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of an appeal made to the Community and requesting grant from public funds in order to provide an organ for a new Cathedral.
2. Having regard to the views of your Lordship's recent despatches, and those of your predecessor on the subject of Government grants for ecclesiastical purposes, I have refrained from making any comments on the present application and have simply submitted it for Your Lordship's decision. I may mention, however, that I believe that the feeling in the Colonial Legislature, and in this Colony generally, would be strongly in favour of the gradual, rather than the complete and immediate withdrawal of grants of this nature.
I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient Servant,
S.Bowen
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of an appeal made to the Community and requesting grant from public funds in order to provide
organ for
a new
the Cathedral.
2. Staving regard to the
L
of your
Lordship's recent
d. patches, and those of your
predecessor
on the subject of
Government grants for
ecclesiastical purposes,
I
have refrained from making
any comments.
on
the
and
present application
have simply submitted it
for
for Your Lords? ps
decision. I
may mention, however, that I believe Mat the feeling in
the Colonial Legislature, and
in this Don
t
unity generally,
would be strongly in favour.
of
the
gradual. rather th
of
the complete and immediate
withdraw of grants of
this
nature.
I have the honour tole,
My Lord,
Your Lordshipe most obedient
Avannette Fuervant,
5.Bowen
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