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difficulty of the Bishop appears to be that the Orcion Lease of the land with which he wants to deal is to "The Sacred "Congregation for the Propagation of the body corporate, and that he cannot therefore give

purchaser a good marketable title. The Bishop does not state to

"Faith " which is not a

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whone or to what body it is that he desires that incorporation should be granted whether to the Bishop of Acantho or to the Savied Congregation or to the Ficar Apostolic or otherwise.

nor does he

say

who

what the

Sacred Congregation is or with what

authority he applies on behalf of the Sacred Congregation

It would be necess

ecessary before.

anything

anything

could be done that he should

feruish full information upon these... points.

an Ordinance incorporating

If an

any body representing the Roman Catholic interest here were

passed it should

contain a section defining the powers

of the Corporation with regard to fretire dealings with its lauds.

(Signed) Edward L. U tatley

June 11 1884.