CO129-319 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [10-11] — Page 467

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2, Morrison Hill,

October 9th., 1903.

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Dear Sir,

You ere perhaps aware that 1 succeeded the!

Revd. C. Eone as Wesleyan Chaplain in this Colony at the begin-

ning of this year.

I am both pleased and grateful to find

sore one taking an active interest in matters ecclesiastical.

As far as I know my predecessor never applied for official re-

cognition as visitor to any Wesleyan prisoners in the jail.

It is now an instruction by the Conference of the Wesleyan

Kethodist Church that such application be rade. 1 er therefore

making such an application.

1 am not aware of the amount of grant

made to the Fresbyterian Chaplain for visiting the prison and

Civil Hospital but I know the arount spent on travelling is

considerable and this will be still more serious when addition-

al hospitals are opened.

I have conducted several civilian

funerals but no fees have been paid by the Government nor any

one else. Not being better acquainted with the facts on which

you base your request for increased grant for ecclesiastical

purposes I cannot give that intelligent support I might other-

wise have done but 1 recognise thankfully the spirit which has

prompted such a resolution.

Yours etc.,

(Sd.) Wm. Bridie,

Wesleyan Chaplain.