No.462.
Hongkong.
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Sir,
Government House, 24 Ny po
Hongkong, 23rd. October, 1902.
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With reference to your Despatch No. 342
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of the 11th. October, 1901, covering a copy of a letter from
the Honourable F. H. Villiers, dated the 5th. idem, and stating
that the Foreign Office is prepared to bear the cost of pass-
ages to England from Hongkong of persons. not being seamen,
who are sent here from Manila, as distressed British subjects,
and who are unable to obtain employment in the Colony, I have
the honour to enquire whether the Foreign Office is also wil-
ling to bear the cost of the passages to Ports not in England
of those destitutes who are not entitled to relief from the
Board of Trade,
2.
A case has recently occurred in which a
Eurasian from Calcutta was sent here by His Britannic Majesty's
Consul at Manila. He was sent to Calcutta by this Government,
but the Calcutta Government have declined to pay for his
conveyance. This Goverment has borne the expense in this case,
but as the number of destitutes sent here from manila is not
inconsiderable the question is of importance.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient Humble servant,
Haral
Governor, be..
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,
SCC .*
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