CO129-211 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [8-9] — Page 44

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Summary

Change of men

Mid-Aid Act

Cause the present grant-in-aid scheme to be altered in an anti-Catholic sense.

(2) & am further advised that assurance from the Secretary of State would be of

immediacy avail against the express provisions of the Truck Act,

24 Secretary of State can bind his successor or affect

10 his freedom of opinion and action.

I do most formally believe that while His Lordship the Earl of Derby is in

office,

210 such change as I have to provide against need be feared, but there might be members of Her Majesty's Government who, if

in office at the Colonial

would hold different opinions.

(8) If I accept a building grant I have to assign over the college upon trust to be kept as a school for ever, and under the Building Grant rules I have to provide not merely for today but extended futures, and looking into the future I cannot conceal from myself the fact that secular education is winning the day in England that denominational schools of all kinds appear to be doomed to destruction, as far as

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41 Summary Change of men Mid-Aid Act Cause the present grant-in-aid scheme to be altered in an anti-Catholic sense. (2) & am further advised that assurance from the Secretary of State would be of immediacy avail against the express provisions of the Truck Act, 24 Secretary of State can bind his successor or affect 10 his freedom of opinion and action. I do most formally believe that while His Lordship the Earl of Derby is in office, 210 such change as I have to provide against need be feared, but there might be members of Her Majesty's Government who, if in office at the Colonial would hold different opinions. (8) If I accept a building grant I have to assign over the college upon trust to be kept as a school for ever, and under the Building Grant rules I have to provide not merely for today but extended futures, and looking into the future I cannot conceal from myself the fact that secular education is winning the day in England that denominational schools of all kinds appear to be doomed to destruction, as far as X James Manning
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ammary

change of men

mi-Aid Al

cause the present frant-in-

scheme to be altered in an

Ante Catholic sence.

i

(2) & am

that so

further advised

assurance from the Secretary of State would be of

ammady

avail against the express provisions of the Truck Beek,

24

Secretary of

State can

bind his successor or affect

10

his freedom of opinion and

action.

I do most formly

believe

that while His Lordship the

Earl of Derby

is si

office,

210

wah change as I have to provide

against need be feared, out there

might be members Government who,

office

if

of Her Majesty's

at the Solonial

would hold different opinions.

A

(8) If I accept a building frant I have to assign over the bollege upon

under

4 for ever, and

trust to be kept as a school' the Building Grant fores I have to provide so for as

تک

buit for

for

merely for today but extrudad fultivas, and looking into

future I cannot conceal

that

rom mself the fact chat secular education is winning

the day in Infland that denominations schools of a

all kinds appeared is

be doomed to destruction, as fardinal

པ ད ད པ ས པ ས ས 1 : 1 : ག ས ས ས 1 : ག ག

XJames

Manning

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