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In reference to the subject of your letter, dated the 19th September, 1885, No 12776, I am directed to state that the Imperial Government is not prepared to pay either the hospital expenses of Marie Janse or her passage home. In this regard, I am directed to point to the fact that in Germany it is provided by the "Poor Law Act of 1870" (Gesetz ueber den Unterstützungswohnsitz vom 6 ten Juni 1870) that, in conformity with the former practice, relief shall be afforded out of public funds to all paupers without regard to nationality.
The recovery of any expenses incurred in such cases is only claimed from the relatives of the destitute – provided they are able and bound to render such support – but not from the native country. This rule, based on the law of humanity, to which the law of every Christian Government must be assumed to conform, ought to be mutually accepted on the ground of reciprocity and in the opinion of the Imperial Government should be followed.
In the case of a person becoming disabled abroad, we must especially adhere to this rule and decline the responsibility for any disbursements. The Government of Her Majesty the Queen on a previous occasion has expressed its views to the effect that the burden of providing for pauper lunatics should be borne by that country in which they have become afflicted with mental derangement.
If the Colonial Government wishes to get rid of the lunatic Marie Janse, I would suggest making arrangements for repatriating her to the German frontier at the expense of...