Any further communication should be addressed to "HE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, (FINANCE AND GENERAL DEPARTMENT), BOARD OF TRADE, 7, WHITEHALL GARDENS, LONDON, S.W." And the following letter and number should be quoted:---- P7979
Telegraphic Address. BOARD TRADE, FINANCE, LONDON.
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BOARD OF TRADE, (FINANCE AND GENERAL DEPARTMENT), 7, WHITEHALL GARDENS, LONDON, S.W..
To the 4th September 1904.
Sir,
I am directed by the Board of Trade to transmit to you, for the information of the Secretary of State, the accompanying copy of correspondence between this Department and the Shipping Federation, respecting the circumstances under which the firemen of the "Auchenardin" of Glasgow were paid off at Hong Kong and provided with passages to this country, the cost of which is now reclaimed from His Majesty.
The Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office