CO129-212 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [10-11] — Page 258

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All AI Reviewed

Especially after now that it has been decided to abolish all grants for religious or ecclesiastical purposes. Seeing that even when such grants were still in existence and being liberally made, and the Government contributed less than two-thirds of the cost of constructing the cathedral, to the best of my understanding, the Government contributed (as appears from the print now forwarded) a smaller proportion than it does now.

The paper enclosed in your duplicate was paid for by public subscription. Although, however, the present request must be declined, I think it reasonable that the fabric of the cathedral should be placed in sound repair before the trustees are relieved from the duty of maintaining it without any state aid. Accordingly, if it now appears to require ...

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with the

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wishes

the trustees in

this

do not perceive

respect, but I fait to

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it has been decided to abolish

all grouts for religions

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were still in existence

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of the cost of constmeting

crom

being liberally made, and

the [vemment contubuted as less than two thirds

and

I hardly understand

on that principle it can

be supposed that A. M Government could now

sanction the descred con

tribution this toward its Kat renewal,

Na cest

of construction 3

the cathedral to the belt

treat

Cortabated to

kebar

the

to the comment of the

government

organ was ( as offreces

•(as

from the print now fortoaded)

paper inclosed in ques dupate

paid for by public Subsoiftion)

Although however the present

request

must be declined, I

think it reasonable that the

fabric of the cathedral should

be placed

in Sound reficis

before the trustees anter

from the duty of maintaining

it without

any

and accordi

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require

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