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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 30TH JULY, 1881. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 266.

GRANT BY MR. BELILIOS.

The following despatches are published for general information.

By His Excellency's Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 30th July, 1881.

M. S. TONNOCHY, Acting Colonial Secretary,

No. 22.

GOVERNOR SIR JOHN POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G., TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE, HONGKONG, 7th March, 1881.

MY LORD,-With reference to my despatch No. 17 of the 1st March, 1881, enclosing Bishop BURDON'S appeal for a donation of $1,000 to the Hongkong Public School, I have the honour to lay before Your Lordship a copy of a letter I observe in the local papers from Bishop BURDON, thanking Mr. BELILIOS for a donation of $2,000 towards the support of the School.

2. Bishop BURDON is right in saying that it is not the first time Mr. BELILIOS has come forward to assist the Educational work of Hongkong. In 1879 he generously endowed certain scholarships at the Central School and St. Joseph's College, and a scholarship for the medical training of the Hongkong Chinese. I have the honour to lay before Your Lordship some printed papers on this subject.

3. Indeed, no individual in the history of this Colony has done so much for the interests of Education here as Mr. BELILIOS.

The Right Honourable

I have, &c.,

J. POPE HENESSY,

Governor.

THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY,

Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF KIMBERLEY TO GOVERNOR SIR JOHN POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.

HONGKONG,

No. 49.

DOWNING STREET,

10th May, 1881.

SIR,I have received your despatch No. 22 of the 7th of March, with enclosures, informing me of the donation of $2,000 to the Hongkong Public School by Mr. BELILIOS.

2. You remind me that this is not the first time that that gentleman has come forward in sup- port of the Educational work of the Colony; and I notice with much pleasure the assistance which he has now so generously given to the Public School.

Governor SIR J. POPE HENNESSY, K.C.M.G.,

&c.,

&c.,

&c.

I have, &c.,

KIMBERLEY.