Registrars Henry Moor Letter Book January 10 1854 - March 1854Thomas Turner a'Beckett Letter Book March 1854 - January 26 1855

Letter Book 42
Inside the book is a note - January 1 1854 - four new letter-books obtained for the Bishop's Registry. George Dumbell. (hard to read the surname so this name may be incorrect).
Letter Book D Registrars correspondence 1854.
Letters are from the Registrar - Henry Moor The Church of England Book Society, Swanston St. Melbourne.
The last letter signed by Henry Moore as Registrar of the Diocese was dated March 18 1854. Pages 1 to 59. The Registrars office was located at 71 Little Collins Street Melbourne.
Geo W Dumbell has signed letters on behalf of the Registrar. Examples are dated March 7 1854 page 51 and April 18 - 25 1854. Pages 78 - 82. The Registrars office was located at 71 Little Collins Street Melbourne with Henry Moor and at Chancery Lane with Thomas a'Beckett.
Thomas a'Beckett signed as Registrar from March 20 1854. Page 59. The Registrars office was located at 71 Chancery Lane Melbourne. Chancery Lane was the previous name of Little Collins Street between Queen and Williams streets.

Indexed. See attached file.

Includes the following letters

- To The Registrar General Melbourne - requesting 18 additional forms similar to the one enclosed. The Acting Registrar General ... furnished me with 7 only... Signed Henry Moor Register of the Diocese of Melbourne. January 10 1854. Page 1.

- To the Dean of Melbourne and a similar letter sent to all the Parochial Clergy - Circular to Clergy requesting completion of details such as Annual Salary and amount of fees for the purpose of compiling the blue book for transmission to the Secretary of State for the Colonies. Signed Henry Moor. January 10 1854. Pages 1 and 2.

- To the Rev. H. H. H. P. Handfield St. Peters - I regret that I am compelled to return the accompanying list and certificate. Under the regulations of the 21st March, headed "Public Worship "issued from the Colonial Secretary's Office, the Lord Bishop of Melbourne is directed to send the Colonial Secretary the list containing the names of the persons contributing, together with the certificate from the several Ministries? that they might have received... make a new.. list and certificate... January 10 1854. Pages 2 and 3.

- Part of a letter to The Reverend S. Taylor Brighton... land at Brighton belonging to the Church of England consecrated for the use of inhabitants of Brighton and its vicinity... that the inhabitants of St Kilda are not at liberty to bring their dead for burial at Brighton.. the inhabitants of St Kilda are not entitled to purchase land therein for a private vault or for private use.. that no modification of ... the Act of consecration.. That no modification can be made in favor of those who have interred there... can purchase land in some other burial ground .. can obtain warrens of disinterment and remove the bodies of their deceased relatives to such newly purchase ground.. until land is set apart at St Kilda for burial purposes .. will be better not to raise objections to the burial of parties dying at St. Kilda. January 10 1854. Pages 3 and 4.

- To Robert Burke Esq... portion of ground of 20 acres at Mount Shadwell purchased in your name from government as Glebe ... any steps which his Lordship recommends to convey this land to a Trustee or Trustees.. land should be conveyed to the Trustees of the Endowment Board in Melbourne.. January 11 1854. Pages 4 and 5.

-To His Lord Bishop of Melbourne... respecting the erection of a house by the Reverend Mr Studdert on Church land.. January 11 1854. Page 5.

- To Rev. J. Y WILSON ( James Yelverton ) ... a list of the names of the contributors for the year is necessary.. January 13 1854. Page 6.

- To George M. Taylor Esq., Castlemaine .. who is the Acting Bishop of Sydney.. in reply.. the Archdeacon of Cumberland is authorised to perform all Acts connected with the Diocese of Sydney, which are not strictly episcopal. January 13 1854. Pages 6 and 7.

- To D. S. Campbell Esquire and the other Trustees of Richmond Church lands.. land granted by the Government for the erection of a Church... Trustees can cannot legally lease land... January 13 1854. Pages 7 and 8.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne... Governor's approval of Mr Dickinson receiving stipend of 200 pounds... submit the name of suitably qualified layman to attend on board the penal hulks in Hobson's Bay ...your Lordship has given ... the name Mr Handt... I have requested Mr Dumbell not to send in the name of Mr Handt until... further directions... grants cannot be obtained before the land has been conveyed... Church at Brighton. The land for St. Andrew's Church at Brighton was conveyed to the late Bishop of Sydney. The deed was never in my procession. Mr Foot of Brighton informs me today that he handed the deed to your Lordship about three months since, when you were at Brighton.. January 16 1854. Pages 8 -10.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne... the two deeds of grant for the Church lands at hawthorn are prepared and will be issued as soon as the necessary enrolment in the Supreme Court is effected... January 24 1854. Pages 10-11.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne... was glad to find that Mrs [Frances] Perry and your Lordship had arrived safely in Belfast.. His Excellency approved of the stipend of 300 pounds per annum to the Minister at Newtown, Geelong... Approval of the Revd. J. Potter drawing 300 pounds.. Ashby Geelong... Revd. W. Croxton 200 pounds for Barrabool and Duneed.. Revd. Pollard 200 pounds for Bellarine and Point Henry... Sanction to the Revd carter's stipend of 400 pounds a year for Pentridge... Grant of 400 pounds a year for erecting parsonage at St Kilda ... 953 pounds for Hawthorne. 500 pounds for enlargement of St Peter's Church East Melbourne. 739.3.3 to Christ Church Geelong.. 700 to St Paul's Geelong... 2000 for Richmond... Approving names of Trustees.. St Church, School and Parsonage... St John's Church Melbourne.. Williamstown.. appointment Mr C. Searle, lay reader Heathcote.. my intention is to leave the Colony by way of India on the 22nd to 26th March... Clergy at the goldfields... I am at 71 Little Collins St.. separate office for the duties of Registrar, until the new ones are erected by Mr a'Beckett.... February 6 1854. Pages 11 - 15.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne... Colonial Secretary approving of the Trustees for the Church School,and Parsonage at St John's Melbourne the Dean has declined to sign it until he hears from your Lordship... February 7 1854. Pages 15-16.

- To Edward Willis Esquire, Geelong... the Bishop has no objection to the arrangement proposed... I understand that you are about to leave the Colony... February 6 1854. Pages 16 - 17.

- The Reverend Theodore Budd... transmit ... the license granted by the Lord Bishop of Chester as Curate of Barrowford in that diocese... February 11 1854. Page 17.

- From Geo. W. Dumbell for the Registrar... To The Revd. Samuel Taylor Brighton... transmit.. the petition to consecrate the Church of St. Andrew Brighton... obtain the necessary signatures... February 11 1854. Pages 17 - 18.

- To The Reverend T. C. B. Stretch ... transmit to you ..letters testimonial ... which were left behind. February 11 1854. Page 18.

- To Lieutenant R. N. Pasco, Williamstown... Lieutenant Governor's approval of gentleman whose names are noted ... as Trustees of the Church School and Parsonage at Williamstown. February 11 1854. Pages 18 - 19.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne.. The Reverend Mr Carter...any answer.. grant of money in aid of the erection of a church at Pentridge.... The Reverend Mr Clowes... consideration.. erection of Parsonage at St. Mark's Collingwood... deed of conveyance of the land at St. Andrew's Church at Brighton has been found... letter.. from the Colonial Secretary's office ... it is not in the power of one clergyman to perform the duties connected with the Collingwood and Richmond Stockades in addition to the main goal , the Western goal and the female penitentiary .. just received your Lordship's letter ... the list of names of children baptized by your Lordship at Ballarat... Dean for entry in the Register of baptisms in the Bush. The letter to Mr Spence shall be entered in the Letter Book... Mr Crawford Pasco ... whether there is a plan of the Iron Church which arrived at Williamstown by the "Coffield" and "Wesley"... letter from Mr. W. Giles residing in Emerald... expediency of establishing a Clergyman... February 13 1854. Pages 19 - 23.

- To The Dean of Melbourne .. enclose you for you signature, on behalf of the Lord Bishop of Melbourne the accompanying two letters.. February 14 1854. Page 23.

- I have the honot to enclose you a list of children baptised by the Lord Bishop of Ballarat to be entered in the register .. kept in Saint James Church for baptisms in the Bush.. February 14 1854. Pages 23 - 24.

- .. Alison and Knight, bonded stores.. ascertaining what would be the probable rent of our Iron House at Emerald Hill and how many persons it would contain for the purpose of public worship... February 14 1854. Pages 24 - 25.

- To Henry Shea esquire General P.O. Sydney .... in order to be licensed for the Office of a Scripture Reader the candidate must obtain a nomination from some parochial Clergyman who may require such an assistant; and further the candidate must submit to my Lord's satisfactory proof of his being duly qualified , intellectually and spiritually for the performance of the Office... February 14 1854. Pages 25 - 26.

- To Reverend Theodore C. B. Stretch (Theodore Carlos Benoni ) ... land at Chilwell... let me know whether the land be now actually conveyed to the Bishop... 2... procuring the payment to Messrs Potter, Pollard and Croxton. Mr Courtney, who I understand did attend to these matters has resigned... 3.. applications for land for Church purposes .... I think it necessary first to obtain the Bishop's assent, for which I will write to him.. at Castlemaine... February 14 1854. Pages 26 - 27.

- To James Henty Esquire - The documents .. respecting the Richmond Church are incomplete and the Government will not act on them for the following reason... February 16 1854. Pages 27 - 28.

- To The Dean of Melbourne... A court was held at the Registrar's office on the 21st August 1848.. a table of fees was settled and approved of in respect of marriages, burials etc And two copies on large cardboard, signed by myself as Registrar (Henry Moor) were sent to Saint James' Church for the purpose of being exhibited and another copy ... sent to the building erected at the Cemetery. I collect from Mr Dumbell that you have not the means of checking or correcting the list.. I infer that the cardboard copies are neither at Saint James' Church or the Cemetery.. If this be the case.. I may take steps to have copies sent again. I may mention that each of these previously sent cost one guinea. February 16 1854. Pages 28 - 29.

- To Rivers B, Dickinsonn Esquire case of the Very Reverend the Dean of Melbourne .. aid towards the erection of a Church at Essendon... 16 February 1854. Pages 29 - 30.

- To The Dean of Melbourne - The Bishop of Melbourne has been requested to make the enclosed return to the Colonial government, but the last column requires more information than I possess... from your knowledge of the Diocese you may be able to supply the whole or part of the requisite information... February 17 1854. Pages 30 - 31.

- To The Reverend J. C. B. Stretch Geelong ( John Carlos William ) .. returns to the Government.. let me know what buildings have been erected, or are in the course of erection on the Church lands at North Geelong, South Geelong, Ashby, at the road leading from Geelong to Colac; and Corio, and Barrabool Hills.... February 17 1854. Pages 31 - 32.

- The Lord Bishop of Melbourne ... I have received from the Reverend J. C. Stretch applications.. for lands ,, for Church purposes .. necessary first to obtain your Lordship's approval .. places.. Murgheboluc - 2 acres; East Geelong - 2 acres Parish of Moolap bordering on town reserve; Duck Ponds - 2 acres parish of Moorunguck?; Lethbridge - 2 acres ..; Water Holes; Werribee - 2 acres adjoining the Township of Wyndham - This is stated by Mr Stretch to be needed immediately for a school to be built; Moddewarre - 2 acres ... Mr Stretch .. addressed a letter to your Lordship asking permission to have the land belonging to you at Chilwell conveyed to Trustees for the purpose of erecting a schoolhouse there... marriage.. I think that wherever parties are resident in or near a place containing a church or licensed building, they ought to be married in the Church or building; but where they reside at a distance, they should be allowed to marry in their own homes .. very difficult to make a general rule.. Whatever the distances be, it should be made and signed by your Lordship as a rule to be attended to until further notice, and a copy of it sent to each of the Clergy.. unlicensed places for public worship I don't see how your Lordship could consistently make such a rule apply... I shall send your memorandum to Mr Lucas.. copies made of the returns by the Clergy to your Lordship's circular but both Mr Dumbell's and my own time are so entirely engrossed by the present current business of this office... I am now every day at this office and still I do not seem to get the work under... I am trusting that yourself and Mrs Perry will arrive at Castlemaine in good health and safety.. signed Henry Moor. February 16 1854. Pages 32 - 36.

- To C. J. Griffith Esquire M. L. - On the 14th November 1851 a Bond for 500 pounds from the Building Committee of St James' Cathedral Church was assigned to Mr Pohlman, yourself and Mr C. Sladen as Trustees for the ... Church of England Endowment Fund... I think it not improbable that an opportunity of re-investing the money may soon occur. I have to suggest that you, with Mr Pohlman should sign a receipt .. and give me an authority to receive, and pay to your credit, as such trustees, the 500 pounds and interest.. February 20 1854. Page 37.

- To The Reverend S. Taylor ( Samuel ) - On Mr Dumbell's return I asked him about the petition of the inhabitants of Cheltenham to the Denominational Board for assistance; and he informed me that he has no recollection of ever seeing that document.. I find no application has been made by his Lordship.. to the Denominational Board... February 20 1854. Page 38.

- To The Reverend J. Sullivan and Reverend J. C. T. Stretch - The Lord Bishop .. having been pleased to the Office of Surrogate for issuing licences of marriage within this Diocese I am directed ... to transmit to you blank forms of affidavits appointed by law to be taken previously to granting such facilities... I am directed especially to draw your attention to the conditions upon which the marriage of minors is authorised by the law of this colony and to request that you will use the utmost caution and circumspection with respect to such applications... The fee payable for every license is 3.0.6 pounds of which 1 pound is the fee of the surrogate and the remainder is to be transmitted to the Registrar together with the application... February 22 1854. Pages 38 - 41.

- To The Reverend C. T. Perks ( Charles Thomas ).. letter .. from yourself to the Denominational Schools Board.. In the absence of any letter of explanation or instructions .. I therefore return your letter.. request.. communicate to me in writing your wishes.. February 22 1854. Pages 41 - 42.

- To James Henty Esquire.. Henty Moor.. has paid into the Bank of Australia the sum of two thousand pounds .. to be placed to the credit of the Trustees of St Stephen's Church Richmond; being the amount of grant made by the government in aid of the above mentioned building... February 24 1854. Page 42.

