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forced upon them. The privileges which missionaries enjoy may be classified under the heads of:-

(1.) Religious toleration.

(2.) Right to own mission property in the interior. (3.) Right of residence and travel in the interior.

With regard to (3), there should be little difficulty in assimilating the position of the missionary to that of the trader; while, with regard to (2), the solution would appear to lie in the gradual transfer of mission property in the interior, such as schools, hospitals, &c., to Chinese boards of trustees. Should it be necessary, further instruc- tions under this head will be sent when the desires of the missionary societies are more definitely known.

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