Consequently refer the
Present state of affairs
in China.
Some above
to enclose the Copy
of
letter from Men
The Colonial Secretary
for the
Country explaining
More fully the grounds on which this application
is made.
In laying these papers before their Excellencies
I am to request you
to state to them that owing from the nature of the case the
amount applied for by Sir
Henry Blake
Just late
27 April 1900
A
150
to a great extent, certainly largely, Mr Labouchere
has recalculated that a
Sum of £10,000 will
be sufficient to meet the extraordinary
the Colony
demands of the
Army
he would therefore
suggest that a Vote
of Credit to this extent
should be taken
In the application for a further grant of £10,000
on account for
expenditure
the same purposes has been received