- To The Speaker.. letter... respecting the appropriation of money for the Hawthorn Church.. February 27 1854. Pages 43 - 44.

- To The Reverends S. L. Chase, H. H. P. Handfield, C. T. Perks, J. A. Clowes, D Seddon, W. Carter, G. M. Drummond - I am instructed by my Lord the Bishop of Melbourne .. that it is his Lordship's intention to hold a confirmation in _ Church ( or Schoolroom ) ... As a general rule all such candidates should have completed their sixteenth year and be ready, as soon as they have been confirmed to receive the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's supper. A list of the names and ages of the candidates should be prepared and delivered to His Lordship's Chaplain at the time of Confirmation; and each candidate ought to be furnished with a certificate in the form subjoined... Pages 45 - 46.

- To The Reverends J. D. Brennan and G. O. Vance .. request.. calling in at this office on Monday morning next at eleven o’clock. March 3 1854. Pages 46 - 47.

- To The Very Reverend Dean of Melbourne, The Reverends S. L. Chase, H. H. P. Handfield, J. A. Clowes, C. T. Perks, Theodore Budd, David Seddon, Samuel Taylor. George O. Vance and George Studdert - In consequence of Mr Courtney having resigned his office .. in future it will be necessary that you transmit to this office , for the signature of the Bishop, the printed abstracts filled up as required by the Auditor General's office.. abstracts, when signed by the Bishop, will be at once returned to you to enable you to draw money from the Treasury. March 6 1854. Page 47.

- To The Reverend William Carter .. return to you a list of subscriptions raised for building a Church and Parsonage at Pentridge for correction. By the sixth regulation of the 21st March 1853 it is ordered that a application for aid towards the erection of a Church can be entertained until 200 pounds at least has been raised by contribution and actually paid over to the Trustees, that they have actually received the sums shewn... The list forwarded to the Bishop of Melbourne is signed only by Mr Thomas as Honorary Secretary and has not the certificate attached - when rectified .. return the list to me... there should be a separate list for aid towards the building of a church and a separate one for the mister's dwelling. March 6 1854. Pages 47 - 48.

- To Octavius Brown Esquire - The Trustees of St James' Church have paid.. a cheque.. This money belongs to the Church of England Endowment Board of which you are Treasurer.. which bank and to what account I shall pay in the cheque... I know it is Lordship's wish that a meeting of the Board shall be held .. By a rule of the Board, the Treasurer is at each meeting to say what is balance at hand. March 6 1854. Pages 48 - 49.

- To The Very Reverend The Dean of Melbourne.. what is the exact amount which you receive yearly for rent for the Glebe land in connection with the Cathedral Church of Saint James... signed Geo. W. Dumbell. March 6 1854. Page 49.

- To The Reverend G. O. Vance, George Oakley St James'.. a letter has been received at this Office from the Honorable the Colonial Secretary dated 23 February 1854 conveying His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor's approval of your appointment as Chaplain for Immigrants for the City of Melbourne... March 6 1854. Page 50.

- To The Registrar General - Government Allowances, Baptisms .. I have the honour to transmit you the returns named in the margin. For the several parishes of Warringal, Ballan, The Wannon River and Warnambool, I am unable to forward returns of Baptisms.. In the first named parishes the respective ministers resigned before the end of the year and one of them is in Van Dieman's Land .... March 7 1854. Pages 50 - 51.

- To The Dean of Melbourne .. i transmit two letters to the Colonial Secretary.. request that you will append your signature... and return.. March 7 1854. Page 51.

- To The Dean of Melbourne, The Collector of Customs, The Attorney General, R. W. Pohlman Esquire, C. J. Griffith Esquire, O. Brown Esquire, T.T. a'Beckett Esquire .. inform you that a meeting of the Church of England Endowment Board will be held in the Registrar's office, 71 Little Collins Street West, on Friday next.. March 15 1854. Pages 51 - 52.

- Additional Words in that copy of the foregoing letter which was forwarded to the Treasurer (O. Brown Esquire) .. "By the 12th rule it is required that at every general meeting of the Board the Treasurer shall place upon the table a statement of the funds of the Society... ". Page 52.

- To The Speaker... aid from the government towards the erection of buildings for Church purposes at Hawthorne... March 14 1854. Pages 52 - 53.

- To The Reverend L. A. Baker ( Louis Alexander ) .. Registrar.. favour him by calling at this Office.. to receive your Letters of Orders. March 15 1854. Page 53.

- To G. S. W. Horne, J. T. Smith?, Henry Fairthorne, Thomas Stubbs, John Dunne Esquire, Trustees of the land for St. John's Church and Parsonage.. the Bishop.. received a letter from the Colonial Secretary's office requesting His lordship inform the Surveyor General of the portions of the land which it is intended should be specially set apart for the Church, School and Parsonage.. The Government has confirmed as Trustees of the land the five gentleman to whom the letter is addressed. March 16 1854. Page 54.

- To The Trustees of the Church Land at St. Kilda - case of the Reverend David Seddon .. His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor has been pleased to authorise the grant of 400 pounds towards the erection of a parsonage at St. Kilda.. March 16 1854. Page 55.

- To The Reverend Dr Braim .. aid towards the erection of a Church at Tower Hill... send me a list of contributors.. To this list must be attached a certificate signed by the Trustees that they have actually received the sums in such list... If Trustees have been elected .. communicate their names.. that they may be submitted to the Government.. March 16 1854. Pages 55 - 56.

- To The Trustees of Christ Church - case of F. Champion Esquire Geelong - Production of Account . Applications must be accompanied by Vouchers and Architect's certificate. N.B. this relates to the actual payment of money... March 17 1854. Page 57.

- To The Reverend J. Y. Wilson ( James Yelverton ) .. your salary abstracts.. I .. transmit them certified by The Very Reverend the Dean of Melbourne who is authorised by the Government to sign all official documents connected with the Church during the temporary absence of My Lord the Bishop of Melbourne. March 18 1854. Page 58.

- To James Henty, D. S. Campbell, J. Trenchard, W. Highett, and W. B. Burnly Esquire.. Richmond.. I placed the conveyances in the hands of Messrs a'Beckett and Rastall, my solicitors for the purpose of transferring the land from the Bishop to yourselves... letter from Messrs a'Beckett and Rastall.. I forward you a copy... March 18 1854. Pages 58 - 59.

- To Sandford and Harwood Solicitors Geelong .. conveyance of some land at Chigwell.. deeds.. placed in my hands as Registrar for the purpose of being placed with the other deeds and documents relating to Church matters... March 20 1854. Page 59.

- To The Reverend G. M. Drummond ( George Maurice ) .. abstracts being those entitling you to draw your Government stipend for the quarter, were handed to me .. by Mr Courtney who has resigned his office.. return the same to yo signed by .. Dean of Melbourne... March 22 1854. Pages 59 - 60.

- To Chas Ellerton Esquire.. his Lordship will be unable to avail himself of your offer as he leaves Melbourne for the country tomorrow morning. March 22 1854. Page 60.

- To The Dean of Melbourne.. return you the Warrants of Disinterment .. kind enough to lend .. use in filling up the blanks in the Registrar's Book. March 22 1854. Page 61.

- To J. G. Carr Esquire Geelong.. my predecessor Mr Moor has addressed a letter to Mr Champion on the subject of your communication.. March 22 1854. Page 61.

- To The Dean of Melbourne .. sign the accompanying letter.. March 23 1854. Pages 61 - 62.

- To The Honorable The Speaker.. return the accompanying list of contributors to Hawthorn Church and Parsonage for correction.. March 23 1854. Pages 62 - 63.

- To The Archdeacon of Geelong .. enclosed applications. I now return them to you for a more exact description of the land... March 23 1854. Page 63.

- Circular to All Clergy - By direction of the Lord Bishop of Melbourne.. summon a meeting of layman members of the Church of England of the age of 21 years and upwards .. for the purposes of electing a Representative or Representatives to a conference of the Clergy and laity of the said Church to be held in St. James' Schoolroom .. to be held on the 14th and following days of the ensuing month of June... refer to pages 54, 55, 56 and 57 of the Church of England Messenger for the past month.. March 28 1854. Pages 63 - 64.

- To W. H. Archer Esquire ..Saturday last.. Registrar of the Diocese.. resignation of that office by Mr Moor, for whom during his absence in England I ( Thos a'Beckett ) acted as his Deputy.. the returns you require have not as yet been sent in or compiled with sufficient fullness to furnish a proper analysis of them.. I will endeavour by sending a circular to the Clergy to obtain what you require in time for your appendix.. address me as Registrar at the "Registrar's office" the business of which is quite distinct from that carried on at my usual place of business.. March 25 1854. Pages 64 - 65.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne .. I forward 6 letters.. One official letter.. the Colonial Secretary stating that the Lieutenant Governor has ordered the whole balance of the money applied for in aid of the erection of Hawthorne Church to be paid to the Trustees at once. I will write and inform Dr Palmer of this fact today. .. March 28 1854. Page 66.

- To Lt. Pasco. R. N. Williamstown .. your letter relative to the iron church .. appears likely .. made the subject of litigation. In such an event it will be necessary to shew the number and marks of the packages discharged from the ship and the condition thereof.. A claim should be made at once upon the agents of the vessel for the value of the church if they have lost any of the package. March 28 1854. Pages 66 - 67.

- To The Honorable the Speaker... the Lieutenant Governor.. has been able to appropriate the full sum of 2400 pounds towards the Church Building at Hawthorne and that the Auditor General is authorised to prepare a warrant for 767.3.5 pounds with the amount already paid the full sum of 2400 pounds. March 31 1854. Pages 67 - 68.

- To The Reverend J. A. Clowes ( James Aaron ) .. meeting to nominate a Trustee for St Marks in the room of Mr Blackburn deceased... The electors shall be pew holders... The Act of Council does not state in what way notice must be given and it is possible that one read in the Church may be considered sufficient but it will be much safer to send a circular. The election when made will be subject to the approval by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor of the gentleman named... March 31 1854. Page 68.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne .. I have received the following letters from the Colonial Secretary .. auditor general was authorised to pay to the Trustees of Hawthorne Church 767.3.5 pounds... appointment of Mr Handt as chaplain of goals at Geelong.. authorising the Archdeacon of Geelong to sign salary abstracts within his Archdeaconry... send you a letter from Revd Mr Carter making application for aid towards a school at Pentridge... March 31 1854. Page 69.

.. To The Lord Bishop .. I have received from the Post Office two private letters to your Lordship... an official communication from the Colonial Secretary's office... the Lieutenant Governor has been pleased to authorise the stipend appropriated for the Chaplain to the Hulk and Goal at Geelong being increased to 300 pounds a year by the transfer to it of 200 pounds ... voted for the Chaplaincy of the penal establishment at Williamstown... March 31 1854. Page 70.

- To The Venerable The Archdeacon of Geelong .receipt.. cheque for 41.14.8 in payment of license and other fees... April 5 1854. Pages 70 - 71.

- To The Venerable The Archdeacon of Geelong - I cannot furnish you with any form which will be applicable to every conveyance of land that private persons may wish to make for the benefit of the Church.. Each donor has his own views... April 4 1854. Page 71.

- To E.? Searle Esquire.. I have forwarded your letter.. to the Bishop.. April 4 1854 Pages 71 - 72.

- To The Lord Bishop .. received.. from the Colonial Secretary two letters.. collation of the Revd. Dr. Braim to the Archdeaconry of Portland.. the other.. the grant of 1400 pounds for a Church and Parsonage at Williamstown has been recalled in compliance with your Lordship's request... April 5 1854. Page 72.

-... six letters received.. forward.. or his approval the names of the Trustees for Church at Portland.. forwarded and application from the Revd Dr Brain for 100 pounds at Tower Hill.. I will make an application for the two acres of land for Church purposes at Gisborne ... April 7 1854. Pages 72 - 73.

- To The Archdeacon of Portland. Archdeacon of Geelong.. permission has been given by His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor for you to sign the salary abstracts for the Clergy resident within your Archdeaconry.. April 10 1854. Page 73.

- To The Lord Bishop - I forward .. seventeen letters.. I have communicated with Mr Handt ... his appointment as chaplain of Goals.. at Geelong.. I have communicated with the Archdeacons of Geelong and Portland the authority.. to sign the salary abstracts .. The application to the Denominational Schools Board for aid towards a school at Preston.. shall be forwarded today... searched the Letterbook... for the past two years .. one portion of land at "Queenscliffe" ever applied for... received official communication from the Venerable the Archdeacon of Geelong stating his wish to accept the charge of St Paul's ... April 11 1854. Pages 73 - 74.

- To J. C. S. Handt .. approve of your application as Church of England Chaplain to the Goals and Hulk and to the hospital at Geelong... April 12 1854. Page 76.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne .. I forward 2 private letters... from the Colonial Secretary's Office.. the alteration .. might be made in the subdivision of Williamstown.. also .. a letter from the Denominational School office... the sum of 300 pounds has been granted towards the school at North Melbourne... April 13 1854. Pages 76 - 77.

- .. I forward 4 letters.. The minister from Bristol arrived yesterday.. two affidavits ... buy persons applying to you for marriage in the country ( John McArthur and Hugh Ross Barclay ) .. April 18 1854. Pages 77 - 78.

- To The Venerable Archdeacon of Portland .. letter.. you mention in it your appointment as Archdeacon... With regard .. to the 2000 pounds applied for in aid of the Church at Belfast the application was forwarded to the government.. with regard to your stipend papers. I have been absent for some time and in consequence of the illness of Mrs a'Beckett, the Registrar is not able to attend here every day, but upon enquiry I am informed that they were forwarded to you duly certified some time ago. On the eleventh instant I wrote to you transmitting you a copy of your collation as Archdeacon of Portland and at the same time informed you that His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor had authorised you to sign his Salary abstracts within your Archdeaconry. (signed Geo. W. Dumbell). April 18 1854. Pages 78 -79.

