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might have been done toward putting the Churches on a footing of equality in the future, something should be given us by way of compensation for the inequality under which we have suffered in the past, as, the principle
of equality once conceded, we felt the most perfect confidence, that H.M. Government will give effect to that in all its consequences. On
princ,
2nd March 1881 we received letter from the Colonial Secretary of Hongkong in which, in following extract from the despatch of the 31st January 1881
to
was communicated to us. "do not feel able to entertain. But
The Right Honble
Principal Secretary of State
for the Colonies.
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with P. Raimundi's proposal that so long as any ecclesiastical
grants are continued in the
Colony the Roman Catholic
Church should be granted
the same amount
allowed from Government funds
to the Church of England,
We insisted on it by letter of the
22nd March 1881 stating that, if the Government had objected to give
us the same amount
which was allowed to the Church
of England, we should be content with less, but we were entitled to come grant on
calling again the attention of the Government to the services done by the R.C. Clergy to the Gaol and to the Hospital, and that we were likewise entitled to
compensation for the past the Chaplain of the Church of England having already received and receiving now a large sum for doing
Principal Secretary of State
for the Colonies
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Principal Leanitary of State
for the Colonies.
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compensation for the pa the Chaplain of the "Cheer England haining already ceived and receiving now a large ealing for doing
Principal Secretary of State
for the Calories
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