built on and requested that the few remaining dilapidated tombs should be removed. In reply they.
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any further free grants of land to the Mussulman Community who are mostly men of substance. They applied that the ground should be returned to them as a place where they could celebrate the Moharram, their religious festival.
5.
The Mosque is situate in a part of the town where ground is most valuable and is too small. If they sold it, it would fetch $40,000, sufficient to buy a larger piece of ground and to build a new Mosque thereon. I therefore see no reason for making any further grant.
The notice required by Art. XXXII of the standing orders and rules of the Legislative Council has been duly given.
6.
I enclose the usual report of the Attorney General, as well as copies of the correspondence that has passed between the Government and the Mussulman community.
7.
built on and requested that the few remaining dilapidated tombs
should be removed. In
reply they.
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any further free grants of land to the Mussulman Community who are
mostly
men
applied that the ground should be
5.
returned to them as
a
place where
of substance.
The notice of this bill
to celebrate the Moharram, their
The
Mosque bring too small. Mosque is situate in a part of - the town where ground is most valuable. If they sold it it would fetch $40,000, sufficient to buy a larger piece of ground and to
Mosque thereon. I
build a new
therefore
see no reason
for making
any
required by Art. XXX11 of the standing orders and rules of the Legislative
Council has been duly given.
6.
I enclose the
usual report of the Attorney
General
as well as
copies of
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the correspondence that ~ has passed between the
Government and the
Mussulman comm
community.
for
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