 To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne .. three official letters have been opened at this office... Lieutenant's Governor's approval of the grants of money towards the erection of churches and parsonages .. St Marks Church Collingwood 389.1.4 pounds; Trinity Church Pentridge 1,000.0.0. pounds; Parsonage .. Pentridge 400.0.0. pounds; St John's Church Melbourne 2,000 pounds; Parsonage Collingwood 400.0.0. pounds. I have informed the Very Reverend  the Dean, and Rev. J. A. Clowes of the grants to St. John's Church, and to the Church and Parsonage at Collingwood; and I shall write to Rev. W. Carter.. Trinity Church Pentridge, and the parsonage .. Second.. Reverend Charles Thomas Perks, Richmond requesting.. government to have his stipend raised.. Third; from the Archdeacon of Geelong.. nominating.. Mr Thomas Burkitt Vipont, and Mr John Stanley Love as lay-readers for the districts of Ashby and Kildare, and Bates Ford and Fyan's Ford Geelong.. I forward.. letters.. ... Reverend C. T. Perks.. I fear that they have been lying at his house for some time. April 21 1854. Pages 79 - 81.
- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne ..no official letters have reached this office with the exception of several communications from the Clergy containing the names of the Representatives chosen for the ensuing Conference... I have searched your Lordship's Ecclesiastical letter-book.. but cannot find the copy, or any mention, of a letter from your Lordship to the bishop of Tasmania on the 20th ult.... April 25 1854. Pages 81 - 82.

- To The Very Reverend The Dean of Melbourne similar letter to Rev W. Carter re Pentridge and to Rev. J. A. Clowes re St Mark's. See Col. Sec's letter... approval of grant... April 24 1854. Page 82.

- To The Trustees of Christ Church Geelong.. the Venerable T. C. B. Stretch has expressed to his Lordship his wish to resign the charge of the Parish of Christ Church... April 25 1854. Page 83.

- To The Reverend A. Morrison? .. inform me, whether, about 20 months ago , you married George Fredrick Reid to Emma Jane Withey and whether either of them made the declaration required by law, of belonging to the Independent body?...  April 25 1854 Page 83.

- To W. G. McKellar Esquire... his Lordship's direction to inform you that the arrangement proposed by the Trustees of St Paul's Church, Geelong for the Stipend of their Minister is quite satisfactory to him. His Lordship .. give you the following instructions as to the mode of obtaining payment of the money granted in aid of erection of the Church... April 25 1854. Page 84.

- To Mr Richard Deane ... there is no situation to which His Lordship can appoint or recommend you; but His Lordship will be willing to see you at Bishopscourt... April 26 1854. Pages 84 - 85.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne.. letter.. from the Colonial Secretary.. that the stipend of the Minister of St Paul's Church Melbourne might be increased to 400 pounds per annum.. the Auditor General reports that the amount now remaining available for stipends for "1854 under the Church Act is only 53.12.11 pounds and consequently that the fund is not sufficient to admit the application being granted this year... I ..acknowledge the receipt.. of affidavit sworn before your Lordship at Heathcote by Henry Augustus Sanders preparatory to the issuing of a license for his marriage with Mary Roberts.. April 28 1854. Page 85.

- To The Trustees of Williamstown Church land care of ..Pasco Esquire... regarding the subdivision of Williamstown Church land... April 29 1854. Page 86.

- To The Venerable The Archdeacon of Geelong.. thank you for the cheque.. With reference to the Reverend Messrs Croxton and Pollard .. mistake.. it is to be attributed .. to the Auditor's General's office. May 2 1854. Page 86.

- To The Venerable The Archdeacon of Geelong .. forward to his Lordship an application addressed to the "Secretary of the Denominational School's Board" applying for the sum required, in aid of the school at Ballarat; His Lordship will add his recommendation and the same shall be sent to the school's office without delay. May 3 1854. Page 87.

- To W. H. Archer Esquire Assistant Registrar General .. The Registrar .. asks .. if you could delay your book one fortnight.. give you the .. information relative to births . of the Church of England. May 6 1854. Page 87.

- To R. Goodwin Esquire .. acknowledge receipt of your letter.. in reply .. hand you a copy of a communication... to Mr. P. H. Good Secretary to the Temperance Society.. May 10 1854. Pages 87 - 88.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne .. I send two (letters).. one for your Lordship and one for Mrs Perry... letters.. grant of 400 pounds to the Church at Tower Hill.. the other .. from Mr Cooper... concerning an allowance of wood and water.. May 12 1854. Pages 88 - 89.

- To The Reverend J. Y. Watson .. return you the accompanying abstracts, and to inform you that authority has been given by her Majestys Government to the Archdeacon of Portland to sign the required certificate for the future on the abstracts of the Clergy within the limits of his Archdeaconry... the manner in which you are in the habit of filing your abstracts is incorrect... May 15 1854. Page 89.

- To The Bishop of Melbourne.. I forward two letters... May 15 1854. Page 90.

- To The Archdeacon of Portland.. received a letter from His Excellency the officer administering the government ... approval of a Grant of 400 pounds to the Church at Tower Hill. May 16 1854. Pages 90 - 91.

- To The Reverend J. A. Clowes ( James Aaron ) - I ought to have from all the parochial clergy duplicates of their parish registers. The Church of England differs in this respect from all other Denominations. The Registrar of the Diocese is the proper custodian of all Parochial Registers connected with the Church and it is the duty of every clergyman at the expiration of every year to forward a duplicate of the Registry of Baptisms, Deaths and Marriages duly certified of which the Registrar furnishes copies to all persons requiring the same. This duty has been hitherto greatly neglected by the Clergy but must henceforth be strictly fulfilled as the interests of the colony require its rigid observance. I trust you will attend to the request contained in the circular of which you have a copy as I am very anxious that the statistical work about to be published by Mr Archer should not be rendered incomplete by reason of neglect on the part of the ministers of the Church of England to make the returns required by law. May 16 1854. Page 91.

- To The Dean of Melbourne re Floating Chapel in Hobson's Bay re floating chapel in Hobson's Bay.. May 19 1854. Page 92.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne .. I forward as requested abstracts and also a letter for you for your Lordship's signature to the Colonial Secretary explanation... By the Act 16 Victoria 28 one half of the 30,000 may be appropriated to stipends and one half to buildings each denomination entitled to a rateable proportion of the whole for both purposes. We have had 7300 pounds for stipends and 7426.18.1 pounds for buildings and was told that the share of the funds applicable for stipends is exhausted while there is yet an available balance for buildings. This I cannot understand. May 19 1854. Page 93.
-.. I enclose you statements of the sums which have been appropriated out of this years money for buildings and for stipends under 16 Vic 28.. I also sent.. description of the site at Kilmore.. doubts.. sufficiently accurate.. If not I will call at the Survey office.. May 19 1854. Page 43.

- To The Reverend P. T. Beamish .. subdivision of land at Warrambool.. May 25 1854. Pages 93 - 94.

- To The Reverend J. A. Clowes.. enquire from you whether the meeting convened by you for purposes of electing Representatives for St Mark's Parish there were more than one hundred and fifty persons present so as to entitle that parish to return three deligates.. May 25 1854. Page 94.

- To The G. Goodman ( George )  - In order to obtain government assistance in the erection of the school at Templestowe it will be necessary for you to make an application to C, Campbell Esquire secretary to the Denominational school's board setting out the circumstances of the case and forward the same to the Lord Bishop who if he approve of the application will forward it to Mr Campbell with a recommendation that it to be granted.. May 29 1854. Pages 94 - 95.

- To The Reverend J. Cheyne ... proposed grant of money for the erection of a Church and Parsonage at Castlemaine the papers.. I returned to you for the purpose of having them altered as as to meet the requirements of the Government regulations .. I shall be glad to hear from you... May 29 1854. Page 95.

- To C. Campbell Esquire  - No conveyance has yet been made of the land at Little Brighton as a site for a Teacher's residence by reason of no Trustees having as yet been named. I am to see Mr Taylor in this matter on Friday as soon as it is settled to whom the land is to be conveyed... May 29 1854. Page 96.

- To The Reverend S. L. Chase ( Septimus Lloyd (Lloyd)  .. must confer with the Annual Stipend Board.. May 30 1854. Page 96.

- To The Venerable The Archdeacon of Geelong - I am instructed by the Lord Bishop to acknowledge the receipt of your letter.. sending the names of the Representatives for the ensuing conference.. omission in not mentioning the names of St Paul', St James and St John's... May 30 1854. Page 97.

- To The Archdeacon of Geelong... I send you a copy of the letter received by the Lord Bishop from the Colonial Secretary relative to the land applied for at Wyndham.. May 30 1854. Page 97.

- To Dr Shaw .. no reply has been received from H. M. Government  to his Lordship's letter applying for a grant of land at Fyan's Ford... another letter will be dispatched.. May 30 1854. Page 98.

- To Reverend W. Carter.. Lord Bishop's application for aid towards a school at Preston. May 31 1854. Page 98.

- To The Archdeacon of Portland .. abstracts were sent.. from the audit office to the Lord Bishop in order that the required certificate might be obtained.. however they have been mislaid until now.. ask you to obtain an architect's certificate to the effect required in the Auditor General's memorandum  and return them.. May 31 1854. Page 99.

- To Lt. Pasco. R. N... in reply to your letter .. on the subject of the Williamstown Burial Ground that by the Act of Council 17 Victoria No. 12 The Lieutenant Governor has power conferred upon him to appoint Trustees of Burial Grounds who after appointment published in the Gazette can receive from the Crown a grant of land forming the burial ground of which they may be appointed Trustees. June 1 1854. Pages 99 - 100.

-To The Reverend J. A. Clowes ( James Aaron ) .. representatives to the Conference, bearing date the 29th utt.. the return made by you is not in accordance with the prescribed regulations.. it will be necessary that you should call another meeting and that a fresh election be made... June 3 Pages 100 - 101.

- To The Reverend W. Bean ( Willoughby ) - In accordance with a resolution passed at the last meeting of the Church of England Endowment Board... 21 acres of land being allotment number 30, west of Tarra River have been conveyed to that Board; and I .. request that you will.. place it in the hands of some agent in order that he may lease it to the best advantage... as you have been in the occupation it will be quite competent for you to make an offer to lease it yourself. June 6 1854. Page 101.

- To The Reverend P. T. Beamish ( Peter Teulon ) ... upon enquiry at the Survey Office .. the land .. you make application, cannot be obtained. June 6 1854. Page 102.

- To The Dean of Melbourne; Attorney General; Collector of Customs; C. Sladen Esquire; R. W. Pohlman Esquire; O. Browne Esquire; C. J. Griffith Esquire - A meeting of the Church of England Endowment Board will be held in this office (71 Chancery Lane) at 12 .. noon when your attendance is particularly requested. June 6 1854. Page 1854.

- To The Reverend J. W. Schoales ( John Whitelaw ) .. appointment as minister at Ballan and Bacchus Marsh... stipend at the rate of 300 pounds per annum.. June 6 1854. Pages 102 - 103.

- To The Reverend G. Goodman ( George ) - The Lord Bishop has forwarded to me your letter relating to the Registration of Marriages,with instructions to reply to the questions you put.. The Registrar General is called for under the provisions of the Act of Council 16 Vict No 26 ... (1) you are to use the old registry book... as though the Act 16 Vict. No 26 had never passed. (2) you are in addition to this to register marriages according to the form given in the Schedule to 16 Vict No 26 printed copies of which you may obtain at the Office of the Registrar General. (3 and 4) A copy of this registration required to be sent to the Registrar General but need not be sent to the Registrar of the Diocese. (5) The Parish is bound at its expense to provide forms for the Registrations under the old Act and copies of the Parish register duly certified by the minister should be sent by him yearly to the Registrar of the Diocese. June 7 1854. Pages 103 - 104.

- To The Gentlemen proposed as Trustees of the Gisbourne Church land E. T. Barnard Esquire - I have the honor.. to furnish you with instructions for enabling you and your co Trustees to make application for a grant of money from the Colonial treasury in aid of a church which it is proposed to erect at Gisbourne.. furnish me with a list of subscriptions to the Church; must shew.. amounts promised. and.. sums actually paid.. and.. a certificate must be attached, and signed by the Trustees, certifying that they have actually received the sums... upon receipt.. if sufficient funds.. a promise will be made of a grant of double the amount so certified.. provide it does not exceed 1000 pounds.. 400 pounds may be obtained for a parsonage. Payment of the amount granted will be made to the Trustees as the building progresses, upon the production of an account.. together with a certificate of an architect that he has examined the building.. materials and workmanship are good.. the names of the Trustees proposed are not in Mr Barnard's letter given in full.. I should be furnished with the Christian and surnames.. June 12 1854. Pages 104 - 105.

- To The Secretary of the Denominational School Board .. forward... an application from the Reverend George Goodman minister of the parish church of St John Warringal for a grant of 500 pounds from the Denominational School Board in aid of the erection of a school in connection with the United Church of England and Ireland at Templestowe... June 20 1854. Pages 105 - 106.

- Mr Vickers Architect... request that you will inform his Lordship what would be the cost of a plan with working drawings of a Village Church of which the part to be now built should hold 250 persons and the whole when completed 600 or 700. June 21 1854. Page 106.

- To Trustees of Christ Church Geelong your letter.. forwarding abstract (with vouchers) to enable you to obtain the aid of HM Government towards the erection of Christ Church Geelong .. you have omitted to send the architect's certificate.. I now send you a printed form .. June 21 1854. Pages 106 - 107.

- To The Secretary to the Denominational School Board .. transmit you.. applications for aid towards the erection of schools.. the Lord Bishop of Melbourne has added his recommendations.. 1... school at Balaarat.. 800 pounds. 2... School at Bates Ford.. 400 pounds. 3... School at Queenscliffe. 600 pounds. 4... School at Footscray.. 400 pounds. June 24 1854. Page 107.

- To The Archdeacon of Portland... forward you a copy of a letter addressed by His Lordship by Mr W. H. Grey... put you in procession of the information you desire and of which Mr Gray's sudden death has deprived you. June 24 1854. Page 108.

- To J. G. Henty Esquire.. transmit you.. copy of a letter received from the Honorable the Colonial Secretary in order that you may communicate the substance of it to your co trustees. June 26 1854. Page 108.

- To The Reverend J. H. Gregory ( John Herbert ) -..  forward you a copy of a letter.. from the .. Colonial Secretary... and with reference to which I am instructed to take immediate steps for obtaining the names of three Trustees for the Chinese, and that you will suggest the names of two to be nominated by his Lordship, as requested in the Colonial secretary's letter.. June 29 1854. Pages 108 - 109.

