CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 424

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In consideration that while heed of very much in the assistance of the Government, and very anxious to obtain a Building Grant for St. Joseph's College, on which we have expended for us a very large sum of money, that to obtain any grant, we cannot forget that to obtain we must bind ourselves down to maintain the building as an Educational Establishment for ... a ... We are irrevocably in Trustee for it would not therefore be to the advantage of the Mission to tie up a valuable property unless the amount of Building Grant to be obtained from the Government is in some degree adequate to our reasonable expectations.

And we hope that His Excellency in submitting any representation to the consideration of the Secretary of State, will not lose sight of the fact that under an amount approaching the maximum permitted by the Grant-in-Aid Scheme be sanctioned, the Mission much, however much in very regret the loss of Government support, maintain its freedom of action over the school and school buildings.

In conclusion, I respectfully entrust for His Excellency's consideration that the Roman Catholic Schools of the Colony know ...

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421 In consideration that while heed of very much in the assistance of the Government, and very anxious to obtain a Building Grant for St. Joseph's College, on which we have expended for us a very large sum of money, that to obtain any grant, we cannot forget that to obtain we must bind ourselves down to maintain the building as an Educational Establishment for ... a ... We are irrevocably in Trustee for it would not therefore be to the advantage of the Mission to tie up a valuable property unless the amount of Building Grant to be obtained from the Government is in some degree adequate to our reasonable expectations. And we hope that His Excellency in submitting any representation to the consideration of the Secretary of State, will not lose sight of the fact that under an amount approaching the maximum permitted by the Grant-in-Aid Scheme be sanctioned, the Mission much, however much in very regret the loss of Government support, maintain its freedom of action over the school and school buildings. In conclusion, I respectfully entrust for His Excellency's consideration that the Roman Catholic Schools of the Colony know ...
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Inid consideration that while

heed

of

very

Much in

the assistance of the Government, and

very anxions boblain a Building. Grant,

· for St. Joseph's College,

on which we have

Expended for us a very large cinn of sorry, that to oblain any grant,

we camuust forget that to oblain

we nuush brind ourselves down to maintari.

The building as an Educational Prtablishment

for

a

Wir and west in irrevocably in Trustee

for

It would not therefore.

that purpora

be to the advantage of the Mission. Thus

to the ups a valuable property unless the the Building - Grant to be- amount of

oblamed from the Government is in sonce

degree

degree adequate to our reasonable Expectations,

And we hope that It is Excellency in or Submitting any

of arcouch the Consideration

for

of the bcretary of State, will not love light

of

that under an amount approaching

the maximum permitted by the Grant-the

Aid Scheme be sanctioned, the Mussion

Much, howtolr Mucts in reny regret the los,

%%

the Government support, maintaîi ito freedom of action over the school and- School buildings.

In conclusion I respectfully Entrust

for Its beellency's consideration that The Nomaw Catholic Schools of the Colony

Kno

$

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