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to the Government of Hongkong was $292,103.70.

(b) That the properties of the Hildesheim Mission,

namely Blindenheim at Tsau Kwong in Kowloon, and

Ebenezer at Pokfulam should be sold and the

proceeds handed over to the Society at Canton

as it was understood that the Society wished

to establish one central home for the blind

at Shek-ki.

(c) That the Rhenish Mission Society should

be allowed to sell all its property in Hongkong

with the exception of a house to be used as a

Hongkong Office and residence for the rep-

resentative of the Mission and visiting members

of the Mission, and that the proceeds of such,

sale should be used for the work of the

Society on the mainland.

(d) That the Basel Mission Society should

lispose of ita property as soon as proper

arrangements could be made for the proper 1aintenance of certain persons dependent on the Society, and that the Society should be

permitted to have an office in Hongkong in

charge of a representative of the Mission.

He further understands that the

Rhenish Society desires to have as its

representative in Hongkong Mr. Genahr,

a British subject, and that the Basel

Society desires to have as its rep-

resentative in Hongkong The Reverend

August Nagel; to these appointments

/he

he would have no objection.

4.

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Sir E. Stubbs reports that with the

exception of the Basel Mission none of the

Societies wish to carry on the work formerly

carried on in the Colony, and it would, there

for, be lawful for the Trustees to dispose of

the properties of the Societies with the

approval of the Governor in Council and to

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have over the proceeds to the duly authorised

representatives of the Societies, with such

reservations as might be mutually agreed

upom.

5.

It is understood that the Reverend

C.B.Shann has transmitted to you a copy of

the Colonial Secretary's memorandum of this

by the Chant Lecciary of tong Kong, conference and a copy of a letter which

Mr. Bhann himself addressed to the Colonial

Secretary on the 11th of June, from which it

appears that the Trustees were unable to

accept Sir Claud Severn's view in regard to

the disposal of the Basel Mission property.

6.

The Governor states in his despatch

/that