- To The Secretary of the Denominational School Board .. forward you .. application of The Venerable the Archdeacon of Geelong for a grant from the Denominational School Board of 400 pounds towards a school at East Bellerine... July 4 1854. Page 109.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne - I have made a rough draft of the appointment of Mr Griffith as Chancellor.. I will enter in the Registrar's book the appointment of Mr G. with the oaths taken by him ... I have summoned a meeting of the Endowment Board for Friday the 14th... I have received instructions from Mr Bourke to convey to your Lordship for Church purposes, 20 acres of land at Mortlake ( Mt Chadwell ). July 5 1854. Page 109 - 110.

- To C. Sladen Esquire Geelong .. Endowment Board .. by reason of the non attendance of sufficient members to form a quorum of the endowment board at its last meeting your letter resigning your office of trustees and enclosing a donation of one hundred pounds to the fund could not be officially dealt with.. however desired .. to acknowledge with thanks your donation of 100 pounds and to express their regret at losing your services at Trustees.. July 7 1854. Page 110 - 111. (signed Mrs T. a'Beckett Secretary).

- To The Secretary to the Denominational School Board... forward.. an application from the Venerable the Archdeacon of Portland for a grant of 100 pounds in aid of the erection of a school at Rosebrook, and to which His Lordship has added his recommendation. July 8 1854. Page 111.

-To W. G. McKellar Esquire .. papers ..to the Colonial Secretary's office, in making application for payment of 1,200 pounds, in aid of St Paul's Church, Geelong has been referred to the Lord Bishop.. as the application ought ... to have been made through his Lordship.. the required architect's certificate as to the strength .. of the materials is wanting.. I send ... a form.. July 10 1854. Page 112.

- To The Reverend W. Carter ( William ) .. late application for land at Brunswick... July 11 1854. Pages 112 - 113.

- To Maccand Esquire... forward you  copy of a letter .. relative to your appointment as Lay reader at the Williamstown Hulks. July 12 1854. Page 113.

- To The Trustees of Church land Castlemaine - The LOrd Bishop .. having agreed to advance in aid of a Church and Parsonage at Castlemaine the entire amount to which you as Trustees .. conditions 2. All the accounts and vouchers must be sent to the Lord Bishop.. 3. These documents will have to be in as exact form as, if they were to be at once forwarded to H. M. Government .. July 8 1854. Pages 113 - 114.

- To The Auditor General .. statement to be prepared and forwarded to me shewing the Balance unexpended of the money applicable to Church of England purposes under the 16 Vict No 28 the schedule and also of the vote for Chaplains of Goals and Penal Establishments. July 17 1854. Page 114.

- To The Dean of Melbourne .. inform you that the Church of England funds for the present year are exhausted.. your application.. steps will be taken to obtain the money as soon as funds are available... the application was made for the land therein noted on the 13th inst. July 18 1854. Pages 114 - 115.

- To The Secretary Denominational School Board.. forward .. two applications for payment of grants in aid of the Collingwood Boys and infant schools.. July 18 1854. Page 115.

- To The Secretary of the Denominational School Board.. acknowledge receipt of your letter .. which having been sent to 71 Swanston Street, from which place the Bishop's Registry has been removed for six months past .. request that all letters may in future be addressed to His Lordship at the Bishop's Registry Chancery Lane.. July 21 1854. Pages 115 - 116.

- To Lt. Pasco R.N.... enclose you copy of correspondence which has taken place between His Lordship and H. m. Government on the purchase by His Lordship of the Hulk "Sir Harry Smith"as a floating chapel. 2. I am instructed that this correspondence may be laid before the Harbour master, Captain Ferguson and that you will have the goodness to inform him that the Bishop is perfectly willing that the purchase should, be made for the Episcopalians and the Presbyterians of the Church of Scotland , and the Free Church and that a joint committee should be formed. His Lordship does not think it necessary (to) include any other Denominations and would prefer not to do so. 3. .. further request .. to place the person alluded to by you in charge of the ship. 4. .. respecting the School at Williamstown ..draw out a letter in proper form for your signature.. the bustle of the conference drove it for the time from my mind, I now forward to you an application ... July 21 1854. Pages 116 - 117.

- To The Reverend J. R. Thackeray ( James Robert ) .. the cheque which was handed to you by Mr aBeckett ... being signed by the bishop only (.. the signature of the Registrar was also necessary ) ought not have been honored at the Bank.. upon receiving the money you should have given a receipt.. I send you herewith a form of receipt for it.. I must request you to sign... July 21 1854. Pages 115 - 116.

- To His Hon: The Col: Sec. .. acknowledge the receipt of your letter.. The returns referred to were furnished to the Registrar General subsequent to the receipt of your letter... July 25 1854. Page 118.

- To The Dean of Melbourne .. relative to your appointment of Mr Dickinson to Phillipstown and Flemington and of Mr Puckle to Broadmeadows, I have the honor to convey the approval of the Lord Bishop of the proposed arrangement.. necessary for Mr Dickinson to send in a formal resignation of Broadmeadows... July 25 1854. Page 119.

- To The Secretary of the Denominational School Board.. forward an application from The Rev David Seddod for a grant towards the erection of a teacher's residence at St Kilda.. July 26 1854. Page 119.

- To The Reverend W. Carter - The Lord Bishop having agreed to appoint a minister at Flemington who shall also.. take charge Brunswick.. communicate with the Very Reverend The Dean of Melbourne about the boundaries of the parishes. July 25 1854. Pages 119 - 120.

- To The Rev. W. Carter .. inform.. at what times and in what proportions you will during the next year repay an advance .. of one hundred pounds.. July 27 1854. Page 120.

- To Lt. Pasco R. N. P. M. .. I send.. letter from the Hon. Sec. relative to the Sir Harry Smith.. let me know.. whether Captain Ferguson will join the Bishop in the purchase. July 27 1854. Page 120.

- To J. M. Smith Esquire - You were kind enough to express your intention at the conference, of presenting to the Bishop a house in Stephen Street for Church purposes, and with a special view to the training of young men for the Ministry.. July 27 1854. Pages 120 - 121.

- To The Dean of Melbourne.. forward a copy of a letter from the Colonial Secretary re sites at Bulla Bulla .. inform his Lordship which is the preferable site. July 27 1854. Page 121.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne.. forward 4 letters.. letters from the Colonial Secretary.. respecting conveyance of land at Castlemaine.. Trustees have been named viz. the allotments for a Church and Parsonage.. trustees have as yet been named for the school... second.. approving Mr W. H. Tuckett as Trustee of St. Paul's Melbournein the room of the late Revd. D. Newham. Third.. acknowledging receipt of the copy of Rev... Wilson's statement in respect to the marriage of minors by the Presbyterian minister at Portland. Communication has been received from Mr. Wm. Butters Wesleyan minister intimating his readiness to meet your Lordship and Dr. Cairns at Bishopscourt.. I have had several interviews with Mr Guillaume on the subject of the Hymn book.. July 31 1854. Pages 121 - 122.

- To The Reverend C. T. Perks.. by direction of the Lord Bishop to authorise you to use the School room in connection with St Stephen's Church, Richmond, for Divine service until the repairs of the Church be completed. .. July 29 1854. Page 123.

- To The Dean of Melbourne.. a license has been delivered to the Rev Theodore Budd as Chaplain of Immigrants and Curate of the Cathedral Church of St James in this city. July 31 1854. Page 123.

- To The Archdeacon of Geelong.. inform you.. a license has been delivered to the Reverend George Oakley Vance, Bachelor of Arts of Lincoln College Oxon: as Curate (upon your nomination) of Saint Paul's Geelong. July 31 1854. Pages 123 - 124.

- To The Lord Bishop of Melbourne - I have written to the Archdeacon of Portland.. letters to Messrs Best and Bayley have been entered and forwarded.. Letter to Rev. W. Bean has been forwarded.. enclosure stated to have been sent by Mr Campbell has been omitted by him... I fear that the letter intended for the Red Jacket will not be dispatched .. having been advertised to close at 9.30 am... I have good reasons for believing that she will not leave the bay until late this evening, and she may therefore take the letter. I will lend Captain Burrell the plans of the second Iron Church on the conditions mentioned in your letter. I have opened two letters from the Denominational School Board.. one forwarding application from the Rev Me Clowes for grant to school building at Collingwood. The other.. grant of 370 pounds towards the erection of school buildings on Mr Green's land.. two letters from the Colonial Secretary one.. complaining of the want of visitation by a Church of England minister at Portland goal the other ..application by Mr McKellar to have St Paul's Church Geelong surveyed previous to payment of grant. I have instructed Mr Morris to draw cheque's for the Church and parsonage at Castlemaine. the funds required were not made up at the bank until this morning, when I obtained Mr Pohlman's signature to the cheque of the Diocesan Society. I have made enquires as to the omission referred to in Captn. Bull's letter... August 1 1854. Pages124 - 125.

- To The Archdeacon of Portland - The Bishop has placed before me your queries as to the steps to be taken to bring in a private Bill for the sale of Church property at Belfast.. The Bill must be introduced to the Council upon petition.. All private Bills must be presented within 30 days of the commencement of the session and the petition shall shew that three months before its presentation public notice has been given .. by advertisement once a week for four consecutive weeks in the Government Gazette a local paper (where the object of the Bill is local) and in one or other Melbourne newspaper.. I think.. absolutely necessary to employ a Solicitor.. require great care.. to comply. With reference to your enquiry as to the form in which an application should be made for grant towards fencing in the burial ground I have to inform you that no particular form is required by the Act Vict. No 12.. before any money can be lent it appears.. necessary that the Trustees should be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.. I presume you have a copy of the cemeteries Act.. The Bishop alludes to the grant of some land intended to be made by some friend of the Church in your neighbourhood.. I should be very glad if you could obtain fresh particulars for me. August 1 1854. Pages 125 - 127.

- To the Reverend J. W. Schoales ( John Whitelaw ) - The regulations relative to public worship, compel us to send to H. M. Government every year a list of the subscribers to the stipend of each clergyman with a certificate attached and signed by each clergyman setting forth that he has actually received the sums therein stated, which has been paid to him for his own use and benefit.. request that you will be good enough to furnish. a list of the sums you received.. July 31 1854. Pages 127 - 128.

- To The Secretary to the Denominational School Board .. forward you .. application of the reverend W. Carter for aid towards a school at Preston.. August 1 1854. Page 128.

- To R. R. Dickinson Esquire.. acknowledge the receipt of your letter .. wherein you tender to His Lordship your resignation of the charge of Broadmeadows.. His Lordship .. is also willing to license you on the nomination of the Dean of Melbourne to the charge of Flemington and Phillipstown.. August 1 1 1854. Page 128.

- To W. E. Morris Esquire - I am instructed by the Bishop to request you will draw a cheque for 50 pounds in favor of Mr Thomas Roberts.. and charge the same to he Colonial Church and School Society. August 2 1854. Page 129.

- To The Reverend G. Pollard (George) .. forward you a copy of a letter just received by His Lordship from the Honourable the Auditor General relative to the non payment of your stipend.. August 3 1854. Page 129.

- To The Trustees of Castlemaine Church land .. inform you that I have.. instructed the Manager of the Bnak of New South Wales to place to your credit at the Castlemaine Branch of that bank two cheques for 400 pounds and 466.13.14 pounds respectively.. August 3 1854. Pages 129 - 130.

- To J. T. Maccand Esquire .. abstracts for your government stipend, His Lordship.. could not certify to you having been "actually employed in the situation until he was made acquainted with your date of your first entering upon your duties at Williamstown.. August 5 1854. Page 130.

- To The Bishop of Melbourne.. correspondence .. with reference to Christ Church Geelong.. August 10 1854. Pages 130 - 132.

- To The Secretary to the Denominational School Board.. grant made by the Denominational School Board to a school to be erected on a portion of Mr Green's land on the River Plenty.. August 11 1854. Page 132.
-.. return you the accompanying letter in order that it may receive your signature... August 11 1854. Page 132.
-.. forward the accompanying applications from the Reverend James Aaron Clowes for a grant in aid of the erection of School building in Collingwood; the one for a school which it is proposed to erect in "Collingwood Swamp" and the other for a school at "Collingwood Flat" at the extreme (Northern) end of Brunswick Street ... August 10 1854. Page 133.
- forward the accompanying application from the Very reverend the Dean of Melbourne for a grant of 200 pounds towards the erection of a schoolmistress' house at St Marys North Melbourne.. August 11 1854. Page 133.

- To J. G. Carr Esquire.. I forward to you the letter... containing a chronological  statement of the correspondence which has taken place relative to the Government grant to Christ Church Geelong.. I will cause immediate enquiry to be made at the audit office respecting the payment of the money.. August 12 1854. Pages 133 - 134.

- To W. Dempster Esquire Hon: Sec: .. inform you that when I last saw Mr Giles he arranged with me that the committee would meet the Revd S. L. Chase and, in company with him, select a suitable piece of land as a site for church buildings at Emerald Hill.. I informed Mr Giles, that, as soon as the committee should intimate their chose.. His Lordship would apply to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor for the grant of land.. August 14 1854. Pages 134 - 135.

- To The Secretary to the Denominational School Board ..forward the accompanying application for a grant towards a school at Williamstown.. August 14 1854. Page 136.

- To Archdeacon of Geelong .. Portland; Rev. Geo: Goodman; ..W. Carter;.. W. Bean; .. P. T. Beamish; .. J. Sullivan;.. W. Singleton;.. J. H. Gregory; .. F. T. C. Russell; .. J. G. Wilson; .. J. Cheyne;.. W. Copeland;.. J. R. Thackeray.. transmit you the accompanying document, which it is proposed to forward to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor in the form of a memorial to be signed by the Ministers of the several protestant denominations .. if you approve.. return it, with a request to attach your name to the memorial. August 14 1854. Page 136..

- To W. H. Bacchus Esquire .. enquire whether you have obtained the attested copies of the deeds referred to in your letter .. I am writing.. to Mr Matson respecting the election of Trustees and am to request that you  will ..make arrangements with me for conveying the land to such gentlemen who shall be duly elected Trustees. August 17 1854. Page 137.

