are
provided that they were not described as
"silver" but sold as being an alloy con-
taining silver, though not of sufficient
fineness to justify the hall-mark,
3.
I am to add that this matter is
one of some urgency and that considerable
importance is attached to it by the Govt.
of Hong Kong. At present certain con-
signments of silver articles are held up by the
Customs authorities pending a decision as to
whether they can be placed on sale,
and Mr.
Thomas trusts that some means can be found
of surmounting the difficulty which has
been raised.
Ind
DRAFT.
THE SECRETARY
C.O.
C.0% 10238
HK
Downing Street,
12M
March 1924.
28
Sir,
I am etc. to request you to
Health
inform the Minister of Labour that the
Govt. of Hong Kong in connection with
MINISTRY OF LABOUR
Halth
MINUTE.
attached to 10238
Mr. Flood, 7, 3.24.
Mr. Beckett. 7
Mr.
Chin
Sir C. Davis.
Sir G. Grindle.
Sir H. Read.
가
Sir J. Masterton Smith.
Mr. Ormsby-Gore.
Duke of Devonshire.
4.
A copy of a letter addressed to the
witter to Mi Hay
Secretary of the London Committee of the Hong
(by the shipping agents Kong Section) is enclosed.
I am eto.
(Signed) G. GRINDLE
625.51
12520
our Audon
Meer of Labour
Health
"
A
ite pavilion at the British Empire
Exhibition is desirous of employing
certain native artisans who are being
brought to this country for the purpose
of the Exhibition and will be returned
to Hong Kong on its conclusion. The
Commissioner for Hong Kong fur.E.E.
Hallifax, C.B.E.(Secretary for Chinese
Affairs to the Hong Kong Govt.) who is la Commissioner
trong không in charge of matters relating to the
phane in the
Exhibition, has enquired whether it is
necessary for them to be insured under
the National Insurance Acts in view of
the fact that they are paid through the
Hong KongGovt. and are only temporarily
in this country, and I am to request
that
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so good to
that you will inform me what the exact
position is as early as possible.
A scimitar letten hom is being a caused to the M of
I am etc.