made different arrangements):
arre
7/6 a day) int of
(1) that the Officers be allowed, beyond their full pay, 10% a day to cover their mess charges (these (2) together with other actual out-of-pocket expenses (if any) which they may hereafter show to be absolutely necessary
err
leave called
(3) in case of officers
up to London for the purpose, & comme they
should have refunded to them their travelling Expenses to & from London (4) Each Commanding Officer should be allowed to spend, not exceeding 20/- for each N.C.O. & private, in showing them the sights of London
with
I think
I propose not to interfere with the allowance of 20/- a day promised by Col. Straits to Col. Walker (see 11210) for hotel & Other Expenses
though it was granted without knowledge of the fact that he would have no hotel Expenses - but free quarters
in Barracks
I would not however
allow it to count as a precedent for giving other Officers more than 10/- a day - Except in this
Case
Ano (Capt. Middlemast, who
I think like Col.
1.
2.
13.
14.
is in Command of all W. African forces, & Col. Walker) happens to be living with his wife & not in Barracks is thought to deserve special compn
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Fac 7 31.
Government House, Hongkong, 3rd May, 1897,
N. 97.
Sir,
With reference to
2
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my despatch N. 94 of the 2nd ultimo I have the honour to
inform you
that I have
F.
granted Mr. F. J. Badeley, Deputy Superintendent
The Right Honourable
Joseph Chamberlain, M.P,
FR
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