- To J. M. Matson.. the first step you must take is to call a meeting of the subscribers to the Church and Parsonage who must elect not less than three or more than five of their number to act as Trustees.. forward to me the names of such Trustees so elected. The Lord Bishop will then submit them to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor for his approval when the conveyance of land may be at once executed.. You must draw up a list of the subscribers... grant.. to no one Church will be more than 2000 pounds ; nor to any one parsonage more than 400 pounds... August 17 1854. Pages 137 - 139.

- To The Reverend W. Copeland (William) .. send you .. copy of a letter received by the Denominational School Board respecting a grant to the school to be erected on Mr Green's land.. August 17 1854. Page 139.

- To The Trustees of St John's Church.. return you the accompanying account for payment of the grant to St John's Church in order that the certificate may receive the signature of the proper officer. His Lordship has written to the Colonial Engineer requesting him to survey he works. As soon as the certificate is signed you may upon production of the vouchers .. at once obtain the money from the Treasury.. August 19 1854. Pages 139 - 140.

- To The Reverend J. R. Thackeray ( James Robert ) .. instructed by the Lord Bishop .. you will inform him whether the inhabitants of Ballarat have come to any determination with respect to the Iron Church which His Lordship offered you. August 19 1854. Page 140.

- To The Archdeacon of Portland - I end you .. by the Bishop's direction, copy of a letter received by him from the Auditor General, respecting the missing abstracts for the Parsonage. August 18 1854. Page 140.

- To The Reverend W. Bean ( Willoughby ) .. I am instructed by the Lord Bishop to furnish you with particulars relative to the sources from where your stipend is derivable ... You appear to be under the impression that you were paid by the annual stipend Board but this is not the case you used to receive your money either from or through the bishop but not since the 31st March last year when His Lordship remitted to you the sum of 61.8.6 pounds. Your stipend now consists of 300 pounds from the treasury payable on condition of half that amount being raised by voluntary contributions which latter ought to be gathered in by the local committee or Treasurer and paid at once to you. If you have any difficulty with this, and will write to the local Treasurer or anyone whom you may wish to act as such, he will write to that gentleman on the subject. I find on reference to the Audit Office that you have drawn no money for this year.. 150 pounds due to you on the 30th June last. To obtain this you have simply to fill up abstracts as the other clergy do, these I now forward to you and if you choose to send me power of attorney witnessed I shall draw the money for you and will deposit it in the Bank... August 19 1854. Pages 140 - 141.

- To J. T. Smith Esquire  St John's Church .. request that you will forward to His Lordship .. the necessary vouchers of the sums actually expended upon St John's Church .. together with the statements furnished, by the Auditor General, which I returned to Mr Horne. August 21 1854. Page 141.

- To Gregory Esquire Sandridge .. Bishop will give instructions re Church.. if written to... Church at Sandridge.. August 23 1854. Page 141.

- To To R. Garton Police Officer Grange? re land at Hamilton promised by Mr Blastock.. 1853 a letter was forwarded to the Lord Bishop by the Rev. Mr. Russell ... expressing your readiness on behalf of Mr Blastock to give to the Church of England a piece of land in the Town of Hamilton and also the sum of fifty pounds towards the erection of a Church therein.. the promised gift has been again brought under my notice... I shall feel obliged by your forwarding the deeds relating to the property with an accurate description of the land.. August 23 1854. Page 142.

- To The Reverend F. T. C. Russell ( Francis Thomas Cusack ) Opinion  as to do .. sent by Mr R relative to marriage of women whose previous husband had been convicted of bigamy - ..On a general rule it is not desirable to require a person to make statutory declarations as a justification for marrying persons over and above those declarations and statements required by law to be made. The responsibility of contracting the marriage must rest upon the parties themselves... August 22 1854. Pages 143 - 144.

- To The Reverend J. H. Gregory.. money from the Colonial Treasury .. quite exhausted.. His Lordship will advance you the sum required upon your complying with the regulations made by Government... August 23 1854. Page 144.

- To W. Piper Esquire R.M. Instructions re Grant to Church at Benalla .. course to be involved on order to obtain a grant from the Colonial Treasury towards the erection of a Church and Parsonage at Benalla... August 24 1854. Pages 145 - 146.

- To The Reverend George Goodman - re. grant of 370 pounds made in December 1853 to school on .. Green's land at Plenty .. A letter has been received from the Secretary of the Denominational School Board by the Lord Bishop of Melbourne enquiring whether any steps are being taken to secure the grant made by the Board  of 370 pounds to a school.. as, if such grant is not shortly claimed, the money will lapse... August 24 1854. Pages 146 - 147.

- To The Trustees of St Peter's Church case of R. W. Pohlman Esquire informing them of grant of 194.10.8 pounds... August 23 1854.

- Trustees of Williamstown case of C. Pasco Esquire informing them of grant 483.8.2 pounds ( First sum ) ... first instalment of 2,400 pounds which you may expect for the Church and Parsonage.. August 23 1854. Page 147.

- To The Editor of the " Express "Lord Bishop's name to be withdrawn from Prospectus of new morning journal.. August 25 1854. Page 148.

- To The Government Printer official papers to be sent to Registry.. cause all official papers for His Lordship, such as the " Gazette ", " Legislative Council Papers " .. to be sent here instead of to the Church of England Book Depot.. August 25 1854. Page 148.

- To Trustees of Christ Church Geelong .. the Christ Church .. inform you that the Christ Church money is payable at the Treasury.. August 28 1854. Page 149

- To The Archdeacon of Portland .. the sum of 100 pounds for the Belfast Parsonage is payable at the Treasury.. August 28 1854. Page 149.

- To The Chancellor of the Diocese - I am instructed by the Bishop to request that you will undertake the office of an Arbitrator in the case of the misunderstanding existing between the Venerable Archdeacon of Portland and the Rev. John Whitelaw Schoales .. statement of this case... remarks to the decision by the three arbitrators ... the Very Rev the Dean of Melbourne, the Rev Henry Hewit Paulet Handfield and yourself. August 28 1854. Page 149.

- To G. W. Horne Esquire Solicitor .. your letter.. in reply .. the Stipends of the Minister .. send in the list of subscribers with an official letter requesting his Lordship apply for the grant of a salary from the Treasury returning.. the accompanying certificate duly filled in and signed. August 28 1854. Page 150.

- To R. Burke Esquire - I forward for your execution the conveyance of half the Portions of Sect. 6 Parish of Mortlake which you have been liberal enough to give to the Church... August 24 1854. Page 150.

- To The Registrar General .. instructed by His Lord Bishop to express His Lordship's regret that so much delay should have occurred in the furnishing of the duplicate Marriage Registers for Williamstown. This need not, however have taken place, as any officiating Minister can at any time furnish the returns; .. written to .. the Reverend Dr. Brough to attend to the matter.. August 21 1854. Page 151.
- To The Reverend Dr Brough.. if you will.. furnish the Registrar General with the duplicate marriage Registers for the Quarter ending 30th June last.. August 31 1854. Page 151.

- To The Secretary to the Denominational School Board.. forward an application from the Archdeacon of Geelong for a grant of 1500 pounds in aid of a school at Chilwell.. September 1 1854. Page 151.

- To The Reverend G. Goodman - I am directed by the Lord Bishop to inform you that the conveyance of the land to
him from Mr Green has been prepared .. the deed will be executed at once by Mr Green's attorney. September 5 1854. Page 152.

- To . Gregory Esquire Sandridge.. the Lord Bishop.. has not yet been advised in what vessel the Church which has been presented to him is coming out, but doubtless in some ship from Bristol.. fee for freight 1,500 pounds. I am preparing a statement of the cost of the second church, now in Saint James yard.. September 6 1854. Page 152.

- To The Venerable Archdeacon of Portland ... private Bill.. I could not have acted upon them as I am precluded as a member of Council from acting preferentially in any matter that may come before it. I would prefer that it should be drawn by some local solicitor who can confer with you and the Trustees.. He will cause the advertisement to be inserted in the local paper and forward a copy.. for insertion in the Melbourne newspapers and in the Government Gazette... September 7 1854. Page 153.

- To T. Vipont and R. Dickinson Esquire.. request that you will attend here for examination preparatory to ordination on Monday morning the 19th instant at 10 o’clock am. September 12 1854. Page 153.

- The Trustees of Richmond Church land .. bring under your notice the digging of stone on the Richmond Church land; and to enquire what use you propose to make of the land, because if you cannot turn it to any use it may be possible to exchange it... September 13 1854. Page 154.

- To The Archdeacon Of Portland with copy of letter from the Secretary of Denominational School Board.. payment of teacher's salaries.. complaints made as to the irregularity in the payment of Teachers' salaries in the Western District. September 14 1854. Page 154.

- To The Reverend J. R. Thackeray ( James Robert ) - .. Yesterday the Dean sent to me a bundle of letters which were picked up on the Queen's wharf in this city.. no owner can be found... I find they are circulars to the Clergy from you.. the Bishop .. has desired me to post the letters and charge them to him... September 15 1854. Pages 154 - 155.
- To The Reverend S. L. Chase ( Septimus Lloyd (Lloyd))  - The Emerald Hill Church Land Committee are anxious to obtain a site from Government in Block, No. 10 but I am told at the Survey Office that such application if sent in would not be complied with... the Surveyor General has had a site marked out .. but Mr Probert tells me that this site is a very indifferent one and wishes the Bishop  to process the application for a site in Block 10.. Will you..  take the trouble of making some enquiries... September 15 1854. Page 155.
- To The Reverend L. A. Baker ( Louis Alexander ) ... His Lordship has not neglected to reply to any communication from the Committee of the Emerald Hill Church Land.. upon the receipt of a letter addressed by a Mr Dempster.. His Lordship directed measures.. for securing the portion of land ... which he Committee wished to obtain, but was told that such land could.. would not be granted.. Shortly after this Mr Probert.. informed me that the site was.. a bad one.. My Lord .. desired me to write to the Rev. S. L. Chase and request him to take some trouble in the matter.. September 15 1854. Pages 155 - 156.

- To Captain Bull Castlemaine .. it is quite out of the question .. for His Lordship to pay money privately to the Trustees, unless by obtaining all the security reprised by Government... His Lordship.. cannot see how it is that an architect cannot certify to the efficiency of a foundation.. I enclose .. printed instructions relative to the Church Grant.. September 25 1854. Page 157.

- To J. Bland Esquire Belfast.. state as before .. I had written to the Archdeacon stating that I could not act professionally in the matter.. I being a member of Council... September 28 1854. Page 158.

- To J. M. Matson Esquire - I forward.. all the forms necessary to obtain government aid in the erection of Churches and Parsonages together with general instructions... I am quite satisfied that no aid will be given to the erection of a schoolroom although Divine Service may be performed therein .. There is a distinct Board, viz, the Denominational School Board from which assistance may be obtained in the erection of a school. September 28 1854. Pages 158 - 159.

- To .. Gregory Esquire - .. let ( The Lord Bishop ) have an immediate answer to his offer of the iron church, which has arrived. September 28 1854. Page 159

- To J. Simpson Esquire.. the sum of 700 pounds was granted by the Denominational School Board Board to a school at Kew... I am particularly advised to call your attention to the "Notices to Trustees of Schools " in the Church of England Messenger for this month. September 28 1854. Page 159.

- To The Reverend J. H. Gregory ( John Herbert ) .. I requsted you to send me the names of three suitable persons as Trustees for the Chinese, and to suggest the names of two to be nominated by His Lordship as requested in the Colonial Secretary's letter... October 2 1854. Page 160.

- To R. Burke Esquire - I now forward to you the conveyance of the land at Mount Shadwell .. you are .. mistaken in supposing that you gave me any special instructions relative to the Deed.. I understood.. it was to be conveyed to the Bishop for Church purposes... return me the deed... signed.. I will get the deed executed. October 2 1854. Pages 160 - 161.

- To The Reverend J Sullivan .. I am instructed by the Lord Bishop to enquire which portion of the land pointed out in the letter.. you would wish His Lordship to apply for.. October 3 1854. Page 161.

- To The Attorney General... request that you will .. inform me when you propose to introduce to the Legislative Council the two Bills .. which His Lordship has been in communication.. October 7 1854. Page 161.

- To The Dean of Melbourne ..the Lord Bishop.. is waiting for copy of Mr Schoales statement to forward to the Archdeacon of Portland for his remarks... March 7 1854. Page 161.
- Letter to the Dean of Melbourne regarding how much has been raised towards paying for "Sir Harry Smith". Thos a'Beckett. October 7 1854. Page 162.

- Letter to the Honorable the Mayor and Town Council of the City of Melbourne regarding the rate that has been made upon the Lord Bishop as occupant of the official residence on the Eastern Hill and that it should be remitted or greatly reduced.  Thos a'Beckett. October 14 1854. Page 162 and 163.

- Letter to Messrs. J. B. Were Kent and Co. regarding payment of an account for freight cartage.  Thos a'Beckett. October 12 1854. Page 163.

- To The Reverend A. J.  McCausland ( Anderson John ) .. printed instructions for making application for aid from H. M. government towards the erection of Churches and Parsonages and the stipends of Clergy. October 14 1854. Page 163.

- To The Reverend J. Y. Wilson ( James Yelverton ).. instructions for applying for a grant to a Church at Portland.. it will be necessary for you to send to the Bishop  plans and specifications for the building.. October 13 185. Page 164.

- To Venerable Archdeacon of Portland - The Bishop desires me to send you the accompanying copy of a letter from the acting surveyors at Belfast to the Surveyor General and also a sketch of land at Woodford in order that you may be able to inform him which portion you would wish reserved.. new regulations of the Government we can only ask that the land may be reserved until we are in a position to build we may apply for a grant. October 19 1854. Page 164.

- To The Reverend J. H. Gregory ( John Herbert ) ... you have not yet named any gentlemen who may be nominated as Trustees by the Bishop... October 20 1854. Page 165.

- To The Reverend C. T. Perks ( Charles Thomas ) - To the Trustees of Richmond Church.. by direction of the Lord Bishop.. the digging of stone on the Richmond Church land.. land... if you could not make it available in any way it might be profitable to exchange it for a more suitable place elsewhere .. October 26 1854. Pages 165 - 166.

- I am instructed by the Lord Bishop to request that the plans and specifications of any Church buildings for which grants from the Colonial Treasury are intended to be applied for, may be sent to his Lordship together with the requisite documents.. October 27 1854. Pages 166 - 167.

