CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 40

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correspondence that has passed on the subject including my letter of the 8th March last, and that he has so far approved of the application as to sanction a grant of $5,000 to be paid on the execution of the necessary Deed.

2. It is however with the deepest regret that I find His Lordship refusing to authorise the insertion in the Trust Deed of any proviso enabling the Trustees to withdraw the School from the operation of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme (still maintaining it as a public school) if at any time such alterations should be made in the provisions of that Scheme as to give rise to conscientious objections on the part of the Catholic Managers. If Her Majesty's Government persists in this refusal I shall have no choice but to decline with thanks and with many apologies for the trouble I have given, any further offer, however large, but I humbly hope that the Right Honourable the Earl of Derby may be induced to re-consider the matter and with a view to obtain such re-consideration I have the honour to request you to refer the question to His Excellency.

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37 correspondence that has passed on the subject including my letter of the 8th March last, and that he has so far approved of the application as to sanction a grant of $5,000 to be paid on the execution of the necessary Deed. 2. It is however with the deepest regret that I find His Lordship refusing to authorise the insertion in the Trust Deed of any proviso enabling the Trustees to withdraw the School from the operation of the Grant-in-Aid Scheme (still maintaining it as a public school) if at any time such alterations should be made in the provisions of that Scheme as to give rise to conscientious objections on the part of the Catholic Managers. If Her Majesty's Government persists in this refusal I shall have no choice but to decline with thanks and with many apologies for the trouble I have given, any further offer, however large, but I humbly hope that the Right Honourable the Earl of Derby may be induced to re-consider the matter and with a view to obtain such re-consideration I have the honour to request you to refer the question to His Excellency.
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correspondence that has passed on the subject including may letter of the HEMarch last, and that he has so for approved of the application as to sanction

a

grant of $5,000 to be paid on the

the

execution of the

e necessary Seed.

2. It is however with the

deepest regret that I find stis..

Lordship refusing to authorise

che insertion in the Just Deed. of

any proveso enabling the Trustees to withdraw the School

from the operation of the frant. -in-Aid Scheme (still maintaining

public school) if at any

it as a

time such alterations should

be

made in the provisions of that

schoo

Go

to

give rise is conscientions

objections on the part of the latholic Innrich. If

If Her Majestyip fovernment persists in this refusal I shall have

no choice but to decline with

thanks and with

many

many

apologies for the trouble I have

building jeant

given, any

Lo

however

lary, but I humbly hope that the Right Honourable the Earl of Derby may

be induced to re-consider

the matter and with a

view

to obtain such re-consideration

I have the honour

will

move stis

to

request you

His Excellency

Spernon to refer the question

the

bl

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