplain.

6.--Hore in Hongkong the Colonial Government (very properly) has provided a Colonial Chaplain, aud paid the greater part of the cost of erection of a Cathedral Church for the use of those belonging to the Church of Englaud, viz:-----

The Colonial Government contributed in 1847 towards the erection of St. John's Cathedral, which accommodates 697 persons, £1,600 or about .............

In 1871, the Colonial Government contributed for the enlargement of the Cathedral In 1873, the Colonial Government contributed towards the purchase of an Organ for St. John's Cathedral

$ 23,000

5,000

In 1879, the Colonial Government contributed towards the repairs of the Cathedral

2,500 500

Total.........

$ 31,000

Annual grant to St. Jolm's Cathedral for the use of the troops * Besides other smaller suns for occasional repairs.

500

* See Colonial Estimates, Hongkong, 1880, p. 33.

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