- The Secretary Denominational School Board.. application on behalf of the local Committee for 200 pounds in aid of erection of a master's house and also..  allowance of 40 pound per annum towards house rent until the house shall be completed.. October 28 1854. Page 167.

- To The Secretary Denominational School Board.. forward.. the accompanying application, on behalf of the local Committee of Winchelsea School for 200 pounds in aid of erection of a Master's house and also for an allowance of 40 pounds per annum towards house rent until the house shall be completed. October 28 1854. Page 167.

- To E. Champion Esquire .. grant to Christ Church... October 30 1854. Page 167.
- To The Auditor General.. forward you a copy .. of a letter received .. for the Secretary of the Trustees of Christ Church Geelong.. October 30 1854. Page 168.

- To W. T. McKellar Esquire  - I in Mr Dumbell's absence opened the letters addressed to him concerning the reciepts for the 1650 pounds which I yesterday took.. to the Audit office and requested that when they were in warrant I might be informed in order that you the Trustees might get money as soon as possible. October 31 1854. Page 168.

- To The Archdeacon of Portland.. forward your report to the Surveyor General relative to the proposed allotment of land for Church purposes at Woodford... The cheque for 100 pounds was received. I forward you some salary abstracts, they are supplied to me by the Government. October 31 1854. Page 168.

- To The Surveyor General .. I forwarded to the Venerable the Archdeacon of Portland a copy of the plan... of allotments at the Township of Woodford... purpose of obtaining a report as to which would be most desirable as a site for Church of England purposes.. October 31 1854. Page 169.

- To the Reverend D. Seddon ( David ) .. I forward.. copy of a letter.. from the Surveyor General's Office on the subject of the Brighton land.. October 31 1854. Page 169.

- To The Surveyor General? .. request that the land intended to be appropriated by the Government for the Church of England at Emerald Hill may be marked off as soon as possible as His Lordship has been informed by the subscribers that they only await the fencing in of the ground to commence the building. November 1 1854. Page 170.

- To The Archdeacon of Portland  - My clerk Mr Dumbell has disappeared from my office leaving the papers in great confusion. The Lord Bishop is desirous of receiving as quickly as possible in a proper form all applications for grants in aid of church buildings.. view of ascertaining that it is perfectly in form.. grant in aid of a Church at Belfast.. I shall continue my search for the missing papers.. November 7 1854. Page 170.

- To The Archdeacon of Portland, Reverend J. Y. Wilson.. J. H. Gregory.. P. T. Beamish... J. Cheyne.. request that the plans and specifications of any church buildings for which grants from the Colonial Secretary are intended to be applied for may be sent to His Lordship.. as early as possible.. November 8 1854. Page 171.

- To The Reverend W. Bean and Reverend J. Y. Wilson .. I forward for your guidance a set of forms to be used on making application for grants from the Colonial Treasury, towards the building of Churches.. November 10 1854. Page 171.

- To W. B. Tennison - In reply to your enquiry .. concerning Mr Dumbell.. I have to inform you that Mr Dumbell left a note for me at my office stating that he had pressing business at Geelong which required his presence there, and that he would return the following day. Three weeks now elapsed without making his appearance.. to my knowledge.. he does not intend to return to Melbourne and I am quite of opinion that he has left the colony. November 10 1854. Pages 171 - 172.

- To The Reverend A. J. McCausland ( Anderson John ) - I am directed by the Lord Bishop to request that you will meet him at the Registry on Monday next the 13th at 12 o’clock .. relative to the site for Church at Emerald Hill. November 11 1854. Page 172.

- To J. K Leake Esquire Colonial Insurance Office 9 Collins Street West .. your letter relative to the refusal by Mr Winter to accept the office of Trustee of the Church at Emerald Hill to which he was duly elected by the subscribers... my opinion.. that Mr Winters name ought not to be submitted for approval ( to the Lieutenant Governor ) .. subscribers to proceed to elect a new Trustee in the stead of Mr Winter.. November 11 1854. Pages 172 - 173.

- To The Colonial Secretary .. The Lord Bishop.. returns with thanks the certificates as to Clergyman's stipends for the Year 1853.. November 13 1854. Pages 173 - 174.

- To .. Walstab ..  inform me  if you returned the plans of the Church at Brighton.. November 14 1854. Page 114.

- To H. W. Farrar Esquire .. obliged by you obtaining a receipt for the plans of Church handed by you to Mr Vickers and now in his possession. November 14 1854. Page 174.

- Circular to All Clergy.. draw your attention to Clause 13 of the Regulations headed " Public Worship ".. and request that the accompanying form may be filled up and forwarded to His Lordship.. enable him to send in the same to the Government... November 9 1854. Page 174.

- To The Secretary Denominational School Board.. forward .. application from the Venerable the Archdeacon of Geelong for a grant of 2000 pounds in aid of the erection of schools in connection with the United Church of England and Ireland at Geelong ...November 15 1854. Page 175.

- To Mrs Badcock Secretary of the Orphan Asylum.. reply.. from the Government, to .. application on behalf of the orphan Asylum for a grant of 4000 pounds, for the purpose of increasing accommodation.. November 15 1854. Page 175.

- To F. Champion Geelong.. reply of the Auditor General as to the payment of the sum granted in aid of Christ Church, Geelong. November 15 1854. Page 175.

- To The Reverend J. H. Gregory ( John Herbert ) .. I now enclose the forms you require.. November 15 1854. Page 176.

- To The Lord Bishop - I am of the opinion that the election of Trustees.. connected with the Church of England at Bacchus Marsh.. was invalid. The election should have taken place at a meeting specially convened for the purpose.. I do not think it would be proper for your Lordship to submit the names of the gentlemen elected to His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor. November 14 1854. Page 176.

- To J. M. Matson Esqire Bacchus Marsh.. I forward you copy of my decision as to the validity of the election of Trustees for Bacchus Marsh and Ballan.. it is necessary another election should take place.. November 15 1854. Page 177.

- To The Surveyor General .. by direction of the Lord Bishop.. request you to inform him whether any land for the purposes of the Church of England has been reserved by the Government in the Parish of Nunawading and if so where it is situated. If no land has as yet been reserved.. reserve .. two acres forming the south east corner of Section No. 40... November 15 1854. Page 177.

- To Thomas Must Esquire Portland .. forms of applications for obtaining a grant from the Government in aid of the fund being raised for erection of Church at Porland.. November 16 1854. Page 178.

- To The Dean, The Revd.. Chase.. Seddon.. Handfield.. Goodman.. Mr Griffith, Dr Palmer, Mr Stawell, .. Childers.. request you attendance at the Bishop's Registry .. at a meeting to be then held by the Committee appointed at the late Conference to promote the Bill agreed to at the conference and now before the Legislative Council. November 17 1854. Page 178.

- To The Reverend J. H Gregory.. I have placed the sum of 37.10 pounds in your credit with the Union Bank being 1/4 of the 150 pound grant from the Melbourne Diocesan Board for the Year ending June 30th 1855. November 18 1854. Page 178.
- To The Reverend J. Cheyne ( John ) - I have placed the sum of 37.10 pounds in your credit with the Bank of NSW being 1/4 of the 150 pound grant from the Melbourne Diocesan Board for the Year ending June 30th 1855. November 18 1854. Page 179.
- To the Reverend J. R. Thackeray ( James Robert ) - caused the sum of 123.11.2  pounds .. in your credit with the Bank of NSW being the amount of your stipend .. less 100 pounds previously paid to you.  November 18 1854. Page 178.

-To W. B. Tennison Esquire Sandhurst .. letter .. addressed to Mr Dumbell.. order for 100 pounds .. in your favour.. November 21 1854. Page 179.

- To The Hon: Sec: of R. M. Hospital .. forward a copy of a communication .. respecting burial fees for persons buried by the Melbourne Hospital.. hope that the proposed arrangement will be acceptable to the Committee. November 22 1854. Page 180.

- To The Reverend R. Potter ( Robert ) . forward a copy of a communication from the Government on the subject of your stipend as Minister of Ballan. November 22 1854. Page 180.

- To The Reverend J. G. Medland ( Joseph Gould ) .. forward a copy .. of a communication from the Government on the subject of your stipend as Minister of Williamstown.. payable to yourself from the 31st of May last, the date of Mr Drummond's resignation.. request that the amount of stipend so accruing to the date of your own arrival be appropriated by the Trustees to the payment of those gentlemen who have officiated at Williamstown during the interval. November 22 1854. Pages 180 - 181.
To The Achdeacon of Geelong.. Portland, Reverend S. Taylor,, C. T. Perks.. D Seddon.. E. Tanner.. J. G. Medland.. J. Sullivan.. W. Singleton.. J. R. Thackeray.. J. Cheyne.. J. H. Gregory.. J. Darling .. J. A. Clowes .. W. Bean.. I forward .. copies of a Bill before the Legislative Council and of a Petition in connection therewith, the adoption of which or of some similar form the Lord Bishop recommends. The Petition must be in Melbourne before the 12th December; and it is of utmost importance that they should be as numerous as possible. November 23 1854. Page 181.

- To The Very Reverend The Dean of Melbourne .. I enclose a letter from the Colonial Secretary containing a return from His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor of the Lord Bishop's agreement to purchase the " Sir Harry Smith " ; you will perceive the memorandum of His Lordship .. requesting that you will direct the person at present in charge of the vessel to deliver it over to the Government.. November 25 1854. Page 181.
- To The Very Reverend The Dean of Melbourne ... the reply of the Surveyor General .. any objection to reserve for Church of England purposes.. two acres of land.. in the district of Nunawading.. there would not be any objection .. but at the same time it is not a favourable situation. The Lord Bishop therefor requests that you will contact the survey officer and satisfy yourself respecting it. November 25 1854. Page 182.

- To Francis Maxwell Esquire.. acknowledge the receipt of your letter.. wherein you decline on the part of the Trustees His Lordship's offer of an Iron Church for South Yarra..  November 25 1854. Page 182.

- To The Archdeacon of Geelong, .. Portland , Revd P.J. Beamish.. J. R. Thackeray The Lord Bishop is desirous of putting the accounts of the Book Depot on a satisfactory footing.. request you will inform him what books you have received from Mr Baker and also forward him a copy of any account.. in reference to them. November 27 1854. Pages 182 - 183.

- To Captain Bull .. acknowledge receipt of your letter enclosing forms and specifications relating to Church at Castlemaine and requesting the full amount of Government aid.. instructed by His Lordship to reply.. If you refer to the printed instructions .. you will find you have not followed them.. I now return it.. You must bear in mind that it by all means follows that if the grant be considered a proper one that the money can be paid at once. There is only a limited amount at the disposal of the government... November 27 1854. Pages 183 - 184.

- To G. Walstat Esquire .. whether the plans for Iron Church have been returned by you to Mr Dumbell or whether they are yet in your procession. November 27 1854. Page 184.

- To Revd Seddon, Taylor, Gregory, McCausland, Archdeacon of Geelong, Revd Beamish, Thackeray, Russell, Bean, Tanner, The Archdeacon of Portland.. I have to particularly request that in the event of it being proposed to make an application to the Government for a grant towards any Church or parsonage in your parish .. you will at once send in to His Lordship the necessary forms of application together with the plans and specifications of the buildings in order that they may be examined before forwarding the application to His Excellency the Governor.. the Lord Bishop will not feel .. justified in recommending any grant unless e have .. assurance as to the time when the proposed works will be commenced and the period .. they will be completed. P.S. To Revd. Seddon - The forms you have .. sent in have been mislaid.. forwarded you a fresh set... November 28 1854. Page 185.

- To The Reverend J. R. Thackeray - The Lord Bishop requests that you will obtain from the Government Surveyor and forward to him.. a description of the land set apart for Church of England purposes at Ballarat and a plan of its subdivision for Church, parsonage and School. It is necessary that these particulars be sent in to the Government before the land can be conveyed to the Trustees. November 28 1854. Page 186.

- To E. Bell Esquire... piece of land for a Church and School at Kew promised by r Fenwick. Trustees have been appointed and approved.. draw the conveyance.. if you will give me the necessary instructions as to title and let me have a plan of the land. November 30. 1854. Page 186.

- To Lieutenant Pasco R.N... before taking any steps with reference to the contractor I must have the report of the surveyor.. December 1 1854. Pages 186 - 187.

- To J. K. Leake Esquire.. in reply to your letter... respecting the parsonage at Emerald Hill. The packages which compose the building lie in St James Churchyard on the left of the entrance from Little Collins Street and can be obtained whenever you like to send for them... December 1 1854. Page 187.

- To The Archdeacon of Geelong - I have this morning forwarded, by Burdell's express 50 affidavits and licenses together with a few copies of the declaration as to stipends.. December 4 1854. Pages 187.

- To W. S. Woolcott Esquire.. copy of letter received by the His Lordship from the Government containing the approval of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor to the reserve of allotments 1 to 8 and 33 to 40  of section 40 Emerald Hill for Church of England purposes; and a request that the names of the gentlemen be submitted to His Excellency for consideration... December 4 1854. Page 188.

- To The Very Reverend The Dean of Melbourne.. forward .. copy of a letter received from Mr J. M. Smith on the subject of hospital burial fees.. request that you will communicate with the parochial clergy on the matter. December 6 1854. Page 188.

- To W. Hull Esquire Acting Colonial Treasurer On the 20th October 1848 certain land at St Kilda was granted by the Government for Church of England purposes but no grant has as . yet been issued The original Trustees have with one exception left the Colony.. I shall feel obliged by your informing me whether any grant has or has not been issued in order that I may get a deed of conveyance from the old to the new Trustees or prepare the necessary application for the Lord Bishop's signature of getting a grant made direct to the new Trustees. December 7 1854. Page 189.

- To D. S. Campbell Esquire - I have.. addressed two letters to the Trustees of Church land at Richmond .. calling their attention to the fact of stone being quarried from the land, requesting to be informed what ultimate use  it was intended to apply the land to.. possibility of getting it exchanged for another site.. behalf of yourself and co-Trustees to come to some decision... December 7 1854. Pages 189 - 190.

- To Lieutenant Pasco R. N. - A reasonable time having.. elapsed since notice was given to the contractor to satisfy the requirements of the architect and having failed to meet them the Trustees will be justified in taking the work out of his hands and completing it.. December 8 1854. Page 190.

