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O'Malley's opinion the proper

construction to be put upon the. latter part of paragraph 5 of Section

29 of the code was that

provision

ision was

to be made for the inspection and management of the school in

accordance with the principles of the - present, not with the principles of any possible future Grant-in-did

scheme; and he stated that he ..

· failed to see how the Colonial ___ Government could possibly contend

other construction of t

the

fore

proviso.

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7.

It would seem, therefore,

reral's view

assording to the Attorney-Genera

of the case, that there is no absolute

necessity for the clause on which Bishop

Raimondi

lays

so much stress. But the

Bishop has been legally advised otherwise; and I am informed that he will consider it to be his duty to destine to accept any assistance from the Colonial Government, unless a

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Conscience Clause is inserted in the

Trust Dred; with the additional condition that if It. Joseph's College

should ever be withdrawn from

Government

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