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I was overburdened with duties and in summer that I could scarcely perform my work and had to leave some undone.

In view of an application for 6 months from April next, I have requested the Bishop, who has authority over the other resident Clergy here, to advise me how to obtain a locum tenens; and his reply on two separate occasions was that as he can see it is so far simply impossible here.

On the last occasion of my taking leave, in 1886, I secured with great difficulty the services of a naval chaplain, but the Admiralty afterwards disapproved, and issued a Circular forbidding their Chaplains in every station to undertake any further responsibilities of the kind.

I am unable to afford the expense of a passage of a clergyman from England, otherwise I could, I believe, easily secure the services of one who is well known in the Colony, the Reverend Wonnacott, now in London. In a recent letter to me he expressed his desire to return here.

I have to ... W. Jennings,

J. Colonial Chaplain.

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I was overburdened with duties and in summer that I could scarcely perform my work and had to leave some undone. In view of an application for 6 months from April next, I have requested the Bishop, who has authority over the other resident Clergy here, to advise me how to obtain a locum tenens; and his reply on two separate occasions was that as he can see it is so far simply impossible here. On the last occasion of my taking leave, in 1886, I secured with great difficulty the services of a naval chaplain, but the Admiralty afterwards disapproved, and issued a Circular forbidding their Chaplains in every station to undertake any further responsibilities of the kind. I am unable to afford the expense of a passage of a clergyman from England, otherwise I could, I believe, easily secure the services of one who is well known in the Colony, the Reverend Wonnacott, now in London. In a recent letter to me he expressed his desire to return here. I have to ... W. Jennings, J. Colonial Chaplain. 74

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duties and in summer that I could scarcely perform my fact had to leave some _ undone. In view of an application for 6 months from April next, I have requested the Bishop, who has authority over the other resident Clergy here, to advise sue how to obtain a locum tenens; and his reply on two separate occasions was that as he can see it is so far simply impossible here. On the last occasion of my taking leave, in 1886, scoured with great difficulty the services of a naval chaplain, but the Admiralty afterwards disapproved, and issued a Circular forbidding their Chaplains in every station to to undertake 150 any further responsibilities of the kind. I am unable to afford the expense of a passage of a clergyman from England, otherwise I could, I believe, easily secure the services of one who is well known in the the Reverend Bryant. Colony, the Reverend Wonnacott, now in London. In a resent letter to me he expressed his desire to return here. I have to (s?) W. Jennings, J. Colonial Chaplain. 74

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duties and in

summer that I could scarcely perform my fact had to leave some _

undone.

In view of an application for 6 months from April next, I have requested the Bishop, who has authority over the other resident Clergy here, to advise sue how to obtain a locum tenens; and his

on two separate occasions was that

as he can see it is

so far simply impossible here.

On the last occasion

of my taking leave, in 1886,

scoured with great difficulty the services of a naval chaplain, but the Admiralty afterwards disapproved, and issued a Circular forbidding their Chaplains in every station

to undertake

150

any further responsibilities of the kind.

I am unable to afford the expense of a passage of a

clergyman from England, otherwise I could, I believe,

easily

secure the services of

one who is well known in the

the Reverend Bryant. Colony, the Reverend

Wonnacott, now in London. In a resent letter to me he

expressed his desire to return

here.

I have to

(s?) W. Jennings,

J. Colonial Chaplain.

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