- To the Archdeacon of Geelong .. if the applications for grants towards the proposed churches at Barrabool Hills and Bellerine are not immediately sent in, they will  certainly be too late. December 12 1854. Page 191.

- To W. Piper Esquire .. an application may be sent in to the Government .. for a grant towards the proposed parsonage at Benalla.. December 9 1854. Page 191.

- To The Reverend J. H. Gregory ( John Herbert ) .. the plans for a Church and parsonage at Sandhurst have been examined and it appears that the sum of 144.13 pounds only has been received towards the erection of this church.. no application will be entertained until 200 pounds shall have been received by the Trustees... His Lordship.. and His Council of Advice.. required that the specification be sent in, to shew that the work is likely to be sufficiently substantial.. enquire whether Trustees of the Church land have been regularly elected.. their names may be forwarded.. submitted to the Lieutenant Governor for approval. December 9 1854. Pages 191 - 192.

- To The Reverend P. T. Beamish ( Peter Teulon ) .. enquire if any election of the Trustees of Church land at Warnambool has taken place in compliance with Government regulations. If so.. forward their names.. request.. forward a description of the land.. with the plan of subdivision proposed.. December 12 1854. Pages 192 - 193.

- To The Trustees of Cheltenham Church .. enquire.. whether you could proceed with the erection of the Church at Cheltenham upon 1000 pounds being granted for this year and 1000 pounds guaranteed for the year 1856. December 9 1854. Page 193.

- To Mr Justice Barry, The Dean, The Speaker, The Attorney General, Mr Griffith, Mr Pohlman and Mr Campbell .. meeting of the Committee of Management of the Church of England Grammar School of which you have been elected a member will be held.. 2 o’clock Friday.. inspecting and deciding on plans.. December 13 1854. Page 193.

- To The Reverend George Pollard.. you will return for alteration .. the officiating license.. as Minister for Bellerine, it not being drawn in the proper form for a Curate. December 13 1854. Page 194.

- To The Reverend W. R. Croxton ( William Richard ) .. you will return for alteration .. the officiating license.. as Minister for Barrabool Hills, it not being drawn in the proper form for a Curate. December 13 1854. Page 194.

- To The Reverend J. Y. Wilson .. forward you the annexed table of surplice fees in the Diocese of Melbourne. December 13 1854. Page 194.

- To w. S. Woolcott Esquire Secretary to Trustees of Emerald Hill Church - The lOrd Bishop .. urge you to send in the application for the Government Grant towards your parsonage without further delay. It has been explained to Mr Lloyd that His Lordship is in the position of a subscriber to the building to the extent of at least 200 pounds.. and that is the amount of subscription necessary to secure a full grant of 400 pounds. December 13 1854. Pages 194 - 195.

- To The Venerable Archdeacon of Geelong - I have not received any application for the Barrabool Hills Church.. The 700 pounds for St Paul's .. can now be paid on application.. December 14 1854. Page 195.

- To The Reverend G. O. Vance ( George Oakley ) Geelong .. I forward form of " si quis " presuming that you require one. December 14 1854. Page 195.

- To The Reverend J. R. Thackeray ( James Robert ) .. request.. you will.. send in your application for a government grant towards the proposed parsonage at Ballarat.. His Lordship is still of the opinion that the small Iron Church is most suited to your wants.. the cost of carriage must be paid on receipt of the purchase. They weigh about 33 tons and the expense of carriage I estimate at about 13 pounds.. December 14 1854. Pages 195 - 196.

- To The Venerable the Archdeacon of Geelong .. communicate with you respecting an application for assistance.. from a Mr Gllies.. on behalf of a women.. Will you... institute some enquiry .. December 14 1854. Pages 196 - 197.

- To The Reverend John Potter .. forwarding.. a letter of introduction to you as surrogate in the Diocese, the affidavits, licences, Acts of Parliament .. mentioned in your letter.. Registrar's fees amount to 5.5 pounds... December 13 1854. Page 197.

- To D. O. Campbell Esquire.. steps to be taken by you with reference to the damage done by quarrying.. you would have been quite justified in resisting any trespass upon the land... be very happy to give you every assistance in protecting them.. December 14 1854. Pages 197 - 198.

- To The Venerable The Archdeacon of Portland - As a member of Council it would not be proper in me to propose clauses in a private Bill.. you should address the attorney acting on their behalf... plans .. of the Church at .. Hill has reached me.. December 14 1854. Page 198.

- To The Reverend J. A. Clowes ( James Aaron ) .. apply to you for information as to the proportion of the 100 pound grant from the Colonial Church and School Society towards the stipend of the curate you will use for the present year. December 15 1854. Pages 198 - 199.

- To Mr Sievwright.. placed before the Lord Bishop the application.. requesting an order for the dis-interment of his son Thomas David Davies.. the remains of the deceased are conveyed to England.. December 15 1854. Page 199.

- To Mr Gilles.. Newtown Geelong.. His Lordship has forwarded your letter to the Archdeacon of Geelong.. December 15 1854. Page 199.

- To The Reverend G. Pollard ( George ) .. grant for parsonage at Bellarine.. December 16 1854. Pages 199 - 200.

- To The Reverend J. Darling ( James ) .. fruitless search has been made for the list of persons intending to attend your church of St John's... December 16 1854. Page 200.

- To Mr Justice Barry.. Church of England Grammar School .. meeting.. Wednesday next.. to select from the plans .. the one to be adopted... December 16 1854. Pages 200 - 201.

- To The Reverend J. H. Gregory.. names of the proposed trustees of the Church at Sandhurst.. have been received.. will be forwarded to the Lieutenant Governor.. recommendation.. the grant may be issued forthwith. December 18 1854. Page 201.

- To The Colonial Secretary.. forward to me.. a statement of the appropriation of the monies to which the Church of England is entitled to under 16 Vic No 28.. December 19 1854. Pages 201 - 202.

- To The Reverends ..Copeland.. Beamish.. Carter.. Sullivan.. Singleton.. Taylor.. necessity of you sending in.. the particulars of the source or sources from whence you derive the sum which entitles you to the Government stipend you annually receive.. unless he receives this certificate within a week.. he cannot undertake to apply for your government stipends for the next year. December 18 1854. Page 202.

- To The Reverend R. B. Dickinson ( Rivers Beachcroft ) .. necessity of you sending in.. the particulars of the source or sources from whence you derive the sum which entitled you to the Government stipend you received at Broadmeadows. December 18 1854. Page 202.

- To The Reverend G. Goodman .. inform you that the Colonial Secretary has signified the approval of the Government to the reserve .. of two acres at Eltham ... December 19 1854. Pages 202 - 203.

- To The Reverend J. Cheyne.. inform you that the Colonial Secretary has.. approval of the government to the reserve.. of two acres of land at Tarradale.. also of two acres of land at Daylesford.. December 19 1854. Page 203.

- To W. B. Tennison Esquire Sandhurst.. forgotten to reply to your letter relative to the 100 pounds order.. I thought it better to retain the order until you come to Melbourne. December 20 1854. Page 203.

- To The Secretary National Education Board.. acknowledge receipt of your letter.. enclosing copy of a circular letter dated 20 November 1854 containing a new rule of the Commissioner.. December 19 1854. Page 204.

- To The Honorable The Colonial Secretary.. forward to you the necessary certificate to entitle the Trustees of Pentridge Church to the payment of 668 pounds, on account of the grant of 1000 pounds.. December 20 1854. Page 204.

- To The Honorable Colonial Secretary.. names of the gentlemen who have been elected  Trustees of the Church.. at St Kilda, in the event of them being approved, the Crown grant may be issued to the grant of land for Church, School and Parsonage was made on the 20th October 1848 but never has been issued.. December 21 1848. Pages 204 - 205.

- To The Reverend G. Goodman .. request that you will forward to me the plan of the subdivision of the land reserved for subdivision at Eltham... December 21 1854. Page 205.

- To R. Kent Esquire .. I forward you on the other side, copy of a letter handed over to His Lordshhip by the Rev Mr Taylor relative to the locality of the ground promised by Mr Were for Church of England purposes at Brighton.. Mr Moor... before leaving the Colony undertook... to convey the land to him and his successors, as a site for Church, School and Parsonage.. obliged by you instructing me to prepare the conveyance. December 21 1854. Page 205.

- To The Reverend J. D. Brennan ( James Deane ).. you have not replied to his letter of the 12th instant.. December 22 1854. Page 206.

- To The Reverend W. C. Croxton ( William Richard ) Barrabool Hills near Geelong.. I am directed by the Lord Bishop to express his surprise that you have not answered his letter to you.. and to request you will do so by close of post.. also directed.. to return to you the enclosed paper and to suggest your communicating with the Archdeacon and obtaining his assistance in completing it.. the Bishop.. he invariably declines, to receive verbal communication, in matter of business?, but that any question you may have to aid it but in writing will be replied to.. with reference to the expression of your desire to be admitted to priests orders I have to inform you that the papers necessary to be furnished before yor admission takes place should have been sent me some days ago and it will be absolutely necessary that you should bring them with you. December 22 1854. Page 206.

- To C. Featherstonehaugh Esquire Hamilton.. acknowledge receipt of plans and specifications of proposed church and minister's dwelling at Hamilton together with application for government grant . It appears that no Trustees have as yet been elected... December 23 1854. Page 207.

- To The Reverend E. Tanner Winchelsea.. acknowledge receipt of plans and specifications of the proposed Minister's dwelling .. together with application for Government grant.. It appears no formal election of Trustees by the subscribers has as yet taken place.. December 23 1854. Page 207.

- To W. Piper Esquire Benalla.. acknowledge receipt of application for grant in aid of Parsonage at Benalla.. correct .. except the site has not yet been settled.. December 23 1854. Page 208.

- To R. Hood Esquire Russell Street.. Lord Bishop of Melbourne.. his consent to the alteration of the right of way from Russell Street into Little Bourke Street, bounding the ground belonging to the Bourke Street School.. on the understanding that you will pay all expense of removing and re-erecting fencing and of installing and keeping in repair the right of way. December 23 1854. Page 208.

- To The Reverend J. H. Gregory ( John Herbert ) .. letters and their enclosure relative to the Church at Sandhurst.. will be placed before the Council of Advice on Thursday. December 26 1854. Page 209.

- To The Reverend J. W. Schoales ( John Whitelaw ) Hindmarsh near Adelaide .. directed .. to remit to you the draft of the Union Bank of Australia.. amount .. received by his Lordship from.. on your account. December 26 1854. Page 209.

- To The Very Reverend the Dean - I forward.. copy letter received from the Colonial Secretary relative to the land at Bulla Bulla.. request that you will decide upon the site..  December 26 1854. Pge 209.

- To G. Shaw Esquire Hawthorn - your getting signed and returning to me as quickly as possible the.. petition to license Hawthorne Church in order that I may get the license signed before the Bishop's departure... get about a dozen signatures of residents. December 26 1854. Page 210.

- To J. Badcock Esquire Bank of N.S.W... forward you copy of a letter.. from the Colonial Secretary relative to the grant of land promised by the Government to be made for the purposes of the Orphan Asylum.. request that you will be call a meeting of the Committee to consider the matter .. December 26 1854. Page 210.

- To The Reverend F. T. C. Russell ( Francis Thomas Cusack ); Reverend W. Bean ( Willoughby ) .. your return of ecclesiastical statistics .. has not yet reached this office , and to request your immediate attention to the matter. December 27 1854. Page 210.

- To The Reverend W. Copeland ( William ) - The enclosed papers.. your earliest attention to this matter will .. oblige. December 27 1854. Pages 210 - 211.

- To The Reverends S. Taylor ( Samuel ), .. J. R. Thackeray ( James Robert ), .. J. Cheyne ( John ) .. you have omitted to return, with the paper of enquiry, the form similar to the enclosed.. December 27 1854. Page 211.

- To The Reverend J. Sullivan.. request that you will send .. particulars of the amount you have received from other sources than the Colonial Treasury, towards your stipend of the past year, and you will sign the certificate on the accompanying form.. December 27 1854. Page 211.

- To The Reverend C. T. Perks .. request.. send in immediately a certificate that you have received from private sources a sum of at least 150 pounds during the past year.. December 27 1854. Pages 211 - 212.

- To The Reverend D. Seddon ( David ) St Kilda .. acknowledge the receipt of your note relative to the selection of land to be exchanged for the Church reserve at the corner of Chapel Street.. December 28 1854. Page 212.

- To The Venerable Archdeacon of Geelong  - I forward your petition for consecration of Christchurch which must be signed by the present incumbent, the Trustees.. and a reasonable number of other individuals.. When the petition is signed .. return it to me with an authority from the Trustees to receive the Crown Grant which must be issued before the Church can be consecrated... December 29 1854. Pages 212 - 213.

- To The Honorable the Colonial Secretary .. inform you that a petition .. to consecrate the church of Christ Church Geelong .. and that the Crown Grant my be completed and issued to the Trustees. December 29 1854. Page 213.
- .. forward to you the necessary certificate to entitle the Trustees of Tower Hill Church to the payment of the sum of 400 pounds being a grant.. January 3 1855. Page 213.

- To The Reverend J. Cheyne .. I have this day placed to your credit with the Bank of New South Wales, Melbourne, the sum of 37.10.0 pounds, being proportion of grant from the Diocesan Board.. January 3 1855. Page 213.
- To The Reverend J. H. Gregory .. I have this day placed to your credit with the Union Bank of Australia, Melbourne the sum of 27.10 pounds being proportion of a grant from the Church of England Diocesan Board.. January 3 1855. Page 214.
- To The Reverend J. R. Thackeray ( James Robert ) .. placed to your credit with the Bank of New South Wales, Melbourne, the sum of 300 pounds.. January 3 1855. Page 214.

- To The Reverend J. H. Gregory .. the Lord Bishop has received a communication from the Colonial Secretary signifying the approval of His Excellency the Lieut. Governor of the gentlemen elected as Trustees of the Church of England land at Sandhurst. January 4 1855. Page 214.

- To The Reverend E. Puckle ( Edward ) .. inform you that the Lieut. Governor has approved of your appointment to the office of Minister at Broadmeadows in the place of Mr Dickenson .. appointment taking effect from the 1st July last. January 4 1855. Page 215.

