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No. 37.

MR. LYTTELTON to GoVERNOR SIR M. NATHAN.

[Ansicered by No. 64.]

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SIR,

No. 35.

TREASURY to COLONIAL OFFICE.

(Received September 17, 1904.)

[Answered by No. 39.]

Treasury Chambers, September 16, 1904. I HAVE laid before the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury Mr. Lucas's letter (31155/1904) of the 8th instant,* with its enclosure, further respecting the expenses of the maintenance and internment at Hong Kong of the officers and men of the Russian destroyer" Burni."

Their Lordships defer to the representations of the Marquess of Lansdowne that it is, for the present, desirable to postpone a request to the Russian Government to repay these expenses direct to the Colonial Government of Hong Kong; and it will follow accordingly that repayment should be made in the first instance from Imperial funds to the Colony. Such repayment will most conveniently be made locally by the Treasury Chest Officer at Hong Kong from the Treasury Chest Fund on behalf of the Treasury; and I am to request that the Colonial Government may be instructed accordingly to claim repayment monthly from him-the claim to be certified as correct by that Government, and to be supported by the necessary vouchers, in a form which will admit of its being presented subsequently to the Russian Government.

A copy of this letter is being forwarded to the Treasury Chest Officer, for his information and guidance.

I am, however, to request that the possibility of recovering the money from the Russian Government forthwith may be kept in mind, and that the Foreign Office may be invited to inform this Department when the circumstances which are now held to warrant postponement of the claim have disappeared.

(Confidential.)

SIR,

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Downing Street, September 21, 1904. IN continuation of my confidential despatch of the 5th instant,* and with reference to my telegram of the 17th instant, † I have the honour to transmit to you, for your information and guidance, copies of further interdepartmental corre- spondencet respecting the internment of the crew of the Russian destroyer" Burni."

I have, &c.,

ALFRED LYTTELTON.

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SIR,

No. 38.

COLONIAL OFFICE to FOREIGN OFFICE.

Downing Street, September 21, 1904.

I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 6th instant,§ and to enclose copies of correspondence]] with the Treasury with regard to arrangements for the repayment to the Government of Hong Kong of expenses incurred in connection with the internment in that Colony of the crew of the Russian destroyer "Burni."

A copy of a telegram which the Secretary of State has addressed to Sir M. Nathan is also enclosed.

The Marquess of Lansdowne will no doubt bear in mind the wish expressed by the Lords Commissioners in the last paragraph of the Treasury letter.

I am, &c.,

C. P. LUCAS.

I am, &c.,

VICTOR CAVENDISH

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No, 39.

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No. 36.

MR. LYTTELTON to GOVERNOR ŠIR M. NATHAN. (Sent 3.10 p.m., September 17, 1904.) TELEGRAM.

[Answered by No. 61.]

Your telegram of 5th September. Government of Hong Kong should claim for expenses of internment monthly from Treasury Chest Officer. Claims should' be duly certified by Government of Hong Kong, accompanied by vouchers, and in form capable of being presented subsequently to Russian Government.

Treasury Chest Officer has been informed by mail.

SIR,

COLONIAL OFFICE to TREASURY.

Downing Street, September 21, 1904.

I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Lyttelton to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 16th instant, with regard to arrangements for the repayment to the Government of Hong Kong of expenses incurred in connection with the internment in that Colony of the crew of the Russian destroyer "Burni," and to enclose, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury, copies of a telegram which has been sent to the Governor of Hong Kong, and a letter** which has been addressed to the Foreign Office on the subject.

I am, &c.,

C. P. LUCAS.

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† No. 31.

• No. 32.

† No. 36.

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No. 35.

** Nos. 36 and 38.

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