CO129-256 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1892 [8-12] — Page 239

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But their as known the Comm

land, afen they

when the Church Body

were

236

called

reason

upon to take active steps for the con- tinuance of Divine service in the Cathedral & ministrations in the Guol and Hospital they had reason to rely. on substantive support from the Colonial Government, and they had

every to believe that the total annual grant would not be less than $1700. i. e. $1000 for Gaol & Hospital work and $500 for

of the Cathedral by the troops. (The $2,100 originally proposed by the

the

use

Government was on reconsideration

some time afterwards, & after the Church. Body had made their arrangements for a new Chaplain, reduced to #1200) $1,300) They therefore fixed the salary of the Chaplain and a

committee of gentlemen in London was

a

authorized to select

clergyman and send him

out

as

soon as possible, it being out of the question to provide locally for the permanent performance of the Cathedra Gaol, Hospital and parochial work.

13. Had the Church Body then

known or

only

had

selected count.

Mergman

Even if

on

any

idea they could

a sum

he been selected a 600 annuals

(Jam not sure that he bag)

by

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