- To W. S. Woolcot Esquire City of Melbourne Freehold Society Collins Street .. the Lord Bishop.. has received a communication from the Colonial Secretary signifying the approval of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor of the gentlemen whose names were forwarded by you to the Lord Bishop as those of the Trustees elected by the subscribers, to the Church and Parsonage at Emerald Hill. January 4 1855. Page 215.

- To C. Farewell Esquire Fitzroy St Collingwood .. his Lordship cannot make any application for the stipend of 400 pounds until the Church be opened.. January 5 1855. Page 215.

- To G. Walstab Esquire .. by the reason of the extreme pressure upon the funds available for Church purposes he feels he cannot do anything towards the erection of the Brighton Church during the current year.. loan.. not entirely impossible .. communicate with the Dean.. January 5 1855. Page 216.

- To The Postmaster General - I am directed by the Lord Bishop of Melbourne to inform you it is not his intention to retain the box at the Post Office appropriated to him during his temporary absence from the colony.. any letters .. give instructions for their transmission to me as Registrar .. Little Collins Street. January 6 1855. Page 216.

- To The Reverend J. H. Gregory - I return you the form sent by you relative to the application for grant in aid of the erection of the Sandhurst Church, in order that it may be completed.. before any application can be made for government aid, 200 pounds at least must have been actually paid...  January 6 1855. Page 217.

- To The Reverend F. G. Barton ( Frederick George ) - The Lord Bishop has requested me to pay over to you the sum of 12.10.0 being the amount of your loss in connection with the house at Prahran.. January 6 1855. Page 217.

- To The Reverend E. Tanner ( Edward ) .. forward to you the enclosed cheque.. January 7 1855. Page 217.

- To The Trustees of St. Marks Collingwood .. the Lord Bishop will take your letter with him to England and do what may be in his power to carry out the wishes expressed in it.. January 8 1855. Page 218.

- To The Reverend D. Seddon ( David ) - The enclosed plan for the subdivision of the Church land at St Kilda for Church, School and Parsonage has been sent from the Survey Office preparatory to conveying the land.. Will you.. make any corrections.. January 10 1855. Page 218.

- To Messrs Rogers and Spain Solicitors Sydney.. letter written to you in November last by the Rev. W. Singleton relative to some land there intended to be granted by a client of yours for Church purposes.. important that the conveyance should be made at once.. January 10 1855. Page 219.

- To The Venerable Archdeacon of Portland .. instructions have been given to prepare a warrant for the payment of 400 pounds to the Trustees of Tower Hill.. January 10 1855. Page 219.

- To The Reverend S. Taylor - I have received instructions from the Lord Bishop to forward application for grant in aid of Worthing school with a recommendation by the Vicar General on your sending to my office the application signed by you to the Secretary of the Denominational School Board. January 10 1855. Pages 219 - 220.

- To The Reverend W. Singleton Kilmore - I am directed by the Vicar General to acknowledge the receipt of your letter.. on the subject of land at Kilmore.. I have written to Messrs Rogers and Spain.. The Bishop approves your proposal as to the buildings and has requested the Vicar General .. for grant from the Denominational School Board to forward same to the Secretary with his recommendation. January 10 1855. Page 220.

- To The Reverend J. R. Thackeray ( James Robert ) .. I have received your advertisement which I have slightly altered and have directed to be inserted in the Argus and Herald newspapers the plan and specifications can be seen at the Registry office. January 10 1855. Page 220.

- To A Walstab Esquire .. the Lord Bishop .. hopes .. to borrow a rather large sum of money, in anticipation of government grants, on the guarantee of certain gentlemen who signed a formal letter of guarantee.. Should the effort be successful there is no reasonable doubt that a portion will be applied toward Brighton Church.. January 10 1855. Pages 220 - 221.

- To Steavenson Esquire Prahran .. The Lord Bishop before his departure for England offered the incumbency of Prahran to Mr Brennan and that gentleman declined to accept.. January 12 1855. Page 221.

- To The venerable Archdeacon of Portland and Geelong.. I forward you a mandate to be used by you whenever you desire to hold a visitation within your Archdeaconry. When you have determined on the time and place of holding a visitation.. send me a form.. and a statement of the names of the Clergymen you wish to be present.. I will send copies to each of them as Registrar of the Diocese. January 12 1855. Pages 221 - 222.

- To The Reverend J Cheyne.. acknowledge your abstract of salary.. January 10 1855. Page 222.

- To The Venerable The Archdeacon of Geelong - I forward.. 1. Commission to you as Vicar General 2. Letter of Instructions from Bishop 3. Copy of the Communication of the dean as Vicar General 4. Letter and instructions as to issuing mandate for Archdeaconal visitations 5. License for performing Divine service in St Pauls Geelong 6/ Copy of form of guarantee to the Bishop -: also, for transmission to the Clergy in your district, letters to yourself, Rev. G. Goodman, Rev. G. O Vance, J. C. T. Stretch, G. Pollard, T. B. Vipont.. Bishop.. had guaranteed the payment of 1000 pounds to the Trustees of Barrabool Hills Church .. January 13 1855. Pages 222 - 223.

- To E. Sandford Esquire .. acknowledge the  receipt of your letter.. I think you will feel upon consideration that there will be no practical danger in your entering into the guarantee in the terms .. to the extent of 1000 pounds.. the money if borrowed will not be lent excepting to Trustees who may be in a situation to obtain Government grant.. January 15 1855. Page 224.

- To The Venerable Archdeacon of Portland - I send you with special commission to administer with Mr MacKenzie the forms of Oath and also the subscription paper.. signature.. certificate.. you having witnessed .. taken the required oaths.. I will prepare the license. January 15 1855. Page 225.

- To The Reverend D. Seddon.. letter... change of site of Church land proposed to be reserved at St. Kilda.. uncertain if the proposed railway will be carried into execution .. he has determined to retain the site originally reserved... January 15 1855. Page 225.

- The Very Reverend the ( R.C. ) Vicar General Melbourne Club - The enclosed document having been sent to this office in mistake was opend by the Very Reverend Dr Macartney, who has been appointed the Vicar General in the absence of the Bishop.. if you should receive any documents intended for Dr Macartney, by forwarding them to this office. January 15 1855. Page 225 - 226.

- To R. Burke Esquire... inform you, as one of the Trustees of the proposed Church and Parsonage at Warrnambool .. His Lordship was unable.. to recommend the grant of money.. Lord Bishop has obtained.. a guarantee for a considerable sum.. If it proves successful  you and your co-trustees in all probability will receive an advance in anticipation of the Government grant to be.. made to you... January 15 1855. Pages 226 - 227.

- To The Reverend P. T. Beamish ( Peter Teulon ) .. acknowledge.. receipt of your letter.. in reply.. the Bishop instructed me and Mr Griffith to advance from his Episcopal Fund 300 pounds being the whole amount that could be applied for towards the Parsonage at Warrnambool on the condition of the Trustees giving us an authority to receive that sum when granted by the government... January 15 1855. Page 227.

- To G. Shaw and J. D. Pinnock - I beg to inform you as one of the Trustees of Hawthorne Church that a marble baptismal font has arrived from England the gift of Mr Latrobe `to St Peters Hawthorne.. January 16 1855. Page 228.

- Sent to the clergy whose names were in the list submitted to the Lt. Governor.. Lord Bishop.. before his departure.. he forwarded to the Colonial Secretary the usual application for the Government grant in aid of the stipends of the Clergy accompanied by the declarations and certificates required by the Government regulations.. Bishop.. recommendation .. As the total amount of all these applications greatly exceeds the sum at His Excellency's disposal .. I would recommend that the grant to each clergyman should not exceed seventy five percent upon the sum for which he is entitled to apply, and the amount required be raised by voluntary contributions.. His Excellency is authorised with the advice of his Executive Council to make any regulation that he may think proper.. The bishop was desirous that you should be informed of the diminution of the amount of the Government grant to you.. January 10 1855. Pages 228 - 229.

- To The Reverend J. A. Clowes ( James Aaron ) .. acknowledge receipt of your letter to the Vicar General respecting application to be made to the Lieutenant Governor for certain grants.. it will be necessary to see you on the subject .. January 17 1855. Page 230.

- To Captain Kaye R. N.  - I am desirous of entering of record on the book relating to the Business of the Diocese of Melbourne the address presented to His Excellency Sir Charles Hotham by the Bishop and Clergy of the Church of England on his arrival in the Colony and also the reply thereto.. the Vicar General.. has neither .. January 17 1855. Page 230.

 To W.S. Woolcott .. letter requesting information as to application for aid from Denominational School Board. My impression is that it requires that there shall be a subscription promised equal in amount to one third of the sum.. members of the Church of England who may be desirous of sending children to the proposed school - Mr Colin Campbell the Secretary of the Board will.. on application give you full information .. Every application for aid must be forwarded through the Bishop or his Vicar General. January 17 1855. Pages 230 - 231.

- To P. Scott Portland .. the proposed appointment of new Trustees for Portland Church.. those already appointed.. must resign before a new election is made .. I think there would be no difficulty in procuring a grant .. at once to the new Trustees, but under the Church Act the change in Trustees.. necessary to record the .. change in a formal manner.. get the legal estate in the land by the Act of Council. January 17 1855. Page 231.

- To The Reverend E. Puckle.. forward me a list of the contributors to the stipends of the minister at Broadmeadows .. document should be lodged at Registry. January 17 1855. Page 232.

- To The Reverend J. H. Gregory.. acknowledge receipt of your cheque for 72 pounds being the fees due to me on 36 licenses issued by you during the year.. sending me the affidavits on which the licenses were issued. January 18 1855. Page 232.

- Circular to the Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Melbourne - I forward.. summons to attend visitation of the Archdeaconry of Melbourne with a request that you will appear at the Cathedral Church of St James at the hour mentioned. January 17 1855. Page 232.

- To Trustees of Willamstown care of Lieut. Pasco.. bring under your notice that the Rev. Dr. Brough has not up to the present time received his stipend.. Mr Brough has written me a very pressing letter urging the importance to him of an immediate arrangement. January 22 1855. Page 232.

- To The Reverend W. Carter ( William ).. inquire.. if any steps have been taken to get the land promised by Messrs Smith and DeCarle? for church purposes at Sandhurst conveyed to the Trustees. January 22 1855. Page 233.

- To The Reverend C. T. Perks - A letter has been addressed to the Lord Bishop requesting information respecting a Francis Bouchin? .. forward ..any particulars which you may be processed of. January 22 1855. Page 233.

- To The Reverend J. Cheyne ( John ) - I return you the plans.. relative to Castlemaine Church as requested .. January 22 1855. Page 233.

- To J. Davis Esquire .. one of the Trustees of Tarraville Church  Church - I am sorry to inform you that the Episcopal Fund is not in a situation .. to repay the amount placed to its credit by the Trustees of Tarraville viz 347.13.10. It was always intended to apply this money to the purchase of an Iron Church and one is now in the Colony which it is to be hoped the Trustees will accept.. all the packages are now lying in the Church yard of St James Cathedral from whence they could be shipped to Gippsland. The Church at Williamstown .. has been put it and is very much liked indeed although the prejudice against it at one time was great.. January 22 1855. Pages 234 - 235.

- To The Archdeacon of Portland - I am requested by the Vicar General to reply to your letter relative to the prospect of government aid being given to the Churches at Belfast and Portland.. The Bishop .. compelled to exercise his judgement as to the selection of claimants .. some would have to be postponed. He with the concurrence of his council of advice apportioned the amount in what appeared the most impartial manner among the various claimants and he recommended a grant to be made to the Trustees of Portland and Belfast of 500 pounds each.. The Bishop has obtained a guarantee from several gentlemen here to the extent of 7000 pounds which sum he expects to borrow in England at a very low rate.. The Bishop hopes to fulfill his pledge to you.. I have seen Captain Featherstonehaugh  and explained .. no recommendation for Hamilton could be made this year. January 22 1855. Pages 235 - 236.

- To The Reverend J. R. Thackeray ( James Robert ) Ballarat .. the Lieutenant Governor is disposed to allow the application made by the Lord Bishop for the payment to you of your stipend that was appicable to a MInister at Ballan during the vacancy of that post.. January 22 1855. Pages 236 - 237.

- To Thomas Austin Winchelsea .. copies with slight modification sent to R. Bucke Esquire Warrnambool, P. Scott Esquire Belfast, E. Nories Sandhurst, G. S. W. Hane Esquire St. Kilda, W. Viper Esquire Benalla, S. G. Henty Esquire Portland, Captain Bull Castlemaine, Attorney General for St Mary's Nth Melbourne, W. S. Woolcot Esquire Emerald Hill, Point Henry care of Rev W. Coxton with copy of circular entered page 228.. inform you as one of the Trustees of the proposed Church and Parsonage at Winchelsea.. his Lordship was unable before he left to recommend the grant of money beyond the sun of 200 pounds towards the erection of the Parsonage... The Lord Bishop has obtained from several gentlemen desirous of facilitating .. the erection of Churches and Parsonages in the Colony of Victoria a guarantee or a considerable sum  on such guarantee to be able to borrow in England at a low rate of interest.. If it is successful you and your co Trustees will in all probability receive an advance in anticipation of Government grant.. January 24 1855. Pages 237 - 238.

- To The Trustees of St. Pauls Geelong care Ven. Archdeacon - The Bishop previous to his departure for England placed under the care of myself and Mr Griffith his Episcopal account with a letter of instructions on the way in which we were to deal with it. I find that you stand indebted to His Lordship in the sum of 250 pounds on an advance .. to assist in building St. Pauls Church.. interest.. make a payment .. January 25 1855. Page 238.

- To C. Featherstonhaugh Esquire case of G. W. Adamson Chancery Lane  - I have received a communication from the Surveyor General's Office by which it appears that the land on which the church at Hamilton is proposed to be erected has not yet formally granted by the Government.. January 25 1855. Page 239.

- To C. S. Griffith Esquire.. inform you.. Vicar General .. proposes to hold a visitation of the Archdeaconry in St James Church at 11 o’clock and to request that as Chancellor of the Diocese you will .. be present.. January 24 1855. Page 239.

- To W. J. Maccand Williamstown - As a consequence of an informality in your "salary abstract" I have not been able to forward it to the Auditor General.. call at this office.. to make necessary corrections. January 26 1855. Page 239.

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